Jacksonville State vs Texas-El Paso Picks and Prediction – 1/24/2025

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks go on the road to El Paso, Texas on Thursday night to play the UTEP Miners. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The last game on the court for Jacksonville State who has a record of 11-7 was a win against Sam Houston. The win came by a final score of 70-62. On the year the Gamecocks have been above average with a total of 77.8 points per game scored. The defense, though has been above average giving up only 70 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the Gamecocks is sitting at 40.6 boards per game. Jaron Pierre has been the leading scorer for Jacksonville State with 21.6 points per game.

UTEP for their part heads to the game here with a 14-4 record. The last game on the court for the Miners was against Florida International. The game ended up being a close win by a score of 81-73. Offensively UTEP has been average with 73.8 points per game and on defense the Miners have been good only giving up 67 points per game. The rebounding for UTEP is sitting at only 29.4 boards per game. Otis Frazier is leading UTEP in scoring with 14.3 points per game. 

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks are 3-5 away from home this season. The UTEP Miners lead the series against Jacksonville State going 2-0 in the last two games played between these two teams. UTEP plays better at home as they are 9-1 at Don Haskins Center. The Miners are good on defense and causing turnovers which will give the Gamecocks fits. UTEP will hit more shots and timely free-throws to get the victory on their home court on Thursday night. Final Score Prediction, UTEP Miners win 76-66.