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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. UTEP Miners

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the UTEP Miners will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Don Haskins Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Miners as -6-point favorites versus the Blue Raiders, while the game's total opened at 124.5.

In their last action, UTEP was a 72-68 loser on the road against Panthers. They failed to cover the +2-point spread as underdogs.

Middle Tennessee lost its last outing, a 60-51 result against Bearkats on January 13. They failed to cover in that game as a +2-point underdog.

Middle Tennessee:
Team record: 6-11 SU,3-12 ATS
Middle Tennessee is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Middle Tennessee is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Middle Tennessee's last 6 games on the road

UTEP:
Team record: 9-8 SU,2-11-1 ATS
UTEP is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
UTEP is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Middle Tennessee
UTEP is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Middle Tennessee

Next up:
Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State Saturday, January 20
UTEP home to Western Kentucky Saturday, January 20