Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Southern Methodist Mustangs and the Rice Owls will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Rice Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Mustangs listed as 13-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total is sitting at 56. Southern Methodist was a 41-24 loser in their most recent outing at home against TCU. They covered the 17.5?point spread as underdogs, while the total score (65) made winners of OVER bettors. Rice was a 30-13 loser in their most recent outing at home against Baylor. They failed to cover the 8.5?point spread as underdogs, while the total score (43) made winners of UNDER bettors. Current streak: Rice has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Southern Methodist: 2-2 SU, 3-1 ATS Rice: 1-3 SU, 2-2 ATS Southern Methodist most recently: When playing in October are 2-8 When playing on turf are 7-3 After being outgained are 4-6 When playing within the conference are 7-3 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 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Southern Methodist's last 7 games when playing Rice Southern Methodist is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Southern Methodist's last 9 games Southern Methodist is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Rice Rice is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Southern Methodist The total has gone OVER in 6 of Rice's last 7 games when playing Southern Methodist Rice is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Southern Methodist Rice is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home Next up: Southern Methodist home to Rice at Texas El Paso, Saturday, October 9 Fantastic poker strategy articles are often overlooked as a key part of the OffshoreInsiders.com Network. It's more than just the best sports picks to beat the offshore betting line. |