Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs UTEP Miners: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/22/2021

The UTEP Miners (6-6) are underdogs (-1.5) as they try to end a three-game losing streak when they host the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (11-4) at 9:00 PM ET on Friday, January 22, 2021 at Don Haskins Center. The contest airs on ESPN+. The over/under is 136.5 in the matchup.

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ATS Records for Louisiana Tech and UTEP

Louisiana Tech Leaders

• Kalob Ledoux leads the Bulldogs scoring 12.4 points per game.
• Kenneth Lofton Jr. paces Louisiana Tech with 6.5 rebounds per game and Cobe Williams leads the squad with 3.1 assists per contest.
• Ledoux averages 1.9 made threes per game to pace the Bulldogs.
• Williams leads the team with 1.3 steals per game. Andrew Gordon collects 0.6 blocks a game to pace the Bulldogs.

UTEP Leaders

• Souley Boum outpaced his teammates on the Miners scoring front by putting up 16.1 points per game. He adds 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game this season.
• When it comes to UTEP leaders in rebounds and assists, the team has two players at the top: Bryson Williams with 7.1 rebounds per game and Jamal Bieniemy with 4.8 assists per game.
• The Miners are led by Boum from long distance -- he makes 2.4 shots from deep per game.
• The Miners leaders in steals and blocks are Keonte Kennedy (1.3 steals per game) and Tydus Verhoeven (0.8 blocks per game).

Louisiana Tech vs UTEP: Last 2 Meetings

The Bulldogs have a 2-0 record in the last two games against the Miners. Neither team holds an advantage against the spread in those head-to-head matchups. The Bulldogs and the Miners have a 0-0 ATS record.

Points Insights

• The 73.8 points per game the Bulldogs average are just 3.6 more points than the Miners give up (70.2).
• When Louisiana Tech scores more than 70.2 points, it is 9-1 overall and 8-0 against the spread.
• UTEP has a 1-2 record against the spread and a 2-2 record overall when allowing more than 73.8 points.
• The Miners average 5.8 more points per game (72.6) than the Bulldogs give up to opponents (66.8).
• UTEP has put together a 3-0 ATS record and a 6-1 overall record in games it scores more than 66.8 points.
• Louisiana Tech's record is 1-2 overall and 1-2 against the spread when it allows more than 72.6 points to its opponents.
• The Bulldogs have scored a total of 105 more points than their opponents this year (an average of seven per game), and the Miners have out-scored opponents by 28 points on the season (2.4 more per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Bulldogs and the Miners rebound at around the same clip, with the teams averaging and 35.8 and 33.2 boards per game, respectively.
• The Bulldogs are 6-2 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Miners are 1-5 when they lose the rebounding advantage.
• The Bulldogs and the Miners grab offensive rebounds at similar rate (8.9 and 9.1 offensive rebounds per game, respectively).
• The Miners are 2-4 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Bulldogs are 5-1 when they trail in offensive rebounds.
• Louisiana Tech fairs well on the boards with an average rebounding margin of +2.1 rebounds per game. It's a different perspective for UTEP, which averages a margin of -1.2.