Sam Houston vs Texas-El Paso Picks and Prediction – 3/11/2025

On Tuesday, the Sam Houston State Bearkats will play the UTEP Miners in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament at Propst Arena in Huntsville, Alabama. Sam Houston State completed the regular season 13-18 overall and 6-12 in C-USA play. On Saturday, the Bearkats defeated New Mexico State 89-87 in the final game of the regular season. Sam Houston State has won five of the last seven. Keep updated on College Basketball with our expert college basketball picks.

Lamar Wilkerson leads Sam Houston State in scoring, averaging 20.4 points per game and Cameron Huefner is second, averaging 13.7 points per game. Kalifa Sakho is the leading rebounder, averaging 6.3 rebounds per game and Marcus Boykin is the leader in assists, averaging 4.8 per game. Sam Houston State scores an average of 75.7 points per game.

The UTEP Miners look to snap a seven-game losing streak with a victory in the opening round of the C-USA Tournament when playing Sam Houston State. UTEP is 17-14 overall and 7-11 in C-USA play. On Saturday, the Miners lost the final game of the regular season 76-58 to Louisiana Tech. The Miners ended the regular season poorly, losing nine of the final 11 games.

Otis Frazier III leads UTEP in scoring, averaging 13.4 points per game and Ahamed Bynum is second, averaging 10.3 points per game. Kevin Kalu is the leading rebounder, averaging 5.5 rebounds per game, and David Terrell Jr is the leader in assists, averaging 3.8 per game. UTEP scores an average of 72.7 points per game, shooting 44.1% overall and 34.7% from 3-point territory.

Sam Houston State and UTEP split their two regular season games with UTEP winning one against the spread and the other ending in a PUSH. The play here is OVER. The OVER cashed in both head-to-head meetings this season. The OVER has cashed in four of Sam Houston State’s last six and five of UTEP’s last seven. Final Score Prediction, Sam Houston State Bearkats win but our best play is OVER 84-81.