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UTEP vs Middle Tenn. St. Predictions

Game time: February 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET

Venue: Murphy Center — Murfreesboro, TN

Article updated Feb 17, 6:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The UTEP Miners are traveling to play the Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders at the Murphy Center stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 6:00pm EST. Middle Tenn. St. is the betting

Game outlook

The UTEP Miners are traveling to play the Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders at the Murphy Center stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 6:00pm EST. Middle Tenn. St. is the betting favorite opening at -1 and the current line is Middle Tenn. St. -1.5.

Miners vs Blue Raiders Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Miners to win tonight's game by 4 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the UTEP Miners to cover the 1.5 point spread and the total to go over 136.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: UTEP 74 to Middle Tenn. St. 70

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts UTEP Miners to cover the spread (53%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Middle Tenn. St. will win straight-up is 55%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be UTEP 66.75, MIDTN 69.75.

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

70% picked Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders on Covers.com

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UTEP Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 44, UTEP is ranked #199 in offense (scoring an average of 73.46 per game), #94 in defense (allowing an average of 68.42 points to be scored against them per game) and are 13-12 (8-13-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Miners hit an average of 44.79% of their field goals (ranked #173) and 68.88% of their free throws (ranked #281) and makes an average of 31.16% of their three pointers ranked #306 in the NCAAB). They average 33.42 rebounds per game (ranked # 297) and average 13.00 offensive assists and 15.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 192 and 350 respectively).

Defensively speaking, UTEP allows an average of 44.70% field goals (ranked #240) and 70.56% free throws (ranked #133 in the NCAAB) The Miners allow an average of 30.53% of the three pointers (ranked #39) and averages 34.58 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.58) Finally, the Miners average 10.71 defensive assists and 19.13 turnovers per game (ranked # 33 and 1 respectively).

Middle Tenn. St. Key Betting Stats

Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders has a power ranking of 312 and are #353 for offense (scoring an average of 63.58 per game), #84 for defense (giving up an average of 68.08 points per game) and 10-15 (7-16 ATS) overall. UTEP went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Middle Tenn. St..

For offense, the Blue Raiders hit an average of 40.43% of their field goals (ranked #340) and 66.35% of their free throws (ranked #330) and makes an average of 28.62% of their three pointers (ranked #349 in the NCAAB). They average 35.04 rebounds per game (ranked # 214) and average 9.50 offensive assists and 14.67 turnovers per game (ranked # 357) and 345 respectively).

On defense, Middle Tenn. St. allows an average of 43.91% field goals (ranked #199) and 70.84% free throws (ranked #157 in the NCAAB) The Blue Raiders allow an average of 32.25% of the three pointers (ranked #102) and averages 35.25 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.25) Finally, the Blue Raiders average 10.75 defensive assists and 11.63 turnovers per game (ranked # 36 and 232 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the UTEP Miners to cover the 1.5 point spread and the total to go over 136.5 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 Miners vs Blue Raiders archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Miners vs Blue Raiders matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · UTEP Miners-105 → +100Moved
  • Moneyline · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders-115 → -120Moved
  • Spread · UTEP Miners+1 (-110) → +1 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders-1 (-110) → -1 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over135.5 (-110) → 136.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under135.5 (-110) → 136.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

UTEP Miners
8-11 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders
8-15 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-17T11:36:08.471Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-18Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 59 · UTEP Miners 73
  • 2023-03-04Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 65 · UTEP Miners 77
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders defeated UTEP Miners 96-90

Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders defeated UTEP Miners 96-90 on February 17, 2024, a 6-point decision in the series. Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 38-32. Against SportsJaw's recorded UTEP Miners +1 (-110) spread, Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders covered, while the 186 combined points finished over the recorded total of 136.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CovergirlTotal · Over 135.5 (-110)Win
  • MrpinkSpread · UTEP Miners +1.5 (-110)Loss
  • Tbone91Spread · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders +1.5 (-110)Win
  • MauriceJonesSpread · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders +1.5 (-110)Win
  • ThinkmakegrowTotal · Over 135.5 (-110)Win