One zero-game losing streak will come to an end as the UTEP Miners are facing off against the UTSA Roadrunners. The game gets underway at 8:00 p.m. ET and interested parties can watch the action on ESPN+.
Betting Preview: UTEP Miners vs. UTSA Roadrunners
UTEP is a live dog and is currently getting 2 points in this CUSA game. The Roadrunners are also receiving -130 moneyline odds while the Miners are +110. There could be some good in-game betting scenarios for this matchup, and Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 45.5 points.
The Roadrunners are 1-3 against the spread (ATS) and are down 1.0 unit so far. The team’s posted an O/U record of 1-2-1.
The Miners have gained 0.0 units this season. The team is 1-2-1 ATS and has an even O/U record of 2-2.
The Roadrunners have gone 1-3 straight up (SU), including 0-1 SU against CUSA opponents. The Miners are 1-3 SU overall and are also 0-1 SU in conference play.
Each team enters this contest on a three-game losing skid. The Roadrunners look to bounce back after a 45-3 loss to North Texas on September 21Their defense allowed the Mean Green to rush for 290 yards on 44 attempts, including three rush TDs. Tre Siggers logged a productive day for the Mean Green in that one with 143 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 14 attempts. On the offensive side of the ball, Lowell Narcisse completed just 16 passes on 36 attempts for 124 yards and two interceptions. Sincere McCormick (62 yards on 16 rush attempts) and the signal-caller Narcisse (98 yards on 15 carries) led the ground attack. Sheldon Jones (six receptions, 41 yards) and Zakhari Franklin (three catches, 17 yards) shared the receiving duties in the defeat.
One week ago, Southern Miss knocked off this UTEP team by a score of 31-13. The Miners defensive unit let the Golden Eagles pass for 351 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 168 yards. De’Michael Harris put up a productive outing, posting 62 rushing yards and a score on 11 attempts, along with 80 yards on two catches for Southern Miss. As a group, the Miners collectively completed 14-of-28 passes for 168 yards. Kai Locksley went eight-for-15 for 109 yards while Brandon Jones was six-of-13 for 59 yards. Locksley (114 yards on 12 rush attempts, one TD) mounted the running game as DeVaughn Cooper (four receptions, 51 yards) and Alan Busey (three catches, 51 yards) led the pass-catching attack in the loss.
UTSA has run the ball on 52.1 percent of its offensive possessions this year while UTEP has an overall rush percentage of 65 percent. The Roadrunners have produced 166.5 rush yards per game and have six touchdowns on the ground this year. The Miners are averaging 151.3 rushing yards per game and have seven total rush TDs.
The Roadrunners offensive scheme has logged 161.3 yards per contest through the air overall and has three passing TDs so far. The Miners have put up 151.5 pass yards per outing and have just one pass scores.
UTSA seems to hold an advantage when it comes to limiting the pass. The team’s let opponents run for an average of 256.5 yards and throw for 147 yards per game. The UTEP defense has given up 285.5 yards per game to opposing passers and 154.3 yards per game on the ground. The Roadrunners are giving up an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of 7.26 to opposing QBs, while the Miners have allowed a staggering 8.81 ANY/A.
Jones has connected on 20-of-45 passes for 348 yards, one TD and one INT for UTEP. His adjusted net yards per pass attempt stands at 5.59 for the season and 3.74 over his last two outings. In the other locker room, Frank Harris has amassed 299 passing yards this season, and has connected on 43-of-60 attempts with three passing touchdowns and one interception. Harris has a 4.72 ANY/A, including 3.28 over the last two outings.
When these two teams faced one another a year ago, UTSA knocked off UTEP by three field goals 30-21.
UTSA Roadrunners vs. UTEP Miners NCAA Pick
SU Winner: UTSA, ATS Winner: UTSA, O/U: Over
Team Betting Trends
- The UTSA D has six sacks on the year while UTEP has four.
- UTEP has lost one fumble in 2019 while UTSA has let five get away.
- The Roadrunners offense has registered zero pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Miners have accounted for two such plays.
- The UTSA defense has allowed one pass play of 40+ yards, while UTEP has given up five such plays.
- Both defenses have produced five rushing plays of 20+ yards. The UTSA offense has recorded 20 running plays of 10+ yards while UTEP has accounted for 18 such plays.
- The Roadrunners defense has allowed 14 rushing plays of 20+ yards, while the Miners have given up two such runs.
- The Over/Under for UTEP’s last game was 48.5. The under cashed in the 31-13 defeat to Southern Miss.
- In its last three games, UTEP is 1-1-1 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
- Over its last three games, UTSA is 0-3 ATS.
- The Over/Under for UTSA’s previous game going into it was 56.5. The under cashed in the team’s 45-3 defeat to North Texas.
- As a team, UTSA has averaged 3.6 yards per rush attempt over its last three contests and 3.2 over its last two.
- UTEP has averaged 3.3 yards per carry over its last three outings and 4.0 over its past two.
