How to watch Houston Chr. Huskies vs. Rice Owls: NCAA Basketball live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

How to watch Houston Christian vs. Rice basketball game

By Scout Staff

Nov 22, 2024 at 8:40 am ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Rice Owls @ Houston Chr. Huskies

Current Records: Rice 4-1, Houston Chr. 2-2

How To Watch

When: Friday, November 22, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
Where: Sharp Gymnasium -- Houston, Texas
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)

What to Know

Rice is 7-1 against Houston Chr. since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rice Owls will head out to face off against the Houston Chr. Huskies at 8:00 p.m. ET at Sharp Gymnasium. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one of them is set up to suffer a discouraging change of fortune on Friday.

Rice is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Louisiana 83-61 on Tuesday. The score was close at the half, but the Owls pulled away in the second half with 42 points.

Rice's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Trae Broadnax led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Caden Powell was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Houston Chr., who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. They put the hurt on Rockford College with a sharp 84-64 victory on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Huskies considering their 43-point performance the match before.

The win was the third in a row for Rice, bringing their record for this year to 4-1. As for Houston Chr., the victory got them back to even at 2-2.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Rice has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 41.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Houston Chr. struggles in that department as they've been averaging 36.8. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Looking ahead, Rice shouldn't be too worried about this matchup, as the experts have them favored by 9.5 points. This will be their first time playing as the favorites on the road this season.