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Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles vs. Rice Owls
The fans at Tudor Fieldhouse will be treated to a game between the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and the Rice Owls when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Owls as -12.5-point favorites versus the Golden Eagles, while the game's total opened at 147.5.
Last time out for Rice, they were a 83-79 loser as they battled Bulldogs at home. They covered in the match as a +5-point underdog.
Southern Mississippi was a 85-61 loser in its last match on the road against Mean Green. They failed to cover the +20.5-point spread as underdogs.
Southern Mississippi:
Team record: 6-22 SU,9-17 ATS
Current Streak: lost 11 straight games.
Southern Mississippi is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Southern Mississippi is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Southern Mississippi's last 5 games on the road
Rice:
Team record: 14-13 SU,11-13-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Rice is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home
Rice is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Rice is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Southern Mississippi
Next up:
Southern Mississippi home to UAB Wednesday, March 2
Rice at UTEP Thursday, March 3