Texas-San Antonio Road Runners at Rice Owls Point Spread Pick
Date:
October 15, 7:00 pm
Location:
Rice Stadium
TV:
ESPN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
RICE +3.5
Total:
57
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The Texas-San Antonio Road Runners (2-3) will journey to Houston to face off with the Rice Owls (0-5) in a cross-state rivalry contest within Conference USA play. The last meeting between the two in 2015 took place in San Antonio where the Road Runners beat the Owls 34-24. The game will be televised on locally on Bein Sports at 7:00 PM EDT.
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Texas-San Antonio Road Runners at Rice Owls Overview<br />
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The Road Runners come in off a 55-32 drudging of conference heavyweight Southern Miss at home last week. Overall, the Road Runners are 2-3 on the season and have endured most notably a bitter loss to Arizona State in San Antonio just a few weeks before.
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Rice (0-5) enters with a win registered on the season. The Owls have fallen prey to the likes of Western Kentucky, Baylor, Southern Mississippi, North Texas and Army so far this season.
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Texas-San Antonio at Rice Betting Trends<br />
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Rice is 3-1 SU in this rivalry series.
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Rice has lost last 5 contests overall.
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Rice is 2-3 ATS in last 5 fixtures.
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Rice has won the last 2 games at home in this series.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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Almost all are UTSA against the spread, spotting the road points to the Owls as an incredulous 98% of the public are in on the Road Runners, apparently moving this market 3.5 points from the open as a Pick-Em for both squads. In Over/Under markets, we see the Total Line currently sitting at 57 despite opening at 56.5 in the initial offering.
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Texas-San Antonio Road Runners at Rice Owls Prediction
The behavior of the public signals huge overreaction as a direct effect of the Road Runners’ remarkable victory over Southern Mississippi, last Saturday. Outside of this outcome, the Road Runners do not own any more wins that warrant such a reaction. Alcorn State is the only other team the Road Runners have defeated this season. For UTSA, they are more likely the benefactors of teams taking them lightly as opposed to being any form of a viable threat. Rice will not approach this contest as a clash with a cupcake. Rice has won three of the previous four meetings between these two foes and the Owls are aware of fact they get this one at home. The Owls are desperate for a win and they know here and now they have a strong chance to earn that fleeting victory. Rice has looked like a pipsqueak all season long but they are 2-3 against the spread because they have been grossly undervalued as a result of their reputation combined with performance. This team has taken on the likes of WKU, Baylor and a clearly more prepared Southern Miss on the road. UTSA will no longer have the luxury of playing spoiler as the target is now freshly painted on their back against a team that has had their number. Rice with the points is the call.
Free Pick:
Take Rice +3.5
