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Rice Owls vs. Florida International Panthers

The Rice Owls and the Florida International Panthers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Ocean Bank Convocation Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -1.5-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 150.5.

Florida International was a 66-62 winner in their most recent outing at home against Bulldogs. They covered the +0-point spread as underdogs.

Rice was a 90-81 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Owls. They covered the +14-point spread as underdogs.

Rice:
Team record: 14-9 SU,11-9 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Rice is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Rice is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rice's last 5 games on the road

Florida International:
Team record: 13-12 SU,13-10 ATS
Florida International is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Florida International is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida International's last 6 games at home

Next up:
Rice home to UTSA Thursday, February 16
Florida International at Middle Tennessee Saturday, February 18