The Rice Owls, sitting at 5-3, will look to become bowl eligible this weekend as they take on Conference USA foe UTEP. The Miners are 3-4 on the year after losing to Tulsa back on the 18th of October. College football betting odds at Sportsbook.com have the Owls as a -2.5 road favorite.

Last Saturday Rice moved their conference record to 4-1 with 42-17 road win at Tulane. The Owls trail Tulsa in Conference USA's West division, but they have already lost head-to-head to the Golden Hurricane. Still, David Bailiff's squad has a good chance to win at least seven games and send Rice to just its second bowl game in 47 years.

UTEP sports a stellar 3-1 conference mark, their lone loss coming at the hands of Tulsa as well. The Miners are probably not all that anxious to face another high-powered offense after their last contest. Tulsa rang up 791 yards of offense, 36 first downs, and 77 points on UTEP two Saturdays ago. Rice, while not as potent as the Golden Hurricane, is capable of putting a lot of points on the board as their 40.1 point per game average indicates.

College Football Betting Trend: UTEP is 3-7 straight up in their last 10 games versus conference opponents.

Sportsbook.com's Rice vs UTEP Betting Odds:

Rice Owls -2.5 (-110), Over 77.5 (-110), -135 (Money line)

UTEP Miners +2.5 (-110), Under 77.5 (-110), +115 (Money line)

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