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  3. UTEP Miners vs UAB Blazers
Thu 7:30 PM ET
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Game time: December 29, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: Bartow Arena — Birmingham, AL

Article updated Dec 28, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

UTEP is on the road playing UAB at the Bartow Arena stadium on Thursday, 12/29/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. UAB -16 was the opening favorite and current line is UAB

Game outlook

UTEP is on the road playing UAB at the Bartow Arena stadium on Thursday, 12/29/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. UAB -16 was the opening favorite and current line is UAB -15.

UTEP Highlights

With a power ranking of 282, UTEP is ranked #225 in offense (scoring an average of 70.33 per game), #106 in defense (allowing an average of 65.83 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-4 (7-3 ATS) this season.

UAB Highlights

UAB Blazers has a power ranking of 36 and are #5 for offense (scoring an average of 86.92 per game), #194 for defense (giving up an average of 65.83 points per game) and 10-2 (5-6 ATS) overall. UTEP went 3-0 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against UAB.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be UTEP 86.5, UAB 56.5. 51% of SportsJaw predicts UAB Blazers to cover. OddsShark predicts UAB will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Miners 66 to Blazers 91.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Miners 66 to Blazers 91.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · UTEP Miners+1,100 → +810Moved
  • Moneyline · UAB Blazers-1,400 → -1,350Moved
  • Spread · UTEP Miners+16 (-110) → +15 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · UAB Blazers-16 (-110) → -15 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over143 (-110) → 143 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under143 (-110) → 143 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

UTEP Miners
11-20 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
UAB Blazers
20-12 matchup record · 2-8-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-29T03:14:39.714Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-26UAB Blazers 69 · UTEP Miners 66
  • 2021-12-30UTEP Miners 62 · UAB Blazers 75
Final result

Matchup pick recap

UAB Blazers defeated UTEP Miners 79-73

UAB Blazers defeated UTEP Miners 79-73 on December 29, 2022, a 6-point decision in the series. UAB Blazers' strongest period was the overtime, when it outscored its opponent 11-5. Against SportsJaw's recorded UTEP Miners +15 (-110) spread, UTEP Miners covered, while the 152 combined points finished over the recorded total of 143.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DocthizzMoneyline · UAB Blazers -2,500Win
  • CoolioSpread · UAB Blazers -15 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 143.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · UAB Blazers -15 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 143.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · UTEP Miners +15 (-110)Win