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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. UTEP Miners

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the UTEP Miners will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Don Haskins Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Miners as -1.5-point favorites versus the Hilltoppers, while the game's total opened at 147.5.

UTEP was a 73-59 winner in their most recent outing at home against Blue Raiders. They covered the -6-point spread as favorites.

Western Kentucky lost its last outing, a 72-70 result against Aggies on January 18. They covered in that game as a +3-point underdog.

Western Kentucky:
Team record: 13-5 SU,9-6 ATS
Western Kentucky is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Western Kentucky is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Western Kentucky's last 6 games on the road

UTEP:
Team record: 10-8 SU,3-11-1 ATS
UTEP is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
UTEP is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Western Kentucky
UTEP is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Western Kentucky

Next up:
Western Kentucky home to Florida International Thursday, January 25
UTEP at Louisiana Tech Thursday, January 25