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East Carolina Pirates vs. Rice Owls
The fans at Tudor Fieldhouse will be treated to a game between the East Carolina Pirates and the Rice Owls when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Owls as -1.5-point favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 138.
In their last action, Rice was a 94-71 winner on the road against Blazers. They covered the +11-point spread as underdogs.
East Carolina was a 81-67 winner in their most recent outing at home against Green Wave. They covered the -2.5-point spread as favorites.
East Carolina:
Team record: 14-12 SU,12-12-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
East Carolina is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
East Carolina is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of East Carolina's last 7 games on the road
Rice:
Team record: 10-16 SU,9-14-2 ATS
Rice is 0-3-2 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Rice is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rice's last 7 games at home
Next up:
East Carolina home to Memphis Thursday, February 29
Rice home to Temple Wednesday, February 28