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Rice Owls vs. Pepperdine Waves
The Rice Owls and the Pepperdine Waves will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Firestone Fieldhouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Waves as -3-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 148.
In their last action, Pepperdine was a 74-67 loser on the road against Toreros. They failed to cover the +5.5-point spread as underdogs.
Rice lost its last outing, a 65-64 result against Bobcats on March 19. They covered in that game as a +6.5-point underdog.
Rice:
Team record: 16-17 SU,14-16-1 ATS
Rice is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Rice is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rice's last 5 games on the road
Pepperdine:
Team record: 7-25 SU,13-18 ATS
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
Pepperdine is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pepperdine's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Rice home to St. Thomas-Texas Thursday, November 10
Pepperdine at Cal State-Fullerton Friday, November 11