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Rice Owls vs. Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
The fans at Reed Green Coliseum will be treated to a game between the Rice Owls and the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Owls as -6-point favorites versus the Golden Eagles, while the game's total opened at 144.
In their last action, Southern Mississippi was a 63-54 loser at home against Mean Green. They covered the +14.5-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for Rice, they were a 80-63 loser as they battled Bulldogs on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a +10.5-point underdog.
Rice:
Team record: 11-8 SU,8-9-1 ATS
Rice is 5-13-1 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Rice is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Rice's last 9 games on the road
Southern Mississippi:
Team record: 6-13 SU,7-10 ATS
Southern Mississippi is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games at home
Southern Mississippi is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Rice
Southern Mississippi is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Rice
Next up:
Rice home to UTSA Thursday, February 3
Southern Mississippi at Florida International Thursday, February 3