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Middle Tennessee vs UTEP Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/18/24
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UTEP (9-8) vs Middle Tennessee (6-11)
January 18, 2024 at 09:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: UTEP -5.5 — Over/Under: 127
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the UTEP Miners meet in college basketball action from the Don Haskins Center on Thursday night. Two 0-2 teams go head-to-head in C-USA action, who gets win #1 in conference play? Let’s dive in and find out with our Middle Tennessee vs. UTEP Prediction.
Middle Tennessee Team Preview
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders come into this one looking to rebound from back-to-back losses after a 60-51 loss at the hands of Sam Houston State last time out. Jestin Porter leads the Blue Raiders in scoring with 12.2 PPG while Elias King has 11.8 PPG and 4.4 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Middle Tennessee up to this point in the year. Jared Coleman-Jones has 8.6 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead Middle Tennessee on the glass this season. As a team, Middle Tennessee is averaging 62.6 PPG on 40.4% shooting from the field, 27.2% from three and 65.5% from the foul line this season.
UTEP Team Preview
The UTEP Miners come into this game looking to rebound from a 72-68 loss at the hands of FIU in their last matchup. Tae Hardy leads the Miners in scoring with 14.7 PPG along with 3.1 RPG and 2.6 APG while Zid Powell has 11.1 PPG with 5.1 RPG and a team-high 3.2 APG to lead UTEP in assists this season. Otis Frazier III has 10.4 PPG with 3.9 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for UTEP so far this season while Kevin Kalu has a team-high 5.4 RPG to lead the Miners on the glass this season. As a team, UTEP is averaging 74.6 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field, 31% from three and 68.5% from the foul line this season. UTEP will take on Western Kentucky after this game.
Middle Tennessee vs. UTEP Prediction
I’m on the under in this one. These are two of the least effective and least efficient offensive units in the country this season and that hasn’t changed so far throughout conference play. I think this is a game where the first to 60 wins if we even make it to that point. Give me the under in a 40-minute slopfest.
