Middle Tenn State at Rice

A Conference USA battle for seeding as Middle Tennessee heads to Rice. Middle Tennessee State is 301st in the nation in scoring, focusing on defense. The offense has scored 44, 48, 62, 68, 58, and 70 its last six road contests. They shot 40% the last game in a home loss to LA Tech and now head out on the road. The UNDER is 10-4 in the Blue Raiders last 14 games following a spread loss. Rice is just as bad offensively, 311th in the nation in scoring (61.4 points per game) and has scored 56, 45, 48, 65, and 55 points in five of the last six. Rice is on a 21-7 run UNDER the total and 20-8 UNDER in Conference USA play. The value here is for a defensive-oriented, slow-paced first half. Play the First Half UNDER the total.