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UTEP Miners vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
The UTEP Miners and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Propst Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hilltoppers as -3.5-point favorites versus the Miners, while the game's total opened at 146.
Western Kentucky was a 85-54 winner in its last match at home against Blue Raiders. They covered the -6-point spread as favorites.
In their last action, UTEP was a 65-63 winner on the road against Bearkats. They covered the +5-point spread as underdogs.
UTEP:
Team record: 18-15 SU,12-17-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
UTEP is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Western Kentucky
UTEP is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Western Kentucky
The total has gone OVER in 5 of UTEP's last 5 games when playing Western Kentucky
Western Kentucky:
Team record: 21-11 SU,18-11 ATS
Western Kentucky is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing UTEP
Western Kentucky is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing UTEP
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Western Kentucky's last 5 games when playing UTEP