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Rice Owls vs. North Texas Mean Green
The Rice Owls and the North Texas Mean Green will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Ford Center at The Star.
Oddsmakers opened the Mean Green as -11-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 127.5.
North Texas lost its last outing, a 70-68 result against Miners on March 05. They failed to cover in that game as a -4.5-point favorite.
Last time out for Rice, they were a 73-61 winner as they battled 49ers on the road. They covered in the match as a +2.5-point underdog.
Rice:
Team record: 16-15 SU,13-15-1 ATS
Rice is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing North Texas
Rice is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing North Texas
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Rice's last 17 games when playing North Texas
North Texas:
Team record: 23-5 SU,16-9-1 ATS
North Texas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Rice
North Texas is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Rice
The total has gone OVER in 14 of North Texas's last 17 games when playing Rice