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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. UTEP Miners
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the UTEP Miners will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Don Haskins Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Hilltoppers as -1-point favorites versus the Miners, while the game's total opened at 135.5.
UTEP was a 72-53 loser in its last match on the road against Monarchs. They failed to cover the +4-point spread as underdogs.
Western Kentucky won its last outing, a 75-72 result against Golden Eagles on February 08. They failed to cover in that game as a -12.5-point favorite.
Western Kentucky:
Team record: 16-8 SU,10-13 ATS
Western Kentucky is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Western Kentucky is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Western Kentucky is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
UTEP:
Team record: 13-12 SU,9-11-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
UTEP is 0-3-2 ATS in its last 5 games
UTEP is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UTEP's last 6 games
Next up:
Western Kentucky at UTSA Saturday, February 15
UTEP home to Marshall Saturday, February 15