Jackson State Tigers vs UTEP Miners Prediction, 12/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jackson State Tigers vs UTEP Miners

Date: Friday, December 20, 2024

Location: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Jackson State Tigers (0-10) are hitting the road to Don Haskins Center on Friday where they will play the UTEP Miners (7-3).

The Jackson State Tigers faced off with Iowa State and took a loss by a final of 100-58 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 20 while Iowa State totaled 14 fouls. They also converted 11 of 28 attempts from 3-point range. Iowa State went 72.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of 29 attempts. Additionally, Iowa State pulled down 40 rebounds (14 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Iowa State recorded 26 dimes and had 16 steals in this contest. When discussing defense, Jackson State allowed their opponent to shoot 50.7% from the floor on 34 out of 67 shooting. They also doled out 10 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 11 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. Jackson State wrapped up the game with a 37.0% FG percentage (20 of 54) and converted 7 out of their 22 3-point attempts.

Dorian McMillian is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He finished with 20 points on 8 of 22 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 36.4% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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Jackson State enters this matchup with a mark of 0-10 for the year. They cough up possession 15.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Jackson State is pulling down 34.5 boards per game and has tallied 95 assists for the year, which ranks 362nd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Tigers are shooting 30.2% on three-point shots (65 of 215) and 67.9% from the free throw line. They average 61.1 points per contest (356th in Division 1) while shooting 36.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Tigers are forcing 11.1 turnovers per game and they draw 14.3 personal fouls. They rank 359th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 216 surrendered on the year. The Tigers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 49.4% (311 of 629) and they concede 40.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 41.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 362nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (86.9).

When they last played, the UTEP Miners got the victory with a final of 67-62 when they faced Tarleton State. Concerning rebounds, UTEP permitted Tarleton State to snag 25 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from downtown by shooting 4 of 12 and ended up going 18 of 23 from the charity stripe (78.3%). The Miners permitted Tarleton State to convert 20 of their 40 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Miners shot 19 for 45 from the field which had them shooting 42.2%. In the matter of shots from downtown, UTEP knocked down 6 of 16 tries (37.5%). They were able to make 23 of them for a rate of 69.7%. Tarleton State had 21 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Miners to the charity stripe for a total of 33 tries. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Miners earned 13 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 22 for the game.

Otis Frazier III was important for the Miners for the game. He converted 4 of 9 in this contest for a field goal rate of 44.4%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 18 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 2 assists for the matchup.

UTEP has a win-loss record of 7-3 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Miners are shooting 46.8% from the field, which ranks 114th in Division 1. UTEP has totaled 747 points so far this season (74.7 per game) and they grab 28.7 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.6 times per game (219th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest. The Miners are committing 21.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 72.8% from the free throw line.

The UTEP defense gives up 32.0% on shots from 3-point land (63 of 197) and their opponents are knocking down 75.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 13.5 dimes and 34.0 total rebounds per game, which is 220th and 157th in the nation. The Miners on the defensive end are ranked 58th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 66.2. They are forcing 19.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the floor (187th in the country).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take UTEP and under the total points

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