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UTEP Miners vs. Houston Cougars
The UTEP Miners and the Houston Cougars will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Fertitta Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Cougars as -10-point favorites versus the Miners, while the game's total opened at 126.
Houston was a 61-55 loser in its last match at home against Cowboys. They failed to cover the -7-point spread as favorites.
Last time out for UTEP, they were a 67-61 winner as they battled Anteaters at home. They covered in the match as a -3-point favorite.
UTEP:
Team record: 8-1 SU,5-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
UTEP is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
UTEP is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
UTEP is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Houston:
Team record: 6-3 SU,3-6 ATS
Houston is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Next up:
UTEP at Hawaii Sunday, December 22
Houston at Portland Sunday, December 22