Saturday’s game features the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (18-9, 10-4 CUSA) and the UTEP Miners (17-9, 7-6 CUSA) facing off at Pete Mathews Coliseum (on February 22) at 5:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 73-69 win for Jacksonville State.

According to our computer prediction, Jacksonville State is projected to cover the spread (3.5) versus UTEP. The two sides are projected to eclipse the 139.5 total.

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Jacksonville State vs. UTEP Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
• Time: 5:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Jacksonville, Alabama
• Venue: Pete Mathews Coliseum
• Line: Jacksonville State -3.5
• Point total: 139.5
• Moneyline (to win): Jacksonville State -184, UTEP +152

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Jacksonville State vs. UTEP Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Jacksonville State 73, UTEP 69

Spread & Total Prediction for Jacksonville State vs. UTEP

• Pick ATS: Jacksonville State (-3.5)
• Pick OU: Over (139.5)

Jacksonville State’s record against the spread this season is 15-9-0, and UTEP’s is 12-11-0. A total of nine out of the Gamecocks’ games this season have hit the over, and 13 of the Miners’ games have gone over. The teams combine to score 148 points per game, 8.5 more points than this matchup’s total. Jacksonville State is 6-4 against the spread and 8-2 overall over its past 10 games, while UTEP has gone 5-5 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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Jacksonville State Performance Insights

• The Gamecocks average 75.1 points per game (147th in college basketball) while giving up 68.7 per outing (78th in college basketball). They have a +173 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 6.4 points per game.
• Jacksonville State is 46th in the nation at 35 rebounds per game. That’s 5.3 more than the 29.7 its opponents average.
• Jacksonville State makes 7.9 three-pointers per game (157th in college basketball) at a 35.9% rate (78th in college basketball), compared to the 8.7 its opponents make while shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc.
• The Gamecocks average 100.3 points per 100 possessions on offense (75th in college basketball), and give up 91.7 points per 100 possessions (139th in college basketball).
• Jacksonville State has typically lost the turnover battle this season, committing 9.4 per game (26th in college basketball play) while forcing eight (360th in college basketball).

UTEP Performance Insights

• The Miners put up 72.9 points per game (218th in college basketball) while giving up 69 per contest (94th in college basketball). They have a +100 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 3.9 points per game.
• UTEP loses the rebound battle by 5.2 boards on average. It records 27.8 rebounds per game, 344th in college basketball, while its opponents grab 33.
• UTEP makes 7.6 three-pointers per game (185th in college basketball) at a 36.9% rate (44th in college basketball), compared to the 7 its opponents make, shooting 32% from deep.
• UTEP has won the turnover battle by five per game, committing 11.2 (174th in college basketball) while forcing 16.2 (second in college basketball).

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