Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs UTEP Miners Prediction, 2/1/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs UTEP Miners

Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024

Location: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks (11-10) are en route to Don Haskins Center on Thursday where they will take on the UTEP Miners (11-10).

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks stepped onto the hardwood against Liberty and walked away with a win by a score of 73-62 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Gamecocks walked away with 21 and Liberty recorded 20 fouls. They also knocked down 9 of 28 attempts from beyond the arc. Liberty finished the game at 52.9% when shooting free throws by converting 9 of their 17 tries. On top of that, Liberty collected 22 rebounds (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Liberty distributed 12 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. When discussing defending, Jacksonville State allowed 41.5% from the field on 22 out of 53 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes for the contest while forcing 5 turnovers and having 2 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 34 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Gamecocks buried 12 of 19 tries for a percentage of 63.2%. Jacksonville State finished with a 62.2% FG percentage (28 of 45) and buried 5 of 12 three-point attempts.

Kyky Tandy is one player who was a contributor for the game. He ended up going 61.5% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He was able to score 25 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Jacksonville State will play this contest with a record of 11-10 so far this season. They currently have an average of 70.8 points per contest (268th in the country) on 46.8% from the field. The Gamecocks are shooting 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (115 of 346) and 70.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Jacksonville State is collecting 37.0 rebounds per contest and has racked up 237 dimes for the campaign, which is 307th in college basketball in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Gamecocks have forced 12.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They concede 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 20th in D-1 in opponents points per game (63.9). The Gamecocks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (475 of 1,144) and they concede 30.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 15th in college hoops in allowing assists with 208 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UTEP Miners went home defeated by a final of 60-56 against Sam Houston State. The Miners recorded 20 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the game. They turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 13 steals for the game. Sam Houston State was called for 15 fouls in the game which got the Miners to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 58.8%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, UTEP converted 4 of 16 attempts (25.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Miners shot 21 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.2%. The Miners allowed Sam Houston State to knock down 26 of 64 tries from the floor which had them shooting 40.6% in this game. They wrapped up this game 23.1% from three-point range by connecting on 3 out of 13 and ended up going 5 out of 10 at the free throw line (50.0%). When it comes to team rebounding, UTEP permitted Sam Houston State to pull down 49 in total (20 offensive).

Tae Hardy was important for the Miners in this game. He racked up 13 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 17 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 29.4%, and had 4 rebounds.

UTEP has a mark of 11-10 on the season. The Miners commit 19.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.0 times per contest (203rd in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per game. UTEP has accounted for 1,545 pts this season (73.6 per game) and they pull in 32.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Miners are hitting on 45.0% from the floor, which ranks them 164th in college basketball.

The UTEP defense allows 31.3% on shots from 3-point land (114 of 364) and their opponents are connecting on 71.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 11.0 assists and 34.8 rebounds every game, ranking them 48th and 181st in college hoops. The Miners on the defensive side of the court are 117th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 69.3. They are forcing 19.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (289th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UTEP

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