Texas St. allowed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 10 offensive rebounds in its opener and collected 8. UT Rio Grande grabbed 14 to Prairie View A&M's 9 on Saturday and won second-chance points 15-10.
The rebounding matchup is why I favor UT Rio Grande +7 at home. Those extra shots would help UTRGV keep a deficit within a couple of baskets instead of needing to outshoot Texas St.
UTRGV has held its first two opponents to 33.1% shooting, 30th nationally. Texas St. scored 67 against Corpus Christi in its only Division I game.
Jace Posey scored 22 in Saturday's 68-63 win, helping UTRGV outscore Prairie View 34-22 in the paint. Texas St. allowed Corpus Christi 30 paint points out of 55 total in its opener, so Posey's drives offer another way to score against the Bobcats.