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Rice @ Houston Bap.

Current Records: Rice 5-4; Houston Bap. 2-5

What to Know

The Rice Owls are 4-1 against the Houston Bap. Huskies since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success this past Saturday. Rice will square off against Houston Bap. on the road at 8 p.m. ET at Sharp Gymnasium. The Owls won both of their matches against the Huskies last season (86-64 and 90-79) and are aiming for the same result this time around.

Rice simply couldn't be stopped last week, as they easily beat the Jarvis Christian Bulldogs at home 100-62.

Meanwhile, Houston Bap. strolled past the Champion Christian Tigers with points to spare last Tuesday, taking the contest 84-67.

Rice is the favorite in this one, with an expected 14.5-point margin of victory. But bettors beware: they are only 2-4 against the spread when favored.

The Owls are now 5-4 while the Huskies sit at 2-5. A pair of stats to keep an eye on: Rice is stumbling into the matchup with the 15th fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 10.6 on average. Houston Bap. has experienced some struggles of their own as they are 349th worst in college basketball in turnovers per game, with 17.4 on average. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 8 p.m. ET
  • Where: Sharp Gymnasium -- Houston, Texas
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Owls are a big 14.5-point favorite against the Huskies, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The line has drifted a bit towards the Owls, as the game opened with the Owls as a 13-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Rice have won four out of their last five games against Houston Bap.

  • Dec 15, 2020 - Rice 90 vs. Houston Bap. 79
  • Dec 05, 2020 - Rice 86 vs. Houston Bap. 64
  • Dec 14, 2019 - Rice 96 vs. Houston Bap. 84
  • Nov 30, 2016 - Rice 90 vs. Houston Bap. 77
  • Dec 02, 2015 - Houston Bap. 77 vs. Rice 73