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UTEP Miners vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

The UTEP Miners and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at E.A. Diddle Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Hilltoppers as -5-point favorites versus the Miners, while the game's total opened at 149.

Last time out for Western Kentucky, they were a 70-59 winner as they battled Gamecocks on the road. They covered in the match as a +2-point underdog.

In their last action, UTEP was a 74-49 winner at home against Aggies. They covered the -5.5-point spread as favorites.

UTEP:
Team record: 13-11 SU,8-12-1 ATS
UTEP is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
UTEP is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of UTEP's last 7 games on the road

Western Kentucky:
Team record: 17-7 SU,13-8 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Western Kentucky is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Western Kentucky is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Western Kentucky's last 6 games at home

Next up:
UTEP at Middle Tennessee Saturday, February 17
Western Kentucky home to New Mexico State Saturday, February 17