The top-seeded Sam Houston Bearkats (21-11, 13-3 CUSA) are taking on the No. 5 seed UTEP Miners (17-15, 7-9 CUSA) in CUSA tournament on Friday at Von Braun Center, at 12:30 PM ET airing on CBS Sports Network.

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

Sam Houston vs. UTEP Game Info and Odds

• Game Day: Friday, March 15, 2024
• Game Time: 12:30 PM ET
• TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
• Location: Huntsville, Alabama
• Arena: Von Braun Center

Sam Houston vs. UTEP Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Sam Houston win (58.5%)

Before you place a wager on Sam Houston-UTEP outing (in which Sam Houston is a 4.5-point favorite and the over/under is set at 132.5 points), here are some betting insights and trends for Friday's game.

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Sam Houston vs. UTEP: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Sam Houston is 19-11-0 ATS this season.
• UTEP has covered 12 times in 29 chances against the spread this year.
• As a 4.5-point favorite or more in 2023-24, Sam Houston is 7-4 against the spread compared to the 4-3 ATS record UTEP puts up as a 4.5-point underdog.
• The Bearkats have done a better job covering the spread at home (8-4-0) than they have in road affairs (9-7-0).
• The Miners have performed better against the spread at home (7-8-0) than on the road (3-8-0) this year.
• Sam Houston has beaten the spread 13 times in 17 conference games.
• UTEP is 9-8-0 against the spread in CUSA games this year.

Sam Houston vs. UTEP: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Sam Houston has won in 13, or 81.2%, of the 16 contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
• This season, the Bearkats have come away with a win eight times in nine chances when named as a favorite of at least -196 or better on the moneyline.
• UTEP has won 20% of the games this season it was the underdog on the moneyline (3-12).
• The Miners are 2-4 (winning just 33.3% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline underdog of +162 or longer.
• Sam Houston has an implied victory probability of 66.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Sam Houston vs. UTEP Head-to-Head Comparison

• Sam Houston averages 72.4 points per game (217th in college basketball) while allowing 69.3 per contest (97th in college basketball). It has a +101 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 3.1 points per game.
• Lamar Wilkerson's team-leading 13.8 points per game ranks 419th in college basketball.
• UTEP puts up 72.9 points per game (196th in college basketball) while giving up 69.0 per outing (89th in college basketball). It has a +127 scoring differential and outscores opponents by 3.9 points per game.
• Tae Hardy's 15.0 points per game leads UTEP and ranks 280th in the country.
• The 38.2 rebounds per game the Bearkats average rank 53rd in the country, and are 3.9 more than the 34.3 their opponents collect per outing.
• Souleymane Doumbia's 5.9 rebounds per game lead the Bearkats and rank 367th in college basketball play.
• The Miners rank 310th in the country at 32.9 rebounds per game. That's 1.4 fewer than the 34.3 their opponents average.
• Zid Powell leads the Miners with 5.0 rebounds per game (589th in college basketball).
• Sam Houston's 92.0 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 249th in college basketball, and the 88.0 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 47th in college basketball.
• The Miners rank 260th in college basketball averaging 91.6 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 31st, allowing 86.6 points per 100 possessions.

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