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Rice Owls vs. UAB Blazers

The fans at Bartow Arena will be treated to a game between the Rice Owls and the UAB Blazers when they take their seats on Thursday.

Oddsmakers opened the Blazers as -12-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 158.5.

In their last action, UAB was a 83-78 winner on the road against Roadrunners. They failed to cover the -15-point spread as favorites.

Rice was a 83-77 winner in their most recent outing at home against Hilltoppers. They covered the -2-point spread as favorites.

Rice:
Team record: 16-10 SU,13-10 ATS
Rice is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Rice is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rice's last 5 games on the road

UAB:
Team record: 20-8 SU,10-16-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
UAB is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
UAB is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
UAB is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Rice

Next up:
Rice at Charlotte Saturday, February 25
UAB at Western Kentucky Saturday, February 25