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UTEP Miners vs. Sam Houston State Bearkats
The UTEP Miners and the Sam Houston State Bearkats will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.
Oddsmakers opened the Bearkats as -2.5-point favorites versus the Miners, while the game's total opened at 145.
Sam Houston State lost its last outing, a 90-66 result against Bulldogs on March 01. They failed to cover in that game as a -2-point favorite.
In their last action, UTEP was a 76-75 loser at home against Blue Raiders. They failed to cover the -2-point spread as favorites.
UTEP:
Team record: 16-12 SU,12-13-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
UTEP is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
UTEP is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of UTEP's last 8 games on the road
Sam Houston State:
Team record: 11-18 SU,8-18 ATS
Next up:
UTEP at Louisiana Tech Saturday, March 8
Sam Houston State home to New Mexico State Saturday, March 8