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"Feb 16, 8:00 PM | Bartow ArenaRice Owls vs UAB Blazers Odds5-19TEAM RECORD11-14The Rice Owls will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Blazers in UAB at Bartow Arena on Saturday in college basketball action.The Blazers sport records of 11-14 and 8-14 ATS heading into this battle, while the Owls have 5-19 and 9-8 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 9-11 for the Blazers and 10-5 for the Owls. View Rice vs UAB Odds and Stats.Betting Line:Bettors looking to go with the Blazers in this one found them listed as 14.5-point favorites earlier on the NCAA basketball betting menu for Monday&amp;#039;s contest. Check for updates as money coming in on the Owls was expected to move the line.Power Rankings / Prediction:The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Blazers at No. 148 and the Owls at No. 344 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 69-59 result in favor of the Blazers.ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Owls rank No. 348 in NCAA Division 1 with 25.7 per game. That compares with UAB&amp;rsquo;s No. 95 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where UAB is college basketball&amp;#039;s No. 122-ranked team at 6.7 per game, while the Owls rate No. 55 with 7.5 per game.Defensively, Rice features the nation&amp;#039;s No. 205-rated defense on the road, allowing 70.8 points per game. UAB, meanwhile, comes in at No. 37 nationally in scoring at home.In their last action, Rice was a 71-70 loser on the road against Marshall. They covered the 13.5-point spread as underdogs. The Owls got 16 points from Tamir Jackson, but it was Marshall that prevailed in a 71-70 final on Wednesday at Cam Henderson Center.In their last action, UAB was a 74-61 loser on the road against East Carolina. They failed to cover the 2.5-point spread as underdogs. UAB got 14 points from Rod Rucker but lost anyway, 74-61, to East Carolina on Wednesday at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.Rice Owls Trends:When playing on Saturday are 3-7Before playing Tulane are 3-7After playing Marshall are 2-6After a loss are 2-8UAB Blazers Trends:When playing on Saturday are 4-6Before playing Marshall are 5-5After playing East Carolina are 5-5After a loss are 4-6A few Owls at Blazers trends to consider:The total has gone OVER in 4 of Rice&amp;#039;s last 6 games on the roadRice is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the roadUAB is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing RiceUAB is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at homeThe total has gone UNDER in 8 of UAB&amp;#039;s last 11 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of UAB&amp;#039;s last 6 games when playing RiceNext up:Rice home to Tulane, Saturday, February 23UAB at Marshall, Saturday, February 23"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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