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Rice Owls vs. Houston Baptist Huskies
The Rice Owls and the Houston Baptist Huskies will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Sharp Gymnasium.
Oddsmakers opened the Owls as -9.5-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total opened at 141.5.
Houston Baptist was a 84-64 winner in its last match at home against Regents.
Last time out for Rice, they were a 83-61 winner as they battled Ragin' Cajuns on the road. They covered in the match as a +3-point underdog.
Rice:
Team record: 4-1 SU,4-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Rice is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Rice is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rice's last 6 games on the road
Houston Baptist:
Team record: 2-2 SU,2-0 ATS
Next up:
Rice home to Hofstra Friday, November 29
Houston Baptist home to Eastern Michigan Monday, November 25