UTEP at Sam Houston odds, tips and betting trends
The UTEP Miners (17-12, 7-9 CUSA) will look to end a five-game losing streak when they hit the road to take on the Sam Houston Bearkats (11-18, 4-12 CUSA) on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum. The matchup airs at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. In the article below, we analyze the Sam Houston vs. UTEP odds and lines around this game.
The Bearkats and the Miners meet with no line currently set for the game.
Sam Houston is 8-18-0 against the spread this season compared to UTEP's 12-14-0 ATS record. Both the Bearkats and the Miners are 15-11-0 in terms of going over the point total in their games this season. In the past 10 games, Sam Houston has a 5-5 record against the spread while going 3-7 overall. UTEP has gone 3-7 against the spread and 3-7 overall in its last 10 matches.
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Sam Houston vs. UTEP prediction
Sam Houston 74, UTEP 73
Against the spread
Sam Houston has compiled an 8-18-0 ATS record so far this year.
UTEP has compiled a 12-14-0 ATS record so far this season.
The Bearkats average 5.4 more points per game (75.2) than the Miners allow (69.8).
Sam Houston is 5-10 against the spread and 10-8 overall when scoring more than 69.8 points.
UTEP is 10-7 against the spread and 16-4 overall when giving up fewer than 75.2 points.
The Miners score only 3.1 fewer points per game (72.7) than the Bearkats allow (75.8).
UTEP has put together a 5-0 ATS record and an 8-0 overall record in games it scores more than 75.8 points.
Sam Houston's record is 7-3 against the spread and 7-5 overall when it allows fewer than 72.7 points.
Players to watch
Sam Houston
Lamar Wilkerson is tops on his team in points per game (19.7), and also posts 4 rebounds and 1.9 assists. At the other end, he puts up 1 steal and 0.2 blocked shots.
Cameron Huefner is putting up 13.9 points, 1 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game.
Marcus Boykin puts up a team-high 4.8 assists per contest. He is also putting up 11.7 points and 4 rebounds, shooting 42.5% from the floor.
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Sam Houston Bearkats Key Game at WKU, August 23You want to talk about a tone-setter? It's the first game of a new era of Sam Houston football, it's in Week 0, it's on the road, and it's the Conference USA opener. It'll take something special to come up with a big season, but win this, and everything else in conference play is easy.- 2025 Sam Houston Schedule Breakdown Sam Houston Bearkats Top 10 Players 1. James Dawn, OG Jr.2. Hunter Watson, QB Sr.3. Antavious Fish, LB Sr.4. Elijah Green, RB Sr.5. Trey Harris, S Sr.6. Keelan Cox, DE Sr.7. Qua'Vez Humphreys, WR Sr.8. Rhett Larson, OG Jr.9. Mabrey Mettauer, QB RFr.10. CJ Johnson, LB Sr. Sam Houston Bearkats 2024 Fun Stats - Scoring: 1st Quarter 57, 2nd Quarter 110- Fumbles: Opponents 22 (lost 11), Sam Houston 16 (lost 6)- 4th Down Conversions: Sam Houston 14-of-20 (70%), Opponents 12-of-31 (39%) Sam Houston Bearkats 2025 Season Prediction, Win Total, What Will Happen There's a certain level of expectation at Sam Houston, but the team doesn't have the level of talent - the defense has to replace just about everyone. On the plus side, it's still Conference USA, and there are plenty of winnable games to make a good Bearkats beat Liberty last year, but it's still a major plus not to have to deal with it. Even without facing the Flames, there might not be any sure-thing layup wins, but other than a trip to Texas, there aren't too many games that aren't out of reach. Sam Houston has to own the one score games - it went 6-0 in games last year decided by a touchdown or less. It won't do that this time around, but it'll still be good enough to push for a The Sam Houston Bearkats Win Total At … 5.5Likely Wins: No projected sure thing wins50/50 Games: Delaware, FIU, at Hawaii, Jacksonville State, at Louisiana Tech, at Middle Tennessee, at New Mexico State, UNLV, UTEP, at WKU,Likely Losses: at Oregon State, at Texas © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
