UTEP Miners vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/07/2021

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Venue:  T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UTEP NL, Kansas NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UTEP +20.5, Kansas -20.5; Over/Under:  144.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UTEP +20.5, Kansas -20.5; Over/Under:  144.5 points

 

UTEP Miners:  4-3 (3rd place, C-USA Group B)

Kansas Jayhawks:  6-1 (6th place, Big 12)

 

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UTEP Miners:  3-2 last 5

Kansas Jayhawks:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

UTEP is coming into this game with a 4-3 record overall and this will be their 1st neutral site game of the season on their schedule. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and they are coming into this one off of another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Florida A&M Rattlers while their 2 losses in that span came against the UC Riverside Highlanders and the New Mexico State Aggies in their last game. Souley Boum led the team in points in that game with 19 while Jamari Sibley was next on the team with 18 points. Jamal Bieniemy also scored 11 points in that one as well. Boum also led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Sibley led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 41.7% from the field, 36.8% from 3-point range, and 80% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 70.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 61.1 PPG against them. UTEP has an ATS record of 3-2 this season and their O/U record is 3-2.

 

 

Kansas is coming into this game with a 6-1 record overall and they are 3-1 in neutral site games this season where they will be in this game on Tuesday night. They only have 1 loss all season and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak since then after another win in their last game. Their loss came against the Dayton Flyers while their 6 wins came against the Michigan State Spartans, the Tarleton State Texans, the Stony Brook Seawolves, the North Texas Mean Green, the Iona Gaels, and the St. John's Red Storm in their last game. Christian Braun was the leading scorer in that game with 31 while Ochai Agbaji was next on the team with 23 points. David McCormack scored 15 points and Remy Martin scored 12 points in that one as well. Martin led the team in assists in that game with 5 while McCormack led the team in rebounds with 13. They were 48.6% with their field goals, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 72% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 85.4 PPG and the Kansas defense is allowing their opponents to average 69.4 PPG against them. Kansas has an ATS record of 3-4 this season and their O/U record is 6-0-1.

 

UTEP is coming into this matchup as a 20.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to the bookmakers. UTEP has not been playing the greatest in their recent games but this game is going to be on a neutral site in a big stadium against a top 10 team in the nation and that should be enough for the UTEP players to get up for this game. Kansas has been playing well all season but they have only won 1 game by this many points all season. This is a very big stage for them to play on and this is also a very large number to cover but Kansas has not been winning games by that much either. The best bet to place in this game is on UTEP to cover the spread here and keep the game closer than that number.

 

UTEP Kansas Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, December 7, 2021 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Kansas 84 UTEP 70.

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UTEP Miners: 12-7 ATS after a non-conference game. 106-70 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in 8 days. 12-5 ATS in non-conference games. 6-24 O/U after playing a game as a home underdog.

Kansas Jayhawks: 23-32 O/U as a favorite. 11-17 O/U after a non-conference game. 6-11 O/U after 3 consecutive non-conference games. 9-18 O/U after 2 straight games giving up 9 or less offensive rebounds. 6-15 O/U after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread. 7-17 O/U after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games. 85-125 O/U after 2 straight wins by 10 points or more. 54-88 O/U after scoring 80 points or more 2 straight games.

 

 

UTEP Miners:  None.

Kansas Jayhawks:  K. Cuffe Jr (G) out for season - Redshirt. 

 

 

"The other night we weren't efficient offensively, we haven't been for a while. Defensively, points in the paint. We can't go to Kansas and give them 50 points in the paint. More than anything we have to take care of ourselves." - Joe Golding on preparing his team for their game against Kansas.

 

 

“I feel a lot more comfortable when David’s playing well. When David’s playing well and you can play through a big, the way we play we’re so much better.” - Bill Self on the performance of David McCormack when he is at his best.

 

 

 

J. Bieniemy 

Keonte Kennedy 

J. Sibley 

T. Verhoeven 

E. White

 

O. Agbaji 

C. Braun 

D. Harris 

R. Martin 

D. McCormack

 

 

PPG: S. Boum (19.8)

APG: J. Bieniemy (3)

Reb/G: K. Kennedy (6.7)

 

PPG: O. Agbaji (22.6)

APG: D. Harris (3.9)

Reb/G: C. Braun (7.3)

 

Coaches:

UTEP Miners: Joe Golding (1st season)

Kansas Jayhawks: Bill Self (19th season)