Seattle Redhawks vs UTEP Miners Prediction, 12/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Redhawks vs UTEP Miners

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

Location: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Seattle Redhawks (7-5) are hitting the road to Don Haskins Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the UTEP Miners (8-5).

The Seattle Redhawks faced Louisiana Tech and took home the win by a score of 79-73 in their last game. Seattle finished with a 37.5% FG percentage (24 out of 64) and knocked down 9 out of their 24 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Redhawks made 22 of 29 shots for a percentage of 75.9%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 39 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 8 assists for this contest while creating 14 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to defending, Seattle allowed 38.6% from the field on 27 of 70 shooting. Louisiana Tech earned 9 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. In addition, Louisiana Tech totaled 46 rebounds (13 offensive, 33 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Louisiana Tech finished the game shooting 68.2% from the free throw line by burying 15 of 22 attempts. They also converted 4 out of their 23 tries from long range. In regard to personal fouls, the Redhawks walked away with 23 and Louisiana Tech had 22 personal fouls.

Cameron Tyson is someone who was a contributor in the game. He left the arena with 33 points on 8 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and pulled down 8 boards. He ended up shooting 44.4% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Seattle will play this contest with a mark of 7-5 on the season. They turn the ball over 13.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.6 fouls per game. As a unit, Seattle is grabbing 36.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 167 assists on the year, which ranks 180th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Redhawks are connecting on 32.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (88 of 269) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.0 points per outing (157th in college basketball) on 45.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Redhawks have forced 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 28.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 72nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (66.2). The Redhawks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.3% (284 of 687) and they concede 32.1 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 101st in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 137 conceded this season.

The last time they took the court, the UTEP Miners got the win with a final of 78-67 when they played Wyoming. The Miners were able to corral 19 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. Wyoming committed 23 fouls for the matchup which took the Miners to the free throw line for a total of 35 attempts. They were able to knock down 26 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 74.3%. When it comes to shots from distance, UTEP knocked down 4 of their 13 attempts (30.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Miners finished 24 for 50 from the floor which had them sitting at 48.0%. The Miners allowed Wyoming to bury 17 of 50 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.0% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 22.7% from 3-point land by going 5 out of 22 and finished the contest at 28 out of 32 from the charity stripe (87.5%). In regard to team rebounding, UTEP allowed Wyoming to get 35 overall (14 on the offensive side).

Yazid Powell was important for the Miners for this contest. He earned 32 points in his 34 minutes on the court and tallied 4 dimes for this contest. He converted 9 out of 17 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and had 6 rebounds.

UTEP has a record of 8-5 for the campaign. The Miners are responsible for committing 22.2 fouls every game while shooting 68.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 14.8 times per game (107th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per contest. UTEP has totaled 1,013 points for the season (77.9 per game) and they grab 35.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Miners are hitting on 46.4% from the floor, which ranks them 112th in the nation.

The UTEP defense allows 30.4% on three-point shots (73 of 240) and opponents are knocking down 73.1% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 10.4 dimes and 33.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 37th and 108th in those defensive categories. The Miners on the defensive side of the court are 144th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 69.5. They are able to force 18.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (166th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UTEP

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