Texas-El Paso vs Sam Houston Picks and Prediction – 3/7/2025

The UTEP Miners go on the road to Huntsville, Texas on Thursday night to play the Sam Houston Bearkats. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The last game on the court for UTEP who has a record of 17-12 was a loss against Middle Tennessee State. The loss came by a final score of 76-75. On the year the Miners have been below average with a total of 72.7 points per game scored. The defense, though has been above average giving up only 69.8 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the Miners is sitting at 31.1 boards per game. Otis Frazier III has been the leading scorer for UTEP with 14.0 points per game. UTEP has lost five games in a row.

Sam Houston for their part heads to the game here with a 11-18 record. The last game on the court for the Bearkats was against Louisiana Tech. The game ended up being a convincing loss by a score of 90-66. Offensively Sam Houston has been average with 75.2 points per game and on defense the Bearkats have been below average giving up 75.8 points per game. The rebounding for Sam Houston is sitting at 35.6 boards per game. Lamar Wilkerson is leading Sam Houston in scoring with 19.7 points per game. The Bearkats have lost two games in a row. 

The UTEP Miners are 4-6 on the road this year and have to win the final two games to qualify for the CUSA Tournament. UTEP has a little better defense than Sam Houston. The Sam Houston Bearkats are 7-4 at home this season and have a high 3-point percentage hit rate. The Bearkats are only 8-18 ATS so they can struggle against better teams. Final Score Prediction, Sam Houston wins but doesn't cover the spread 78-76.