Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Houston Cougars and the Rice Owls will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Rice Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Cougars listed as 10-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total has not yet been posted. In their last action, In their last action, Rice was a 44-24 loser on the road against Texas El Paso. They failed to cover the 9.5?point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (68) was profitable news for OVER bettors. Current streak: Rice has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Rice: 1-5 SU, 3-3 ATS Houston most recently: When playing in October are 7-3 When playing on turf are 4-6 After being outgained are 7-3 When playing within the conference are 8-2 Rice most recently: When playing in October are 2-8 When playing on turf are 3-7 After being outgained are 3-7 When playing within the conference are 2-8 A few trends to consider: Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Rice The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Rice Houston is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Rice's last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Rice's last 5 games when playing Houston Rice is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home Rice is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston Next up: Rice at Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers. |