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Rice Owls vs. UAB Blazers
The Rice Owls and the UAB Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Ford Center at The Star.
Oddsmakers opened the Blazers as -9.5-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 141.5.
Last time out for UAB, they were a 65-61 winner as they battled Mean Green on the road. They covered in the match as a +4.5-point underdog.
In their last action, Rice was a 72-68 winner on the road against Thundering Herd. They covered the +9.5-point spread as underdogs.
Rice:
Team record: 15-12 SU,13-9-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Rice is 2-3-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing UAB
Rice is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games when playing UAB
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rice's last 6 games when playing UAB
UAB:
Team record: 21-6 SU,14-9-2 ATS
UAB is 1-2-2 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Rice
UAB is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing Rice
The total has gone OVER in 5 of UAB's last 6 games when playing Rice