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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Rice Owls
The fans at Tudor Fieldhouse will be treated to a game between the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the Rice Owls when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Owls as -3-point favorites versus the Blue Raiders, while the game's total opened at 151.
Rice was a 75-43 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Mean Green. They failed to cover the +10-point spread as underdogs.
In their last action, Middle Tennessee was a 77-65 loser on the road against Mocs. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs.
Middle Tennessee:
Team record: 9-4 SU,9-2 ATS
Middle Tennessee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Middle Tennessee is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Middle Tennessee's last 5 games on the road
Rice:
Team record: 7-5 SU,5-6 ATS
Rice is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Rice is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Middle Tennessee
Rice is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Middle Tennessee
Next up:
Middle Tennessee at North Texas Saturday, January 8
Rice home to UAB Saturday, January 8