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Houston Cougars vs. Rice Owls
The fans at Rice Stadium will be treated to a game between the Houston Cougars and the Rice Owls when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Cougars as -9.5-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 51.5.
Rice lost its last outing, a 37-10 result against Longhorns on September 02. Rice covered in that game as a +35.5-point underdog, while the 47 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Houston was a 17-14 winner in its last match at home against Roadrunners. They covered the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 31 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Houston:
Team record: 1-0 SU,1-0 ATS
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Rice:
Team record: 0-1 SU,1-0 ATS
Rice is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Rice's last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rice's last 5 games
Next up:
Houston home to TCU Saturday, September 16
Rice home to Texas Southern Saturday, September 16