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Rice Owls vs. UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos

The Rice Owls and the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Thunderdome.

Oddsmakers opened the Gauchos as -7-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 148.

UC-Santa Barbara was a 77-61 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Bruins. They failed to cover the +5.5-point spread as underdogs.

Rice was a 80-74 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Demons.

Rice:
Team record: 3-1 SU,1-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Rice is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Rice is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Rice is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road

UC-Santa Barbara:
Team record: 1-1 SU,1-1 ATS
UC-Santa Barbara is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
UC-Santa Barbara is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
UC-Santa Barbara is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home

Next up:
Rice home to Houston Tuesday, November 19
UC-Santa Barbara at Oregon State Wednesday, November 20