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Rice Owls vs. Florida Atlantic Owls
The Rice Owls and the Florida Atlantic Owls will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Owls as -14-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 148.
In their last action, Florida Atlantic was a 67-52 winner on the road against 49ers. They covered the -5.5-point spread as favorites.
Rice was a 74-64 loser in its last match at home against Mean Green. They failed to cover the +5-point spread as underdogs.
Rice:
Team record: 14-8 SU,10-9 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Rice is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Rice is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Rice is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Florida Atlantic:
Team record: 22-2 SU,16-5-1 ATS
Florida Atlantic is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida Atlantic's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida Atlantic's last 8 games when playing Rice
Next up:
Rice at Florida International Saturday, February 11
Florida Atlantic home to Louisiana Tech Saturday, February 11