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Rice Owls vs. UTEP Miners
The Rice Owls and the UTEP Miners will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Don Haskins Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Miners as -4-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 141.
UTEP was a 71-61 loser in its last match at home against Thundering Herd. They failed to cover the -1.5-point spread as favorites.
Rice was a 70-54 winner in their most recent outing at home against 49ers. They covered the +0-point spread as underdogs.
Rice:
Team record: 13-14 SU,12-13 ATS
UTEP:
Team record: 13-14 SU,9-13-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Next up:
Rice home to Middle Tennessee Sunday, March 1
UTEP home to Southern Mississippi Sunday, March 1