UTEP at UAB 1/17/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Mike |

Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 11:23 AM ET

The UTEP Miners visit Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday to play the Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) Blazers. UTEP improved to 6-9 on the season following its 65-64 win over Rice on Saturday, as Jordan Lathon sank a 18-foot jumper at the buzzer. The Miners were led by Nigel Hawkins with 24 points and Lathon with 17.

UAB fell to 10-7 on the season following its 73-68 loss on the road to the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. The Blazers were led in the loss by Lewis Sullivan with 14 points, but as a team shot just 41.8% from the field and 26.1% from 3-point territory. UAB did a sound job down low outscoring the Eagles in the paint 40-18.
Evan Gilyard leads the Miners in scoring with an average of 16.9 points per game. Efe Odigie is the second leading scorer and leader in rebounds with averages of 14.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Jordan Lathon leads the team in assists with an average of 3.2 per game. UTEP is shooting 43.0% from the field and 34.6% from 3-point territory.

Zack Bryant leads UAB in scoring and assists with averages of 12.4 points and 3.8 assists per game. Lewis Sullivan is the third leading scorer and leads the Blazers in rebounding with averages of 10.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. UAB is shooting 45.7% from the field and 31.7% from 3-point territory.

UAB has the better team and will win this game outright at home, but UTEP has covered the number in 4 of the last 5 overall against the Blazers and 6 of the last 7 on UAB’s home court. The visiting team (UTEP) has covered the number in 8 of the last 10 between the two teams. Final Score Prediction, UAB Blazers win but fall short ATS 70-66.

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