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Rice Owls vs. Marshall Thundering Herd
The fans at Ford Center at The Star will be treated to a game between the Rice Owls and the Marshall Thundering Herd when they take their seats on Wednesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Thundering Herd as -9.5-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 158.5.
Marshall was a 75-66 winner in its last match at home against 49ers. They failed to cover the -12-point spread as favorites.
Rice won its last outing, a 61-52 result against Golden Eagles on March 09. They covered in that game as a -4-point favorite.
Rice:
Team record: 14-12 SU,12-9-2 ATS
Rice is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Marshall
Rice is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing Marshall
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rice's last 5 games when playing Marshall
Marshall:
Team record: 15-6 SU,9-11-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Marshall is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Rice
Marshall is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Rice
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Marshall's last 5 games when playing Rice