Rice hasn't played a road game in over two weeks. And in their three road games, the defense allowed 81, 71, and 87 points. Rice is 9-23 ATS on the road against teams that allow 42% shooting or less. UTEP has covered four in a row playing great defense, including a 60-55 win at home over La Tech as an underdog. They also lost 47-46 to Kent State as a +7 dog and 79-73 at UAB as a +14 underdog. UTEP is 13-4 ATS at home after a loss, 96-60 ATS versus teams that average 77+ points, plus 77-54 ATS in December games. Play UTEP.
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January 14, 2023 3:00pm ET
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UTEP Miners
#661
Rice Owls
#662
Lines & Odds
+4 (-110)
ATS
-4 (-110)
+157
Moneyline
-183
OVER 138.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 138.5 (-110)
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 61% of the public bets were on Rice Owls on the -4 ATS. And, 63% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Rice would win by a score of 72.7 to 67.6 with Rice winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
UTEP Miners
41
41
82
Rice Owls 
38
45
83
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December 31, 2022 4:00pm ET
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Rice Owls
#727
UTEP Miners
#728
Lines & Odds
+4 (-110)
ATS
-4 (-110)
+150
Moneyline
-174
OVER 138 (-110)
Total
UNDER 138 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 69% of the public bets were on UTEP Miners on the -4 ATS. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that UTEP would win by a score of 72.0 to 70.3 with UTEP winning on the moneyline, Rice winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Rice at UTEP
December 31, 2022
4:00 PM Eastern
Final Score
1H
2H
OT
F
Rice Owls
32
30
10
72
UTEP Miners
25
37
5
67
March 3, 2022 9:00pm ET
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Rice Owls
#781
UTEP Miners
#782
Lines & Odds
+6.5 (-110)
ATS
-6.5 (-110)
+229
Moneyline
-272
OVER 144.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 144.5 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 69% of the public bets were on UTEP Miners on the -6.5 ATS. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that UTEP would win by a score of 74.5 to 70.2 with UTEP winning on the moneyline, Rice winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Rice Owls
34
33
67
UTEP Miners
34
36
70
February 5, 2022 3:00pm ET
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UTEP Miners
#671
Rice Owls
#672
Lines & Odds
+3 (-110)
ATS
-3 (-105)
+133
Moneyline
-151
OVER 144 (-110)
Total
UNDER 144 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 73% of the public bets were on Rice Owls on the -3 ATS. And, 58% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Rice would win by a score of 72.7 to 70.6 with Rice winning on the moneyline, UTEP winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
UTEP Miners
28
44
72
Rice Owls
30
40
70
January 9, 2021 9:00pm ET
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Rice Owls
#783
UTEP Miners
#784
Lines & Odds
+8.5 (-110)
ATS
-8.5 (-107)
+323
Moneyline
-402
OVER 147.5 (-115)
Total
UNDER 147.5 (-105)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 56% of the public bets were on Rice Owls on the +8.5 ATS. And, 66% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that UTEP would win by a score of 79.8 to 71.2 with UTEP winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Rice Owls
34
37
71
UTEP Miners
34
34
68
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