Check out our free UTEP vs UTSA pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in San Antonio. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
UTEP vs UTSA Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 11th Betting Odds
Miners vs Roadrunners Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: UTEP Miners at UTSA Roadrunners
- Where: San Antonio at UTSA Convocation Center
- Date: Saturday, February 11th
- Betting Odds: UTEP -5, UTEP -235 | UTSA +189 O/U 136.0
Miners Preview:
Heading into today’s matchup vs UTSA, the UTEP Miners will be taking the floor for the 25th time this season and have an overall record of 11-13. So far, the Miners have played 10 games on the road, with a record of 1-9. This season, UTEP has been favored to win in 9 games, sitting with a mark of 7-2. For today’s contest, UTEP has a betting line set -5 points in their favor.
UTEP will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Tae Hardy who is averaging 13.04 points per game for the Miners. Hardy is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Miners’ offensive game plan is the play of Shamar Givance who has hit 39.5% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 10.08 points per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for UTEP this season, as they are currently ranked 275th in college basketball at 68.8 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Miners’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 35.2%, placing them 171st in the NCAA.
Roadrunners Preview:
Heading into today’s matchup vs UTEP, the UTSA Roadrunners will be taking the floor for the 26th time this season and have an overall record of 7-18. So far this season, UTSA has played 15 games at home, sitting with a record of 7-8. For the season, UTSA has been the underdog in 18 games, sitting with a mark of 2-16. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Roadrunners being +5 point underdogs.
Jacob Germany comes into today’s game as the Roadrunners’ leading scorer at 12.13 points per contest. Not only has Germany been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is UTSA’s top rebounder at 8.04 boards per contest. Behind Germany, the team has benefited from the strong play of Japhet Medor, who is second on the team in scoring at 12.55 points per game. Overall, he has hit 39.9% of his shots and is adding 3.32 boards per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for UTSA this season, as they are currently ranked 319th in college basketball at 67.3 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Roadrunners’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 29.4%, placing them 487th in the NCAA.
Free Spread Prediction: UTSA Roadrunners +5
In today’s matchup, our analysis has identified the best bet as an opportunity to bet on a home underdog. Coming into the game, the UTEP Miners are the betting favorite with a point spread set at -5. However, we anticipate UTSA putting up a strong fight and benefiting from playing at home and see them covering the spread. It is likely, the the public is going to side heavily with the Miners as the favorite. But, we see this line being set too high and like the value of taking the Roadrunners to cover.
