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Rice Owls vs. Temple Owls
The Rice Owls and the Temple Owls will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Liacouras Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Owls as -3.5-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 141.5.
Temple was a 77-64 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Mustangs. They earned a push of the +13-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for Rice, they were a 81-79 loser as they battled 49ers at home. They earned a push in the match as a +2-point underdog.
Rice:
Team record: 6-11 SU,5-10-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Rice is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Rice is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Temple:
Team record: 8-10 SU,6-10-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Next up:
Rice home to Florida Atlantic Wednesday, January 24
Temple home to South Florida Wednesday, January 24