Chicago State Cougars vs UTEP Miners Prediction, 1/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago State Cougars vs UTEP Miners

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2024

Location: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX

TV: ESPN+

Don Haskins Center is the location where the UTEP Miners (8-7) will try to defeat the Chicago State Cougars (7-14) on Sunday.

The Chicago State Cougars took the court against Oklahoma State and took a loss by a final of 72-53 in their last contest. Chicago State walked away from the game having earned a 29.0% FG percentage (18 out of 62) and converted 5 of their 17 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cougars converted 12 of 16 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled 28 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 5 assists in this matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of defense, Chicago State allowed the other team to go 48.1% from the field on 26 out of 54 shooting. Oklahoma State earned 12 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Oklahoma State snagged 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Oklahoma State finished the game at 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 15 tries. They also knocked down 8 out of their 25 tries from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the Cougars ended up finishing with 13 while Oklahoma State accumulated 12 personal fouls.

Jahsean Corbett is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He went 46.7% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He saw the court for 35 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points on 7 out of 15 shooting.

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Chicago State will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 7-14 so far this season. They average 63.4 points per contest (350th in Division 1) while going 39.5% from the floor. The Cougars are connecting on 28.6% on shots from beyond the arc (114 of 399) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Chicago State is collecting 31.4 boards per game and has racked up 198 assists on the season, which is 157th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.8 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Cougars are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers every game and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 362nd in D-1 in allowing assists with 272 surrendered for the season. The Cougars are giving up a FG percentage of 47.0% (533 of 1,135) and they concede 36.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 30.5% from 3-point land and they rank 155th in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the UTEP Miners took a loss by a final score of 63-53 against New Mexico State. The Miners snagged 15 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 22 in this contest. They turned it over 13 times, while recording 11 steals in the game. New Mexico State earned 22 fouls in the game which took the Miners to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Regarding 3-point attempts, UTEP knocked down 5 out of 19 attempts (26.3%). In all, the Miners went 17 out of 42 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.5%. The Miners permitted New Mexico State to make 22 of their 50 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 44.0% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 23.1% from 3-point land by going 3 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 21 at the charity stripe (76.2%). Concerning rebounds, UTEP allowed New Mexico State to snag 31 in total (11 offensive).

Tae Hardy was important for the Miners for the contest. He scored 21 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 2 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 17 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 35.3%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

UTEP has a record of 8-7 on the year. The Miners are responsible for committing 21.2 personal fouls every game and they shoot 68.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.8 times per game (170th in college basketball) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. UTEP has accounted for 1,127 pts for the season (75.1 per game) and they grab 34.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Miners are hitting on 45.3% from the floor, which is 162nd in college basketball.

The Miners are ranked 134th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 69.3. They have forced 18.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the floor (194th in Division 1). The UTEP defense gives up 30.9% on shots from beyond the arc (85 of 275) and their opponents are converting on 73.3% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 10.3 dimes and 34.2 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 33rd and 147th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UTEP

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