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Rice Owls vs. UAB Blazers
The fans at Bartow Arena will be treated to a game between the Rice Owls and the UAB Blazers when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Blazers as -10-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 140.5.
In their last action, UAB was a 70-55 loser on the road against 49ers. They failed to cover the -2-point spread as favorites.
Rice was a 61-58 loser in its last match at home against Monarchs. They earned a push of the +3-point spread as underdogs.
Rice:
Team record: 10-4 SU,7-4-1 ATS
Rice is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing UAB
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Rice's last 6 games when playing UAB
Rice is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against UAB
UAB:
Team record: 10-2 SU,6-4-1 ATS
UAB is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
UAB is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Rice
UAB is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Rice
Next up:
Rice at UAB Saturday, January 23