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Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders vs UTEP Miners Prediction

Game time: January 18, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Don Haskins Center — El Paso, TX

Article updated Jan 18, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders are on the road playing the UTEP Miners at the Don Haskins Center stadium on Thursday, 1/18/2024 @ 9:00pm EST. UTEP is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders are on the road playing the UTEP Miners at the Don Haskins Center stadium on Thursday, 1/18/2024 @ 9:00pm EST. UTEP is the betting favorite opening at -6.5 and the current line is UTEP -6.

Blue Raiders vs Miners Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Miners to win tonight's game by 8 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the UTEP Miners to cover the 6 point spread and the total to go over 127.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Middle Tenn. St. 64 to UTEP 72

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders and UTEP Miners, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

54% of SportsJaw users predict Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that UTEP will win straight-up is 72%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be MIDTN 57.75, UTEP 69.75.

OddsShark 's prediction is UTEP will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

58% picked UTEP Miners on Covers.com

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Middle Tenn. St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 314, Middle Tenn. St. is ranked #353 in offense (scoring an average of 63.38 per game), #68 in defense (allowing an average of 66.13 points to be scored against them per game) and are 6-11 (3-12 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Blue Raiders hit an average of 40.86% of their field goals (ranked #327) and 65.06% of their free throws (ranked #337) and makes an average of 27.25% of their three pointers ranked #350 in the NCAAB). They average 35.25 rebounds per game (ranked # 221) and average 9.81 offensive assists and 14.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 354 and 314 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Middle Tenn. St. allows an average of 43.75% field goals (ranked #223) and 68.83% free throws (ranked #84 in the NCAAB) The Blue Raiders allow an average of 31.25% of the three pointers (ranked #98) and averages 35.19 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.19) Finally, the Blue Raiders average 10.94 defensive assists and 12.06 turnovers per game (ranked # 50 and 230 respectively).

UTEP Key Betting Stats

UTEP Miners has a power ranking of 247 and are #176 for offense (scoring an average of 75.06 per game), #131 for defense (giving up an average of 69.31 points per game) and 9-8 (2-11-1 ATS) overall. Middle Tenn. St. went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against UTEP.

For offense, the Miners hit an average of 45.70% of their field goals (ranked #129) and 68.58% of their free throws (ranked #271) and makes an average of 29.68% of their three pointers (ranked #325 in the NCAAB). They average 33.56 rebounds per game (ranked # 300) and average 13.69 offensive assists and 14.56 turnovers per game (ranked # 163) and 335 respectively).

On defense, UTEP allows an average of 43.65% field goals (ranked #210) and 73.48% free throws (ranked #296 in the NCAAB) The Miners allow an average of 31.47% of the three pointers (ranked #109) and averages 33.94 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.94) Finally, the Miners average 10.38 defensive assists and 18.69 turnovers per game (ranked # 27 and 1 respectively).

Betting Summary

UTEP has the advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the UTEP Miners to cover the 6 point spread and the total to go over 127.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Blue Raiders vs Miners archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Blue Raiders vs Miners matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders+225 → +219Moved
  • Moneyline · UTEP Miners-275 → -265Moved
  • Spread · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders+6.5 (-110) → +6 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · UTEP Miners-6.5 (-110) → -6 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over127 (-110) → 127.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under127 (-110) → 127.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders
4-11 matchup record · 1-9-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
UTEP Miners
4-7 matchup record · 1-8-1 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-18T11:35:37.126Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders and UTEP Miners, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-03-04Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 65 · UTEP Miners 77
  • 2023-02-02UTEP Miners 72 · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 84
Final result

Matchup pick recap

UTEP Miners defeated Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 73-59

UTEP Miners defeated Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 73-59 on January 18, 2024, a 14-point decision in the series. UTEP Miners' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 34-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders +6 (-110) spread, UTEP Miners covered, while the 132 combined points finished over the recorded total of 127.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • AveragejoeSpread · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders +5.5 (-110)Loss
  • BluedevilSpread · UTEP Miners +5.5 (-110)Win
  • Randy54Total · Under 127.5 (-110)Loss
  • 72dolphinsSpread · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders +6 (-110)Loss
  • Drew_WestcottSpread · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders +6 (-110)Loss