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Rice Owls vs. UTEP Miners
The fans at Don Haskins Center will be treated to a game between the Rice Owls and the UTEP Miners when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Miners as -7.5-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 140.
UTEP was a 77-62 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Golden Eagles. They covered the -5.5-point spread as favorites.
Rice was a 84-69 winner in its last match at home against Roadrunners. They covered the +2-point spread as underdogs.
Rice:
Team record: 8-2 SU,5-3 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rice's last 6 games on the road
Rice is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing UTEP
Rice is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing UTEP
UTEP:
Team record: 5-3 SU,4-1 ATS
UTEP is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
UTEP is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Rice
UTEP is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Rice
Next up:
Rice at UTEP Saturday, January 9