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SMU Mustangs vs. Rice Owls
The SMU Mustangs and the Rice Owls will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Mustangs as -7.5-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 142.5.
Rice was a 80-76 winner in its last match on the road against Roadrunners. They covered the +1.5-point spread as underdogs.
In their last action, SMU was a 72-69 winner at home against Blazers. They failed to cover the -6.5-point spread as favorites.
SMU:
Team record: 15-7 SU,11-8-2 ATS
Southern Methodist is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Southern Methodist is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Methodist's last 5 games on the road
Rice:
Team record: 9-13 SU,8-12-1 ATS
Rice is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Rice is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Rice's last 5 games at home
Next up:
SMU home to North Texas Sunday, February 11
Rice home to South Florida Saturday, February 10