The Wyoming Cowboys and UTEP Miners face off on Thursday in a college basketball showdown at the Don Haskins Center. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Wyoming vs UTEPprediction.
Wyoming Coming Off Strong Win
Wyoming faced off against South Dakota State on Wednesday and the offense had a strong game putting up 78 points on the way to the victory. In the second half, the offense put up 42 points and that helped really pull away. Akuel Kot had a strong game putting up 22 points, two assists, and one rebound. Wyoming on the season is averaging 76.2 points while their defense is giving up 70.6 points per game. Sam Griffin on the season is averaging 19.3 points while shooting 49.6 percent from the field and 49.1 percent from behind the three point line.
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UTEP Coming off A Close Victory
UTEP faced off against Norfolk State on Wednesday and it wasn’t the best game but they scored 67 points on the way to the victory. UTEP used a balanced attack with four different players putting up at least 10 points. Calvin Solomon scored 13 points. UTEP likes to push the pace and they are averaging 78.9 points per game. The defense at times has been an issue and they are giving up 70.2 points per game. Tae Hardy is having a strong season averaging 15.5 points while shooting 42.5 percent from the field.
Wyoming vs UTEP Betting Prediction
These are both teams who are good offensive teams and they are both going to find success scoring here. UTEP is averaging 78.9 points per game and they are going to have no issue running up the score. Their defense is going to struggle though against the Wyoming offense and that is going to be the difference here. Both offenses are going to run up the score and this game is going to go over the total.