Rice vs. Houston

Houston is lacking confidence (and defense) losing 5 of 7 after a 5-0 start. The defense has been torched allowing 86, 76, 74, 72 and 79 in their 5 defeats. Houston is 0-2 in neutral site games this season and faces local rival Rice, a team that gets up for this rivalry. The Owls are on a 5-1 ATS run and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games. Rice has won 3 of 4 games. Two of last season's three games saw incredible Rice comebacks, as the Owls powered back from a 15-point deficit at home to notch a 79-69 win over the Cougars in the first meeting. Rice is 18-5 ATS in the last 23 meetings and the underdog is 14-5 ATS in the last 19 meetings. Play Rice.