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Rice Owls vs. Florida International Panthers
The Rice Owls and the Florida International Panthers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Ocean Bank Convocation Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -1-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 148.5.
In their last action, Florida International was a 71-65 loser at home against Blue Raiders. They failed to cover the +4-point spread as underdogs.
Rice lost its last outing, a 92-68 result against Blazers on February 17. They failed to cover in that game as a +14-point underdog.
Rice:
Team record: 14-11 SU,10-12-1 ATS
Rice is 6-14-1 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Rice is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rice's last 6 games on the road
Florida International:
Team record: 14-12 SU,10-13-1 ATS
Florida International is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Florida International is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida International's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Rice home to Louisiana Tech Thursday, February 24
Florida International at Charlotte Thursday, February 24