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Rice Owls vs. UTEP Miners
The Rice Owls and the UTEP Miners will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Sun Bowl.
Oddsmakers opened the Owls as -7-point favorites versus the Miners, while the game's total opened at 44.
Last time out for UTEP, they were a 44-35 loser as they battled Aggies on the road. UTEP failed to cover in the match as a +7-point underdog, while 79 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Rice was a 20-14 winner at home against Mean Green. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (34) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Rice:
Team record: 2-9 SU,5-5-1 ATS
Rice is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Rice is 3-20 SU in its last 23 games
Rice is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
UTEP:
Team record: 1-10 SU,3-7-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 10 straight games.
Texas El Paso is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas El Paso is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas El Paso's last 5 games