Rice-Richmond Preview

The Rice Owls and the Richmond Spiders will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Robins Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Spiders listed as 10½-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Rice was defeated 72-60 by Texas A & M on Wednesday, as 7.5-point underdogs at home. The game's 132 points made it OVER the posted total of 130. Rodney Foster led Rice with 18 points in a losing effort. Team records: Rice: 5-8 SU, 5-4-1 ATS Richmond: 7-6 SU, 4-2 ATS Rice most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Tulane are 4-3 After playing Texas A&M are 1-3 After a loss are 4-6 Richmond most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing George Washington are 2-8 After playing VMI are 3-2 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Rice's last 16 games on the road Rice is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road Rice is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games Rice is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games on the road Richmond is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home Next up: Rice at Tulane, Saturday, January 10 Richmond at George Washington, Saturday, January 10