The Liberty Flames and UTEP Miners meet Wednesday in college football action at Sun Bowl. Here’s a UTEP vs Liberty Prediction. This article will include a UTEP vs Liberty Pick.
Liberty Flames Betting Preview
The Liberty Flames lost to James Madison and Old Dominion, and they play New Mexico State next. The Liberty Flames have lost 4 straight games. Ethan Vasko is completing 57.3 percent of his passes for 763 yards, 6 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. Donte Lee Jr. and Jamari Person have combined for 396 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Reese Smith has 13 receptions.
The Liberty Flames ground game is averaging 167.2 yards per contest, and Ethan Vasko leads the way with 344 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Liberty is allowing 23.2 points and 387.8 yards per game. Derrell Farrar leads the Liberty Flames with 36 tackles, CJ Bazile Jr. has 1.5 sacks and Amarian Williams has 1 interception.
UTEP Miners Betting Preview
The UTEP Miners lost to Louisiana Tech and UL Monroe, and they play Sam Houston next. The UTEP Miners have lost 3 straight games. Malachi Nelson is completing 55.6 percent of his passes for 1,142 yards, 8 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions. Kenny Odom and Trevon Tate have combined for 467 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Toric Goins Jr. has 11 receptions.
The UTEP Miners ground game is averaging 101.2 yards per contest, and Hahsaun Wilson leads the way with 205 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, UTEP is allowing 26.8 points and 340.4 yards per game. Micah Davey leads the UTEP Miners with 51 tackles, Udoka Ezeani has 4 sacks and Xavier Smith has 1 interception.
UTEP Miners Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 7, Udoka Ezeani leads the Conference USA for sacks (4.0) this season.
Liberty Flames Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 7, Donte Lee Jr. leads the Conference USA for yards per reception (26.1) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- UTEP ranks 134th among FBS teams for time of possession per game this season (25:29).
- UTEP ranks 129th among FBS teams for 1st downs this season (81).
- Liberty has suffered the equal-most road losses by a margin of 10 points or less of any FBS team this season (2).
- Liberty ranks 132nd among FBS teams for H1 points per game this season (5.4).
UTEP vs Liberty Prediction
Liberty is the better team on paper when you consider the Flames were supposed to be a contender in the CUSA this season. The problem is Liberty is one of the worst offensive teams in the country, and it’s led to 4 straight losses. Liberty has failed to cover 6 of its last 7 games. Now I’m supposed to back Liberty in the favorite role on the road? No, thanks.
UTEP has similar issues, especially on offense, but it’s shown more consistency defensively and gave Texas somewhat of a scare. I’m not excited to get involved in either spot, as there are better ways to spend your Wednesday. However, if forced to pick, I want the points. That happens to be UTEP. Liberty shouldn’t be favored against anybody in its current form.