UTEP Miners vs Sam Houston State Bearkats Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/25/2023

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Venue:  Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, TX

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UTEP +3, SHSU -3; Over/Under:  36 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UTEP +3, SHSU -3; Over/Under:  36 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UTEP +3, SHSU -3; Over/Under:  36 points

UTEP Miners:  2-6 (1-3) (7th place, C-USA)

Sam Houston State Bearkats:  0-7 (0-4) (9th place, C-USA)

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UTEP Miners:  lost their last game at home against the New Mexico State Aggies 28-7.

Sam Houston State Bearkats:  lost their last game at home against the Florida International Panthers in overtime 33-27.

UTEP is entering this game with a 2-6 record overall and they have a 1-3 record in their conference games too. They are 1-3 in their home games, 1-3 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against New Mexico State 28-7. Cade McConnell was the starting QB and he completed 15/32 passes for 179 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Deion Hankins led the team in rushing yards with 120. Jeremiah Ballard led the receivers with 75 receiving yards on 5 receptions. Kobe Hylton led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Kanious Vaughn led the defense in sacks with 2. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Sam Houston State is entering this game with a 0-7 record overall and they have a 0-4 record in their conference games too. They are 0-2 in their home games, 0-4 in their road games, and they are also 0-1 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against FIU 33-27 in OT. Keegan Shoemaker was the starting QB and he completed 31/47 passes for 306 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Noah Smith led the team in rushing yards with 40 and 1 TD. Noah Smith led the receivers with 91 receiving yards on 9 receptions and 1 TD. Trevor Williams led the defense in that game with 11 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Issiah Nixon led the defense in sacks with 2. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have UTEP listed as a 3 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. UTEP has been terrible this season with their 2-6 record overall and they have been struggling just as much in conference play with their 1-3 conference record. They will be on the road in this game where they are 1-3 this season but luckily for them, they are playing Sam Houston State who is the only winless team in the conference this year. Sam Houston State has been just as bad as UTEP if not worse with their 0-7 record overall and their 0-4 conference record. They have lost both of their home games this season too and they have already had plenty of opportunities to win a game but they keep finding ways to blow the game in the end. Sam Houston State was also a favorite in their last game at home and lost outright to FIU so as bad as UTEP has been this season, Sam Houston can't be laying points here. The best way to place a bet here is on UTEP to cover the spread in this game. 

UTEP Sam Houston State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Wednesday, October 25, 2023 (8:00 pm ET start time) is UTEP 20 SHSU 17.

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UTEP Miners: 7-3 ATS in October games. 6-4 ATS off a loss against a conference rival. 7-3 OVER as a road underdog. 6-3 OVER after playing 3 straight conference games.

Sam Houston State Bearkats: 1-5 ATS as a favorite. 1-4 ATS in home games. 2-6 ATS after a game where they committed 1 or less turnovers. 4-1 OVER when the total is 42 or less 4-1 OVER in home games. 5-2 OVER after a game where they forced 1 or less turnovers.

UTEP Miners:  T. Smith (WR) Ques Wed - Undisclosed. J. McNamara (QB) Ques Wed - Concussion. G. Hardison (QB) Ques Wed - Arm. J. Ezinwa (TE) out for season - Redshirt. T. Moore (CB) out for season - Redshirt. A. Dumas (RB) Out indefinitely - Eligibility.

Sam Houston State Bearkats:  Z. Hrbacek (RB) Ques Wed - Leg. C. Crawford III (RB) Ques Wed - Undisclosed. L. Brown (RB) Ques Wed - Undisclosed. T. Pannell (UT) Ques Wed - Leg. I. Adeyi (WR) out for season - Undisclosed. Q. Humphreys (WR) Out indefinitely - Foot.

"That was a big part of what happened there in the second half. They put together a drive (on their) first of the third quarter. (They) had a couple of busted plays on that for big plays and ended up getting the ball in the end zone and got a score there. We responded with a little bit of a drive that started on that next possession and then had to punt." - Dana Dimel after his team’s loss against New Mexico State in their last game. 

“Sometimes you just forget how to win and we’ve got to get back on a winning track. This is a really close team that practices really hard and has been close to being on top. I think had we gotten some wins early, you start snowballing. But unfortunately it’s gone the other way for us.” - KC Keeler after his team’s loss against FIU in their last game. 

WR Bellon, Marcus  

WR Akharaiyi, Kelly 

WR Smith, Tyrin 

TE Fryar, Zach 

QB Hardison, Gavin 

RB Hankins, Deion 

FB Lopez, Julian 

WR Phillips, Malik 

WR Woodard, Al'vonte 

WR Smith, Noah 

TE Sohn, Elijah 

QB Shoemaker, Keegan  

RB Gentry, John 

Passing: G. Hardison (947)

Rushing: D. Hankins (562)

Receiving: K. Akharaiyi (519)

Touchdowns: K. Akharaiyi (3)

Passing: K. Shoemaker (1322)

Rushing: J. Gentry (170)

Receiving: N. Smith (399)

Touchdowns: N. Smith (5)

Coaches:

UTEP Miners: Dana Dimel (6th season)

Sam Houston State Bearkats: K.C. Keeler (9th season)