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Rice Owls vs. Florida International Golden Panthers
The Rice Owls and the Florida International Golden Panthers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at FIU Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Owls as -6-point favorites versus the Golden Panthers, while the game's total opened at 151.
Florida International lost its last outing, a 95-80 result against 49ers on February 04. They failed to cover in that game as a +5-point underdog.
Rice was a 95-80 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Mean Green. They covered the -8-point spread as favorites.
Rice:
Team record: 15-8 SU,8-7 ATS
Rice is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Rice's last 6 games on the road
Florida International:
Team record: 5-18 SU,7-9 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Florida International is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida International's last 5 games
Florida International is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Rice at Florida Atlantic Saturday, February 11
Florida International home to North Texas Saturday, February 11