UTEP vs Sam Houston Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for CUSA Tournament

The No. 8 seed UTEP Miners (17-14, 7-11 CUSA) and the No. 9 seed Sam Houston Bearkats (13-18, 6-12 CUSA) meet in CUSA tournament Tuesday at Von Braun Center, tipping off at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

UTEP vs. Sam Houston Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: Huntsville, Alabama
• Arena: Von Braun Center

UTEP vs. Sam Houston Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: UTEP win (55.8%)

Before you place a wager on UTEP-Sam Houston outing (in which UTEP is a 2.5-point favorite and the over/under has been set at 147.5 points), below are a few betting trends and insights for Tuesday's game.

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UTEP vs. Sam Houston: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• UTEP is 13-15-0 ATS this season.
• Sam Houston has covered nine times in 28 chances against the spread this year.
• UTEP (6-7) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 2.5 points or more this season (46.2%) than Sam Houston (4-7) does as a 2.5+-point underdog (36.4%).
• The Miners own a worse record against the spread at home (4-9-0) than they do in away games (7-5-0).
• The Bearkats' winning percentage against the spread at home is .300 (3-7-0). On the road, it is .375 (6-10-0).
• UTEP has eight wins against the spread in 18 conference games this year.
• Sam Houston's CUSA record against the spread is 6-12-0.

UTEP vs. Sam Houston: Moneyline Betting Stats

• UTEP has been the moneyline favorite in 15 games this season and has come away with the win 10 times (66.7%) in those contests.
• This season, the Miners have been victorious nine times in 13 chances when named as a favorite of at least -130 or better on the moneyline.
• Sam Houston has put together a 1-13 record in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 7.1% of those games).
• In games they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +108 or longer, the Bearkats have gone 1-10 (9.1%).
• UTEP has an implied victory probability of 56.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

UTEP vs. Sam Houston Head-to-Head Comparison

• UTEP outscores opponents by 2.1 points per game (scoring 72.7 per game to rank 213th in college basketball while allowing 70.6 per outing to rank 138th in college basketball) and has a +64 scoring differential overall.
• Otis Frazier III leads UTEP, averaging 13.4 points per game (461st in college basketball).
• Sam Houston scores 75.7 points per game (125th in college basketball) and concedes 75.9 (290th in college basketball) for a -8 scoring differential overall.
• Lamar Wilkerson's 20.4 points per game paces Sam Houston and ranks 12th in the nation.
• The 28.4 rebounds per game the Miners average rank 337th in the country, and are 5.6 fewer than the 34.0 their opponents pull down per outing.
• Kevin Kalu's 5.5 rebounds per game lead the Miners and rank 439th in college basketball action.
• The Bearkats average 31.8 rebounds per game (186th in college basketball), compared to the 31.2 of their opponents.
• Kalifa Sakho averages 6.3 rebounds per game (262nd in college basketball) to lead the Bearkats.
• UTEP scores 93.7 points per 100 possessions (239th in college basketball), while giving up 91.0 points per 100 possessions (119th in college basketball).
• The Bearkats rank 173rd in college basketball with 96.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and 262nd defensively with 96.4 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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