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UTEP Miners vs. Sam Houston State Bearkats
The UTEP Miners and the Sam Houston State Bearkats will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.
Oddsmakers opened the Bearkats as -4.5-point favorites versus the Miners, while the game's total opened at 142.
Sam Houston State was a 79-67 winner in its last match at home against Aggies. They covered the -4.5-point spread as favorites.
UTEP lost its last outing, a 68-54 result against Bulldogs on January 25. They failed to cover in that game as a +10-point underdog.
UTEP:
Team record: 11-9 SU,4-12-1 ATS
UTEP is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
UTEP is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UTEP's last 6 games on the road
Sam Houston State:
Team record: 11-9 SU,9-8-1 ATS
Next up:
UTEP home to Jacksonville State Thursday, February 1
Sam Houston State at Western Kentucky Thursday, February 1