Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs UTEP Miners Prediction, 1/6/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs UTEP Miners

Date: Thursday, January 6, 2022

Location: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX

TV: CBSSN

The UTEP Miners (7-6) welcome the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (11-3) at Don Haskins Center on Thursday.

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs faced Western Kentucky and walked away with a win by a score of 74-73 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 17 and Western Kentucky racked up 20 fouls. They converted 13 of 22 tries from 3-point range. Western Kentucky walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 8 of 12 attempts. Furthermore, Western Kentucky pulled down 32 rebounds (4 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Western Kentucky doled out 14 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. When it comes to defending, Louisiana Tech allowed the other team to go 46.4% from the floor on 26 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 34 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 15 of 20 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Louisiana Tech ended with a 38.7% field goal percentage (24 out of 62) and buried 11 out of their 30 3-pointers.

Kenneth Lofton is someone who was important in the matchup. He shot 40.0% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 36 mins and collected 11 boards. He racked up 22 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Louisiana Tech comes into this matchup with a record of 11-3 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Louisiana Tech is grabbing 38.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 216 assists for the season, which has them ranked 50th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are shooting 32.3% from downtown (118 of 365) and 73.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 80.1 pts per game (32nd in the country) on 46.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are giving up 32.8% on shots from distance while they are 216th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (69.6). The Bulldogs defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.3% (354 of 858) and they surrender 36.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 291st in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 192 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the UTEP Miners took a defeat with a final score of 75-62 when they faced UAB. The Miners were able to collect 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. UAB was called for 8 personal fouls for the game which took the Miners to the free throw line for 7 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 100.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, UTEP converted 9 out of their 22 attempts (40.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Miners finished shooting 23 for 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.3%. The Miners allowed UAB to convert 30 of 60 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for the game. They wrapped up this game 32.0% from beyond the perimeter via 8 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 12 at the free throw line (58.3%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, UTEP allowed UAB to collect 35 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Jorell Saterfield pitched in for the Miners for the game. He earned 15 points in his 30 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist for this contest. He buried 5 out of 7 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

UTEP has a record of 7-6 so far this season. The Miners are committing 18.7 fouls every game and they connect on 76.1% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 10.8 times per contest (325th in college hoops) and they turn it over 12.4 times per game. UTEP has totaled 902 pts on the season (69.4 per game) and they collect 33.5 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Miners are connecting on 41.0% from the floor, which ranks them 304th in the nation.

The UTEP defense surrenders 35.9% on 3-point attempts (84 of 234) and opponents are knocking down 60.5% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.5 dimes and 34.3 boards every game, which ranks them 104th and 162nd in college hoops. The Miners are ranked 113th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 65.8. They are forcing 16.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (319th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UTEP

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