UTEP vs DePaul Prediction, Odds and Best Bets
UTEP is on the road playing DePaul at the Wintrust Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 6:30pm EST. DePaul -7 was the opening favorite and current line is DePaul
Game outlook
UTEP is on the road playing DePaul at the Wintrust Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 6:30pm EST. DePaul -7 was the opening favorite and current line is DePaul -7.5.
On Saturday, UTEP will play DePaul in Chicago. With a 6-2 record, the Miners are out of Conference USA. DePaul, from the Big East, sits at 5-4 on the season and will look to improve on its 3-1 home record. Opening tap is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
The mining of wins
After opening the season with a loss at Texas, UTEP has won six of seven games. In their last matchup, the Miners defeated NAIA opponent Northern New Mexico College 87-50. Shamar Givance led four Miners in double figures with 14 points in the win to push UTEP to 6-0 at home on the season. For the game, UTEP made 11 3-point field goals and shot 44% on long balls. As a result, they forced 27 turnovers in the game and had a 27-point deficit at halftime.
With a +7.3 scoring advantage for the season, UTEP scored just over 74 points per game. UTEP shoots 47% from the floor while holding the opposition to 42%. Despite their efforts against NNMC, the Miners are not very proficient at making 3s. In addition to shooting just 25% from three-point range, UTEP holds its opponents to just 29% from long range. As evidenced by their nearly 18 free throws made per game, the Miners like to play in the paint. In addition to forcing 20 turnovers per game, UTEP commits 15.5 turnovers per game.