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Rice Owls vs. East Carolina Pirates
The Rice Owls and the East Carolina Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
Oddsmakers opened the Pirates as -6.5-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 138.5.
In their last action, East Carolina was a 98-94 loser on the road against Owls. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs.
Rice was a 86-83 loser in their most recent outing at home against Tigers. They covered the +9.5-point spread as underdogs.
Rice:
Team record: 11-11 SU,11-10 ATS
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
Rice is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Rice is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Rice is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing East Carolina
East Carolina:
Team record: 12-10 SU,10-10 ATS
East Carolina is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of East Carolina's last 5 games at home
East Carolina is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Rice
Next up:
Rice at Charlotte Saturday, February 8
East Carolina at UTSA Saturday, February 8