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Rice Owls vs. UAB Blazers
The fans at Bartow Arena will be treated to a game between the Rice Owls and the UAB Blazers when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Blazers as -14.5-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 152.5.
UAB was a 81-72 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Monarchs. They failed to cover the -7.5-point spread as favorites.
Rice lost its last outing, a 67-44 result against Mean Green on February 12. They failed to cover in that game as a +5-point underdog.
Rice:
Team record: 14-10 SU,10-11-1 ATS
Rice is 6-13-1 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
Rice is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rice's last 5 games on the road
UAB:
Team record: 19-6 SU,14-8-1 ATS
UAB is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
UAB is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of UAB's last 7 games at home
Next up:
Rice at Florida International Saturday, February 19
UAB home to North Texas Saturday, February 19