Southern Methodist Mustangs-Rice Owls Pointspread Pointers

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

Rice Stadium has a Week 1 contest on tap for Friday as the Southern Methodist Mustangs and the Rice Owls play their season openers.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Owls listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Mustangs, while the game’s total is sitting at 70.

Team records:
Southern Methodist: 1-11 SU, 6-6 ATS
Rice: 3-9 SU, 5-6 ATS

Southern Methodist most recently:
When playing in August are 1-2
When playing on turf are 1-9
After outgaining opponent are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 1-9

Rice most recently:
When playing in August are 0-2
When playing on turf are 3-7
After outgaining opponent are 3-7
When playing within the conference are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Southern Methodist is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Methodist’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Methodist’s last 5 games when playing Rice
Southern Methodist is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Rice
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rice’s last 5 games at home
Rice is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Southern Methodist
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Rice’s last 11 games
Rice is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Southern Methodist

Next up:
Southern Methodist home to Texas State, Saturday, September 6
Rice at Memphis, Saturday, September 6