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UTEP Miners vs. Rice Owls
The UTEP Miners and the Rice Owls will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Rice Stadium.
Rice lost its last outing, a 56-23 result against 49ers on October 29. Rice failed to cover in that game as a -15-point favorite, while the 79 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Last time out for UTEP, they were a 24-13 loser as they battled Blue Raiders at home. UTEP failed to cover in the match as a -2.5-point favorite, while 37 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
UTEP:
Team record: 4-5 SU,3-6 ATS
Texas El Paso is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Texas El Paso is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas El Paso's last 7 games
Rice:
Team record: 4-4 SU,5-3 ATS
Rice is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Rice's last 12 games
Rice is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
UTEP home to FIU Saturday, November 19
Rice at WKU Saturday, November 12