Texas-El Paso vs San Jose State Picks and Prediction – 11/26/2024

The San Jose State Spartans are heading to Lee’s Family Forum on Monday, where they will face the UTEP Miners. Get the rest of our free college basketball picks here! The Spartans come into this game with a 1-5 record which places them eleventh in the Mountain West. San Jose State has dropped consecutive games, most recently suffering an 82-68 loss against USC. Spartans’ guard Josh Uduje would go 5/5 from three in this one, leading him to score a game-high 25 points. Uduje has been the focal point for this Spartans’ offense, he’s averaging 15.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game on 50% shooting from the field and 40% from three.

The UTEP Miners currently sit fifth in the Conference-USA, entering this game with a 3-1 record. The Miners have won back to back games, most recently defeating UC Santa Barbra in a 79-76 thriller on Wednesday. Devon Barnes scored a game-high 23 points on Wednesday, while Otis Frazier put up 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Frazier has been a swiss army knife for the Miners this season, he’s averaging 16.5 points, 4.3 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 1.6 blocks per game. The Miners are scoring 79.8 points per game on an incredible 44.3% shooting from three (4th in NCAA).

The Miners are headed home where they will look for their third straight victory, while a struggling San Jose State team hopes to get things going. Expect the scoring from UTEP to be the difference maker in this game, leading the Miners to the win. Final score prediction, UTEP wins and covers 79-71.