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Rice Owls vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
The Rice Owls and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Hancock Whitney Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Golden Eagles as -6.5-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 48.5.
Last time out for Southern Miss, they were a 20-10 winner as they battled Warhawks on the road. Southern Miss covered in the match as a -3-point favorite, while 30 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Rice was a 21-17 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Mean Green. They covered the +14.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (38) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Rice:
Team record: 5-7 SU,7-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Rice is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Rice is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Rice's last 16 games
Southern Miss:
Team record: 6-6 SU,9-3 ATS
Southern Miss is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Miss's last 5 games
Southern Miss is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Rice