UTSA at UTEP 1/15/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 01/14/2020 at 5:36 PM ET

The UT San Antonio Roadrunners visit Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas on Wednesday to play the UTEP Miners. UTSA improved to 8-9 overall and 2-2 in the Conference-USA following its 80-70 victory over Southern Mississippi on Saturday. Jhivvan Jackson led the Roadrunners with 23 points, six boards and four assists. The win was the second straight for UTSA.

Jhivvan Jackson leads UTSA in scoring with an average of 25.8 points per game, while Byron Frohnen is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.1 rebounds per game and Keaton Wallace is the leader in assists with an average of 3.5 per game. Just two players for UTSA are averaging double figures in scoring.

UTEP fell to 10-7 overall and 1-3 in Conference USA play following it's 64-61 loss to Louisiana Tech on Saturday. The Miners were led by Bryson Williams with 17 points and three blocked shots while Souley Boum scored 12 points and Eric Vila grabbed seven rebounds. UTEP fell behind by six points at the half and battled back to within a point late in the second half but could not grab the win.

Bryson Williams is the leader in scoring and rebounding for UTEP with averages of 18.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Jordan Lathon leads UTEP in assists with an average of 2.7 per game. Souley Boum is the second leading scorer with an average of 11.3 points per game and just one of two UTEP players averaging double figures in scoring.

While UTEP is having the better season overall and will win this matchup on its home court, the play here is the UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in each of UTSA’s last 5 when on the road at UTEP. In addition, the UNDER has cashed in each of the last 10 overall played between UTSA and UTEP and in 5 of UTEP’s last 6 played versus a Conference USA opponent. Final Score Prediction, UTEP Miners win but our best play is UNDER 60-51.

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