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North Texas Mean Green vs. Rice Owls
The North Texas Mean Green and the Rice Owls will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Mean Green as -3-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 137.
In their last action, Rice was a 80-72 loser on the road against Bulldogs. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs.
North Texas was a 52-42 winner in their most recent outing at home against Miners. They covered the -7.5-point spread as favorites.
North Texas:
Team record: 18-5 SU,9-11-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
North Texas is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
North Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Rice
North Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Rice
Rice:
Team record: 14-7 SU,10-8 ATS
Rice is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Rice is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home
Rice is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing North Texas
Next up:
North Texas home to UAB Thursday, February 9
Rice at Florida Atlantic Thursday, February 9