Tarleton State Texans vs UTEP Miners Prediction, 12/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tarleton State Texans vs UTEP Miners

Date: Monday, December 16, 2024

Location: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX

TV: ESPN+

Don Haskins Center is the site where the UTEP Miners (6-3) will take on the Tarleton State Texans (3-8) on Monday.

The Tarleton State Texans took the court against UCF and took a loss by a score of 66-51 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Texans walked away with 20 while UCF accumulated 13 fouls. They made 9 out of their 31 attempts from distance. UCF finished the game at 86.4% at the free throw line by burying 19 of their 22 attempts. In addition, UCF had 34 rebounds (14 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UCF recorded 14 assists and had 12 steals for the matchup. In regard to defense, Tarleton State allowed 35.8% from the floor on 19 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 10 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 29 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Texans made 4 of 9 attempts for a rate of 44.4%. Tarleton State wrapped up the contest having earned a 41.5% FG percentage (22 of 53) and converted 3 of their 7 shots from downtown.

Bubu Benjamin is someone who played a role in this matchup. He accounted for 13 points on 5 out of 7 shooting. He was on the court for 26 mins and grabbed 1 board. He walked away from this one shooting 71.4% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Tarleton State will enter this matchup with a mark of 3-8 this season. They lose possession via turnover 20.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Tarleton State is collecting 30.3 boards per game and has earned 117 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 295th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Texans are connecting on 37.8% on shots from distance (48 of 127) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 61.6 pts per game (354th in college hoops) while connecting on 43.8% from the field.

On defense, the Texans are able to force 16.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 37.4% on 3-pointers while they are 260th in the nation in PPG allowed (74.2). The Texans defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.7% (277 of 606) and they concede 32.5 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 326th in D-1 in allowing assists with 161 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the UTEP Miners walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-74 when they faced Louisville. The Miners were able to snag 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. Louisville was called for 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Miners to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They were able to bury 7 of them for a percentage of 63.6%. When discussing shooting from downtown, UTEP buried 9 of 20 attempts (45.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Miners went 29 out of 57 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.9%. The Miners permitted Louisville to make 23 of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 39.7% in the game. They went 17.6% from 3-point land by going 6 of 34 and finished the contest at 25 out of 34 at the free throw line (73.5%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, UTEP permitted Louisville to collect 39 in all (16 offensive).

Corey Camper Jr. ended up having an impact for the Miners for this contest. He made 7 of 13 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 39 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 dimes for the matchup.

UTEP has a mark of 6-3 on the year. As an offense, the Miners are connecting on 47.2% from the field, which is ranked 102nd in the nation. UTEP has totaled 680 pts so far this year (75.6 per contest) and they collect 29.1 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.0 times per game (192nd in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 12.9 times per game. The Miners commit 21.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.4% from the charity stripe.

The UTEP defense gives up 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (59 of 185) and opponents are making 75.1% of their foul shots. They have given up 14.0 assists and 34.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 255th and 203rd in D-1. The Miners on the defensive side of the court are 77th in college basketball in points given up per game with 66.7. They are forcing their opponents into 19.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the field (164th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UTEP

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