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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 The Super Pit.
Oddsmakers opened the Mean Green as -12-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 135.5.
North Texas won its last outing, a 64-57 result against Panthers on January 16. They failed to cover in that game as a -8-point favorite.
Rice was a 88-81 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Roadrunners. They earned a push of the -7-point spread as favorites.
Rice:
Team record: 12-5 SU,8-6 ATS
Rice is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Rice is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rice's last 6 games on the road
North Texas:
Team record: 15-4 SU,7-9-1 ATS
North Texas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
North Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
North Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Rice
Next up:
Rice home to Charlotte Thursday, January 26
North Texas at UAB Saturday, January 21