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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Rice Owls

The fans at Tudor Fieldhouse will be treated to a game between the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the Rice Owls when they take their seats on Wednesday.

Oddsmakers opened the Blue Raiders as -1-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 146.5.

Rice was a 88-82 loser in their most recent outing at home against Bulldogs. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites.

In their last action, Middle Tennessee was a 56-51 loser at home against Mean Green. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs.

Middle Tennessee:
Team record: 9-7 SU,5-8-1 ATS
Middle Tennessee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Middle Tennessee is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Middle Tennessee's last 5 games on the road

Rice:
Team record: 10-4 SU,7-4 ATS
Rice is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Rice is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Middle Tennessee
Rice is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Middle Tennessee

Next up:
Middle Tennessee home to UAB Monday, January 16
Rice home to UTEP Saturday, January 14