UTEP Miners vs FIU Panthers Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTEP Miners vs FIU Panthers

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, FL

TV: ESPN+

Ocean Bank Convocation Center is the location where the FIU Panthers (5-11) will attempt to defeat the UTEP Miners (9-7) on Saturday.

The UTEP Miners played Chicago State and earned the victory with a final of 74-69 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Miners ended up finishing with 1 while Chicago State recorded 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 5 of 11 tries from distance. Chicago State ended up shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by making 14 of their 18 attempts. Additionally, Chicago State had 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Chicago State earned 10 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. In terms of defending, UTEP let their opponent shoot 55.6% from the field on 25 out of 45 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 26 turnovers and getting 15 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 18 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Miners converted 15 of 23 shots for a rate of 65.2%. UTEP walked away from the contest having earned a 52.0% field goal percentage (26 of 50) and converted 7 of their 12 3-point shots.

Tae Hardy is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He walked away with 13 points on 4 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes played and also pulled down 1 rebound. He finished shooting 44.4% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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UTEP heads into this contest with a mark of 9-7 so far this year. They currently have an average of 75.1 pts per game (179th in the nation) while hitting 45.7% from the field. The Miners are shooting 29.7% on shots from beyond the arc (84 of 283) and 68.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, UTEP is pulling down 33.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 219 assists for the season, which is 145th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.8 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Miners are forcing 18.7 turnovers every game and they draw 20.9 fouls. They are ranked 49th in D-1 in giving up assists with 165 conceded for the year. The Miners defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.6% (364 of 834) and they relinquish 33.9 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 31.5% on 3-point shots and they are 133rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the FIU Panthers took a defeat with a final score of 70-63 against Jacksonville State. The Panthers were able to pull down 13 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 20 for this game. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while recording 11 steals in this contest. Jacksonville State earned 16 fouls in this contest which got the Panthers to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, FIU converted 3 of their 17 tries (17.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Panthers ended up going 24 for 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0%. The Panthers allowed Jacksonville State to convert 24 out of their 52 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 46.2% in this matchup. They finished 35.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 of 20 and finished the game at 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). With respect to how they rebounded, FIU permitted Jacksonville State to collect 37 overall (9 offensive).

Javaunte Hawkins pitched in for the Panthers for this game. He had 15 points in his 35 mins on the court and added 2 assists in this matchup. He buried 6 out of 14 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and added 2 rebounds.

FIU has a mark of 5-11 on the season. The Panthers commit 19.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 64.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.8 times per contest (62nd in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.8 times per game. FIU has earned 1,231 points for the year (76.9 per game) and they snag 33.9 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Panthers are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which is 185th in the country.

The FIU defense concedes 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (128 of 359) and opponents are knocking down 68.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.6 assists and 38.6 total boards per game, which has them ranked 304th and 322nd in D-1. The Panthers on the defensive side of the court are 308th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 76.6. They are forcing 18.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (337th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take FIU

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