The No. 4 seed Liberty Flames (18-13, 7-9 CUSA) are squaring off against the No. 5 seed UTEP Miners (16-15, 7-9 CUSA) in CUSA tournament on Thursday at Von Braun Center, at 6:30 PM ET airing on ESPN+.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Liberty vs. UTEP Game Info and Odds

• Game Day: Thursday, March 14, 2024
• Game Time: 6:30 PM ET
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Location: Huntsville, Alabama
• Arena: Von Braun Center

Liberty vs. UTEP Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Liberty win (62.3%)

Before you place a wager on Liberty-UTEP outing (in which Liberty is a 3.5-point favorite and the over/under is set at 131.5 points), here are a few betting insights and trends for Thursday's game.

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Liberty vs. UTEP: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Liberty is 12-16-0 ATS this season.
• UTEP is 11-17-0 ATS this year.
• When the spread is set as 3.5 or more this season, Liberty (9-12) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (42.9%) than UTEP (4-4) does as the underdog (50%).
• The Flames own a better record against the spread in home games (7-5-0) than they do on the road (1-9-0).
• Against the spread, the Miners have been better at home (7-8-0) than on the road (3-8-0).
• Against the spread, in conference play, Liberty is 4-12-0 this year.
• UTEP is 8-8-0 against the spread in CUSA play this season.

Liberty vs. UTEP: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Liberty has been victorious in 15, or 57.7%, of the 26 contests it has been chosen as moneyline favorites in this season.
• This year, the Flames have won 10 of 20 games when listed as at least -184 or better on the moneyline.
• UTEP has been the moneyline underdog 14 total times this season. UTEP has gone 2-12 in those games.
• The Miners have a 2-4 record (winning only 33.3% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline underdog of +152 or longer.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Liberty has a 64.8% chance of walking away with the win.

Liberty vs. UTEP Head-to-Head Comparison

• Liberty averages 74.4 points per game (157th in college basketball) while allowing 65.5 per outing (23rd in college basketball). It has a +275 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 8.9 points per game.
• Kyle Rode leads Liberty, recording 14.2 points per game (376th in college basketball).
• UTEP puts up 73.2 points per game (189th in college basketball) while giving up 69.4 per contest (100th in college basketball). It has a +118 scoring differential and outscores opponents by 3.8 points per game.
• Tae Hardy's 15.2 points per game leads UTEP and ranks 266th in the country.
• The Flames win the rebound battle by 1.7 boards on average. They collect 34.2 rebounds per game, which ranks 252nd in college basketball, while their opponents pull down 32.5 per outing.
• Joseph Venzant leads the team with 6.3 rebounds per game (276th in college basketball play).
• The Miners pull down 32.9 rebounds per game (309th in college basketball) while conceding 34.6 per contest to opponents. They are outrebounded by 1.7 boards per game.
• Zid Powell averages 4.9 rebounds per game (629th in college basketball) to lead the Miners.
• Liberty ranks 46th in college basketball by averaging 101.5 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 85th in college basketball, allowing 89.4 points per 100 possessions.
• The Miners rank 262nd in college basketball averaging 91.5 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 34th, allowing 86.7 points per 100 possessions.

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