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Rice Owls vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds
The Rice Owls and the Southern Utah Thunderbirds will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Ocean Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunderbirds as -6-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 163.
Last time out for Southern Utah, they were a 72-50 winner as they battled Lions at home. They covered in the match as a -10-point favorite.
Rice was a 84-78 winner in its last match on the road against Dukes. They covered the +6-point spread as underdogs.
Rice:
Team record: 18-15 SU,14-16 ATS
Southern Utah:
Team record: 22-12 SU,17-11-2 ATS