California Golden Bears vs
UTEP MinersPredictions & Preview

The California Golden Bears are traveling to play the UTEP Miners at the JSerra Pavilion stadium on Tuesday, 11/21/2023 @ 12:30am EST. UTEP is the betting favorite opening at -2 and the current line is UTEP -3.5.

Miners vs Golden Bears Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Miners to win today's game by 1 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the California Golden Bears to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go under 141.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: California 70 to UTEP 69

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the California Golden Bears and UTEP Miners, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

• 55% of SportsJaw predicts UTEP Miners to cover the spread.
• Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that UTEP will win straight-up is 63%.
• From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be CAL 67.25, UTEP 74.25.
• OddsShark has not made a prediction yet.
• split down the middle on Covers.com

California Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 143, California is ranked #5 in offense (scoring an average of 100.75 per game), #198 in defense (allowing an average of 70.50 points to be scored against them per game) and are 4-0 (1-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Miners hit an average of 57.92% of their field goals (ranked #1) and 61.29% of their free throws (ranked #318) and makes an average of 36.00% of their three pointers ranked #118 in the NCAAB). They average 40.25 rebounds per game (ranked # 109) and average 24.50 offensive assists and 13.25 turnovers per game (ranked # 3 and 227 respectively).

Defensively speaking, California allows an average of 40.00% field goals (ranked #128) and 68.42% free throws (ranked #156 in the NCAAB) The Miners allow an average of 29.07% of the three pointers (ranked #108) and averages 34.50 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.50) Finally, the Miners average 13.00 defensive assists and 20.50 turnovers per game (ranked # 228 and 7 respectively).

UTEP Key Betting Stats

UTEP Miners has a power ranking of 144 and are #220 for offense (scoring an average of 73.25 per game), #187 for defense (giving up an average of 69.75 points per game) and 2-2 (1-3 ATS) overall. California went 0-0 (0-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against UTEP.

For offense, the Golden Bears hit an average of 44.09% of their field goals (ranked #203) and 72.34% of their free throws (ranked #123) and makes an average of 33.70% of their three pointers (ranked #166 in the NCAAB). They average 37.25 rebounds per game (ranked # 200) and average 10.25 offensive assists and 11.50 turnovers per game (ranked # 312) and 126 respectively).

On defense, UTEP allows an average of 45.41% field goals (ranked #276) and 71.21% free throws (ranked #216 in the NCAAB) The Golden Bears allow an average of 37.78% of the three pointers (ranked #323) and averages 28.00 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 28.00) Finally, the Golden Bears average 10.00 defensive assists and 10.75 turnovers per game (ranked # 71 and 305 respectively).

Betting Summary

• California has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).
• The Scorecaster model predicts the California Golden Bears to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go under 141.5 points.
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Written by SportsJaw Staff
Categorized as NCAAB Predictions