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Game time: December 20, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Don Haskins Center — El Paso, TX

Article updated Dec 20, 1:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Norfolk St. Spartans are traveling to play the UTEP Miners at the Don Haskins Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/20/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. UTEP is the betting favorite opening

Game outlook

The Norfolk St. Spartans are traveling to play the UTEP Miners at the Don Haskins Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/20/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. UTEP is the betting favorite opening at -6 and the current line is UTEP -6.5.

Spartans vs Miners Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Miners to win tonight's game by 12 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the UTEP Miners to cover the 6.5 point spread and the total to go over 136.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Norfolk St. 64 to UTEP 76

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Norfolk St. Spartans to cover the spread (54%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that UTEP will win straight-up is 73%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be NORFK 61.75, UTEP 74.75.

OddsShark predicts UTEP will win, norfolk state will cover, and the total will go over.

52% picked Norfolk St. Spartans on Covers.com

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Norfolk St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 97, Norfolk St. is ranked #228 in offense (scoring an average of 73.25 per game), #103 in defense (allowing an average of 68.08 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-5 (5-5 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Spartans hit an average of 43.15% of their field goals (ranked #254) and 74.55% of their free throws (ranked #60) and makes an average of 32.92% of their three pointers ranked #215 in the NCAAB). They average 34.67 rebounds per game (ranked # 256) and average 11.58 offensive assists and 11.17 turnovers per game (ranked # 298 and 84 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Norfolk St. allows an average of 42.35% field goals (ranked #162) and 69.50% free throws (ranked #136 in the NCAAB) The Spartans allow an average of 32.90% of the three pointers (ranked #191) and averages 33.25 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.25) Finally, the Spartans average 12.58 defensive assists and 15.83 turnovers per game (ranked # 167 and 35 respectively).

UTEP Key Betting Stats

UTEP Miners has a power ranking of 285 and are #90 for offense (scoring an average of 78.91 per game), #159 for defense (giving up an average of 70.18 points per game) and 6-5 (1-6-1 ATS) overall. Norfolk St. went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against UTEP.

For offense, the Miners hit an average of 46.58% of their field goals (ranked #103) and 66.67% of their free throws (ranked #301) and makes an average of 29.41% of their three pointers (ranked #317 in the NCAAB). They average 36.91 rebounds per game (ranked # 173) and average 16.27 offensive assists and 14.73 turnovers per game (ranked # 55) and 332 respectively).

On defense, UTEP allows an average of 42.88% field goals (ranked #192) and 71.63% free throws (ranked #222 in the NCAAB) The Miners allow an average of 30.77% of the three pointers (ranked #97) and averages 34.00 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.00) Finally, the Miners average 10.91 defensive assists and 18.82 turnovers per game (ranked # 61 and 3 respectively).

Betting Summary

Norfolk St. has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the UTEP Miners to cover the 6.5 point spread and the total to go over 136.5 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

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.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Norfolk St. Spartans+220 → +220Unchanged
  • Moneyline · UTEP Miners-275 → -270Moved
  • Spread · Norfolk St. Spartans+6 (-110) → +6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · UTEP Miners-6 (-110) → -6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over137.5 (-110) → 136.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under137.5 (-110) → 136.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Norfolk St. Spartans
1-2 matchup record · 1-3-0 ATS · 1-3-0 O/U
Last 4 completed games on file
UTEP Miners
2-4 matchup record · 2-7-1 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-20T06:35:36.650Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

UTEP Miners defeated Norfolk St. Spartans 67-65

UTEP Miners defeated Norfolk St. Spartans 67-65 on December 20, 2023, a 2-point decision in the series. UTEP Miners' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 37-35. Against SportsJaw's recorded Norfolk St. Spartans +6.5 (-110) spread, Norfolk St. Spartans covered, while the 132 combined points finished under the recorded total of 136.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • VfernandezTotal · Under 137.5 (-110)Win
  • JamescashiolaSpread · Norfolk St. Spartans +6 (-110)Win
  • RcSpread · Norfolk St. Spartans +6 (-110)Win
  • 1735203231Spread · Norfolk St. Spartans +6 (-110)Win
  • DrfeelgoodTotal · Under 137 (-110)Win
  • RoycejacobsSpread · Norfolk St. Spartans +6.5 (-110)Win
  • AdrianMariucciTotal · Under 137 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Norfolk St. Spartans +6.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 136.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Norfolk St. Spartans +6.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 136.5 (-110)Loss
  • Tbone91Spread · UTEP Miners -6.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Norfolk St. Spartans +6.5 (-110)Win