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UCONN Huskies vs. Rice Owls
The UCONN Huskies and the Rice Owls will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Rice Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Owls as -10-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total opened at 51.
Last time out for Rice, they were a 24-17 winner as they battled Pirates at home. Rice covered in the match as a -3.5-point favorite, while 41 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
UCONN was a 34-33 loser in their most recent outing at home against Aggies. They covered the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (67) made winners of OVER bettors.
UCONN:
Team record: 0-5 SU,2-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Connecticut is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Connecticut is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 1-14 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Rice:
Team record: 3-2 SU,4-1 ATS
Rice is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Rice is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Rice's last 22 games
Next up:
UCONN home to USF Saturday, October 21
Rice at Tulsa Thursday, October 19