Sam Houston State Bearkats vs UTEP Miners Prediction, 3/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sam Houston State Bearkats vs UTEP Miners

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Location: Propst Arena in Huntsville, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Sam Houston State Bearkats (12-18) are on their way to Propst Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the UTEP Miners (17-13).

The Sam Houston State Bearkats faced UTEP and earned the victory with a final of 89-87 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Bearkats ended up with 14 and UTEP finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They also made 10 of their 24 attempts from beyond the perimeter. UTEP ended up going 65.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 23 tries. Additionally, UTEP totaled 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UTEP doled out 7 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defense, Sam Houston State allowed their opponent to shoot 48.4% from the field on 31 out of 64 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they collected 29 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Bearkats knocked down 17 of 28 attempts for a rate of 60.7%. Sam Houston State finished having earned a 58.5% field goal percentage (31 out of 53) and converted 10 out of their 20 three-point shots.

Lamar Wilkerson is a guy who was a factor in this contest. He ended up scoring 29 points on 12 of 22 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and grabbed 3 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 54.5% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Sam Houston State will play this game with a win-loss mark of 12-18 this season. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.8 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Sam Houston State is collecting 35.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 388 dimes this year, which ranks 249th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Bearkats are hitting 39.4% on shots from downtown (262 of 665) and 72.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.7 points per game (129th in D-1) while going 44.7% from the field.

On defense, the Bearkats are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They give up 35.4% from 3-point land while they are 296th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (76.2). The Bearkats defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 44.8% (801 of 1,787) and they relinquish 34.8 boards per game as a team. They rank 231st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 418 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the UTEP Miners took a loss by a score of 89-87 against Sam Houston State. With respect to rebounding, UTEP permitted Sam Houston State to grab 29 in total (6 offensive). They shot 50.0% from three-point range by connecting on 10 of 20 and finished the contest at 17 out of 28 from the charity stripe (60.7%). The Miners permitted Sam Houston State to make 31 of 53 attempts from the floor which had them at 58.5% for the game. When the game finished, the Miners went 31 out of 64 from the floor which had them shooting 48.4%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, UTEP converted 10 of their 24 tries (41.7%). They were able to make 15 of those for a rate of 65.2%. Sam Houston State had 14 fouls in this game which took the Miners to the free throw line for 23 tries. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Miners were able to snag 17 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for the matchup.

Devon Barnes ended up being a major contributor for the Miners for the contest. He made 5 of 10 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He recorded 16 points in his 26 mins on the court and tallied 2 assists for the game.

UTEP has a record of 17-13 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Miners are hitting on 44.6% from the field, which ranks them 199th in the nation. UTEP has accounted for 2,195 points on the campaign (73.2 per contest) and they average 31.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 13.6 times per game (190th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per game. The Miners are responsible for committing 18.3 fouls every game while shooting 70.9% from the charity stripe.

The Miners on the defensive side of the court are 139th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 70.4. They have forced 16.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (219th in D-1). The UTEP defense gives up 31.8% on 3-point attempts (208 of 655) and their opponents are knocking down 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 13.7 assists and 36.8 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 234th and 308th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UTEP

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