UTEP Miners vs Liberty Flames Prediction, 3/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTEP Miners vs Liberty Flames

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Location: Propst Arena in Huntsville, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Liberty Flames (18-13) are hosting the UTEP Miners (16-15) at Propst Arena on Thursday.

The UTEP Miners stepped onto the hardwood against FIU and walked away with a win by a score of 83-76 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Miners ended up with 20 and FIU accumulated 21 personal fouls. They also converted 7 out of their 27 shots from distance. FIU walked away from this one shooting 70.4% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 27 tries. Moreover, FIU had 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. FIU recorded 10 dimes and had 14 steals for the game. With regard to defense, UTEP allowed 43.9% from the field on 25 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Miners made 14 of their 25 shots for a rate of 56.0%. UTEP finished the game having earned a 54.5% field goal percentage (30 of 55) and converted 9 out of their 15 3-point attempts.

Tae Hardy is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up shooting 69.2% from the floor and totaled 5 assists. He played 32 mins and also snagged 3 boards. He scored 26 points on 9 out of 13 shooting.

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UTEP enters this one with a win-loss record of 16-15 on the campaign. They turn it over 14.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, UTEP is pulling in 32.9 boards per game and has 411 dimes so far this year, which is 190th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Miners are shooting 32.0% on three-point attempts (180 of 562) and 68.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.2 pts per contest (195th in D-1) while hitting 44.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Miners are able to force 19.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 33rd in college basketball in giving up assists with 343 surrendered on the campaign. The Miners are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.2% (728 of 1,609) and they concede 34.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 32.0% on three-point shots and they are 99th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (69.4).

For their last game, the Liberty Flames walked away with a victory by a final of 82-79 when they faced Western Kentucky. The Flames recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in the matchup. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. Western Kentucky had 23 personal fouls in this game which took the Flames to the free throw line for 31 shots. They were able to make 23 of the free throws for a percentage of 74.2%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Liberty knocked down 11 of their 28 tries (39.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Flames ended up shooting 24 for 47 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.1%. The Flames permitted Western Kentucky to knock down 30 out of their 58 attempts from the floor which had them at 51.7% in the matchup. They went 31.3% from three-point range by going 5 out of 16 and finished the game at 14 of 17 at the charity stripe (82.4%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Liberty permitted Western Kentucky to get 28 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Kyle Rode ended up being a factor for the Flames in this contest. He totaled 31 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this game. He buried 9 of 15 in the matchup giving him a rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Liberty has a win-loss mark of 18-13 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Flames are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which is 64th in the country. Liberty has earned 2,305 pts so far this season (74.4 per game) and they pull in 34.2 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.8 times per contest (37th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 10.3 times per game. The Flames are committing 14.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 66.7% from the free throw line.

The Flames on the defensive end are ranked 19th in college hoops in points given up per game with 65.5. They are forcing 11.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (182nd in D-1). The Liberty defense allows 31.7% on 3-pointers (178 of 562) and their opponents are knocking down 71.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 9.8 dimes and 32.5 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 8th and 60th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Liberty

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