UTEP Miners vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 11/25/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTEP Miners vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Location: Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, NV

TV: ESPN+

Lee's Family Forum is where the San Jose State Spartans (1-5) will attempt to defeat the UTEP Miners (3-1) on Monday.

The UTEP Miners faced off with UC Santa Barbara and went home with a win by a final score of 79-76 in their last contest. UTEP ended the contest with a 49.1% field goal percentage (28 of 57) and buried 11 of 22 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Miners made 12 of their 18 tries for a rate of 66.7%. In reference to rebounding, they collected a total of 19 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 14 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Regarding defense, UTEP allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 25 out of 50 shooting. UC Santa Barbara dished out 14 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Moreover, UC Santa Barbara grabbed 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. UC Santa Barbara ended up shooting 79.2% at the free throw line by making 19 of 24 tries. They also made 7 out of their 22 attempts from three-point range. Regarding fouls, the Miners ended up finishing with 24 and UC Santa Barbara totaled 14 fouls.

Devon Barnes is someone who played a role for the game. He went 41.7% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes. He was on the court for 35 mins played and totaled 3 boards. He notched 23 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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UTEP comes into this one with a win-loss record of 3-1 on the campaign. They average 79.8 pts per contest (151st in the nation) while shooting 47.6% from the field. The Miners are shooting 44.3% on three-point attempts (35 of 79) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a team, UTEP is pulling in 28.3 boards per game and has 63 dimes for the season, which ranks 234th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 22.8 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Miners are forcing 20.3 turnovers every game and they draw 19.0 fouls. They currently rank 179th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 60 relinquished on the campaign. The Miners defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.1% (90 of 204) and they concede 36.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrender 32.4% on shots from downtown while they are 156th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (69.5).

The last time they took the court, the San Jose State Spartans took a loss by a final score of 82-68 when they played USC. The Spartans were able to corral 16 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. USC was called for 11 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Spartans to the free throw line for 7 attempts. They were able to knock down 5 of them for a percentage of 71.4%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, San Jose State buried 11 out of 23 tries (47.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Spartans went 26 out of 62 from the field which had them shooting 41.9%. The Spartans allowed USC to make 32 out of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 57.1% in this game. They shot 45.5% from distance via 10 of 22 and ended up shooting 8 of 9 from the free throw line (88.9%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, San Jose State permitted USC to collect 34 in total (8 offensive).

Josh Uduje ended up having an impact for the Spartans in this matchup. He knocked down 8 of 12 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He scored 25 points in his 36 mins of playing time and added 2 assists in this contest.

San Jose State has a mark of 1-5 this season. The Spartans commit 14.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 10.7 times per contest (329th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 7.8 times per game. San Jose State has totaled 411 pts this season (68.5 per contest) and they collect 32.5 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Spartans are connecting on 42.7% from the field, which ranks them 265th in the nation.

The San Jose State defense gives up 34.3% on 3-point shots (46 of 134) and their opponents are connecting on 75.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.7 assists and 33.0 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 173rd and 112th in D-1. The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 171st in college hoops in PPG allowed with 70.2. They have forced 9.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.0% from the field (321st in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Jose State

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