Chicago State Cougars vs UTEP Miners Betting Pick & Prediction 1/7/24
Making on a bet on this NCAA game featuring the Cougars versus the Miners? Tip off is at at 3:00 ET, and you can watch it all unfold on ESPN+. The game will be played at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX. The over/under goal line for this matchup is currently at 131.5 points, and the Miners are favored to win at home against the Cougars.
CHICAGO STATE COUGARS VS UTEP MINERS BETTING PICK
The Pick: UTEP Miners -10
This game will be played at Don Haskins Center at 3:00 ET on Sunday, January 7th.
WHY BET THE UTEP MINERS:
- We have this one finishing with a projected score of 79-66 in favor of the Miners.
- Not only will UTEP pick up the win, but look for them to cover at -10.
- The over/under is currently sitting at 131.5 points, and we like the over with a projected 145 points.
Can Chicago State Deliver Being Underdogs on the Road?
Chicago State comes into today’s game as the underdog, with a point spread of +10. So far this season, the Cougars have an overall record of 7-14 and have lost their last five games. On the road, they are 3-8 and have an average scoring margin of -10.6 points per game.
In their last game, Chicago State faced off against Oklahoma State and lost by a score of 72-53. Over their last ten road games, the Cougars are just 3-7.
Chicago State has an ATS record of 9-11-1 this season. On the road, they are 5-6 vs. the spread. As the underdog, the Cougars have gone 8-8-1 vs. the spread this year. Over their last 10 games as the underdog, Chicago State has an ATS mark of 5-5.
Chicago State’s over/under record this season sits at 8-12-1 and today’s over/under line of 131.5 is lower than the average over/under line in their games (138.8). So far, 11 of their games have finished with fewer points than today’s line. In their last three games, the average scoring total is 123 points and their over/under record over their last 10 games is 3-6-1.
Coming off their recent game, the Chicago State offense tallied 53 points in a matchup against Oklahoma State. Their field goal percentage for the game was 29%, and they made 5 threes. Wesley Cardet Jr. is leading the team in scoring at 18.2 points per contest. Jahsean Corbett has also been a key contributor with a PPG average of 13.3 going into the game.
Currently, the Cougars’ defense holds the 135th rank in the nation, allowing 70.3 points per game. In their previous game vs. Oklahoma State, the Cowboys finished with a field goal percentage of 48% and a total of 72 points vs. Chicago State.
Does UTEP Have What it Takes at Home?
UTEP comes into today’s matchup with an overall record of 8-7 and have dropped their last two games. The Miners are favored by 10 points and have a home record of 5-3 this season.
Over their last ten games at home, UTEP has gone 7-3 and are 5-1 this season when favored. In their last game, the Miners lost to New Mexico State by a score of 63-53.
UTEP’s ATS record this season is just 2-9-1, including a mark of 2-5-1 at home. Their ATS record as the favorite is 2-4 and they have gone just 1-4 vs. the spread in their last 5 games as the favorite.
This season, the over/under record for UTEP games is 4-8 and their games have averaged 135.8 points. Today’s over/under line of 131.5 is lower than the average over/under line in their games this year (140.1). Over their last three games, the average scoring total is 131 points.
UTEP offense recently wrapped up a game with a total of 53 points against New Mexico State. In that game, they made 5/19 three-point attempts and achieved a field goal percentage of 40.5%. Coming into the game, the Miners offense has strugled with their outside shot this season, hitting threes at a rate of just 28%. On average, they get up 18.1 three-point attempts per game and are averaging 18.9 made free-throws.
At present, the Miners’ defense is nationally ranked 122nd, allowing 69.3 points per game. On average, opposing teams are hitting 4.7 threes per game vs. Chicago State. This has come on three-point shooting percentage of 28.6%.