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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs UTEP Miners Prediction

Game time: February 22, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Don Haskins Center — El Paso, TX

Article updated Feb 22, 10:35 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are on the road playing the UTEP Miners at the Don Haskins Center stadium on Thursday, 2/22/2024 @ 9:00pm EST. Louisiana Tech is the betting

Game outlook

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are on the road playing the UTEP Miners at the Don Haskins Center stadium on Thursday, 2/22/2024 @ 9:00pm EST. Louisiana Tech is the betting favorite opening at -2 and the line hasn't moved.

Bulldogs vs Miners Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Bulldogs to win tonight's game by 11 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs to cover the 2 point spread and the total to go over 136 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Louisiana Tech 79 to UTEP 68

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

50% of SportsJaw players predict UTEP Miners to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Louisiana Tech will win straight-up is 57%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be LATEC 70, UTEP 66.

OddsShark 's prediction is Louisiana Tech will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

62% picked Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on Covers.com

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Louisiana Tech Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 230, Louisiana Tech is ranked #145 in offense (scoring an average of 75.12 per game), #12 in defense (allowing an average of 63.36 points to be scored against them per game) and are 18-8 (13-10 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Bulldogs hit an average of 45.78% of their field goals (ranked #121) and 69.31% of their free throws (ranked #274) and makes an average of 35.80% of their three pointers ranked #92 in the NCAAB). They average 38.80 rebounds per game (ranked # 52) and average 12.88 offensive assists and 12.48 turnovers per game (ranked # 203 and 234 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Louisiana Tech allows an average of 38.99% field goals (ranked #7) and 70.25% free throws (ranked #115 in the NCAAB) The Bulldogs allow an average of 32.46% of the three pointers (ranked #119) and averages 33.32 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.32) Finally, the Bulldogs average 9.76 defensive assists and 13.28 turnovers per game (ranked # 8 and 87 respectively).

UTEP Key Betting Stats

UTEP Miners has a power ranking of 25 and are #189 for offense (scoring an average of 73.72 per game), #106 for defense (giving up an average of 69.28 points per game) and 13-13 (8-14-1 ATS) overall. Louisiana Tech went 1-2 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against UTEP.

For offense, the Miners hit an average of 44.63% of their field goals (ranked #186) and 68.38% of their free throws (ranked #296) and makes an average of 30.94% of their three pointers (ranked #317 in the NCAAB). They average 33.60 rebounds per game (ranked # 288) and average 13.12 offensive assists and 14.96 turnovers per game (ranked # 179) and 348 respectively).

On defense, UTEP allows an average of 45.25% field goals (ranked #277) and 70.64% free throws (ranked #138 in the NCAAB) The Miners allow an average of 30.72% of the three pointers (ranked #42) and averages 34.80 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.80) Finally, the Miners average 10.96 defensive assists and 19.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 44 and 1 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs to cover the 2 point spread and the total to go over 136 points.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Louisiana Tech Bulldogs-140 → -144Moved
  • Moneyline · UTEP Miners+120 → +120Unchanged
  • Spread · Louisiana Tech Bulldogs-2 (-110) → -2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · UTEP Miners+2 (-110) → +2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over135.5 (-110) → 136 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under135.5 (-110) → 136 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
12-8 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
UTEP Miners
8-12 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-23T03:35:51.310Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-25UTEP Miners 54 · Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 68
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeated UTEP Miners 65-59

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeated UTEP Miners 65-59 on February 22, 2024, a 6-point decision in the series. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 36-28. Against SportsJaw's recorded Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -2.5 (-110) spread, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs covered, while the 124 combined points finished under the recorded total of 136.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Drew_WestcottSpread · Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -3 (-110)Win
  • Hustle$Spread · UTEP Miners +3 (-110)Loss