2020 Week 13 Preview: UTEP Miners @ Rice Owls

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Time and Date: Saturday, November 28 at 1:00 p.m. ET

Network: ESPN3

Location: Rice Stadium — Houston, TX

Spread: Rice (-11.5)

ESPN FPI: Rice has 84.3% chance to win

All-time series: Series tied, 5-5

Last meeting: Rice 30, UTEP 16 — November 30, 2019

The last time Rice and UTEP settled it on the field at Rice Stadium, it was a historic victory for the squad from El Paso.

The Miners chalked up 20 consecutive losses heading into the game but bolted out to a 34-3 lead. Rice eventually provided a scare by cutting the deficit from 31 to 8, but UTEP prevailed and snapped the longest losing streak of the entire 2010s. Not only did the Miners shatter their own…