UTSA Roadrunners Face the Texas El Paso Miners: Week 5 NCAA Football Odds and Pick

The Miners hope to be bad hosts on Saturday as the Texas El Paso Miners pay a visit to Sun Bowl in Week 5 betting action.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Betting fans backing the Texas El Paso Miners here saw them at Sportsbook as 2-point underdogs in this college football clash. (Check back shortly for Sportsbook totals at sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark as none was available at the time this preview was written.)

Odds Shark score prediction models pick a 26-16 result in favor of the Roadrunners on Saturday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NCAAF matchups here.

UTSA Roadrunners vs Texas El Paso Miners Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The UTSA Roadrunners will look to cover ATS vs their hosts on Saturday, as they are 2-2 ATS versus the spread this season, while the Texas El Paso Miners are 1-3 ATS. UTSA is 3-1 against the over under total, while Texas El Paso is 3-1 versus the number. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Texas El Paso vs UTSA injuries news.

The OddsShark Power Rankings have the Texas El Paso Miners at No. 70 and the UTSA Roadrunners at No. 121 heading into this contest.

Statistical Matchup

The game also pits Texas El Paso's No. 83-ranked offense, averaging 27.5 PPG, against a UTSA defense that ranks No. 121 this week at 43.5 PPG. The Texas El Paso aerial game is averaging 220.25 yards per game, less than the UTSA Roadrunners secondary allows through the air, 262.75 YPG per game.

Defensively, the UTSA Roadrunners feature the league's No. 68-rated road run defense, allowing 190 yards per game. Texas El Paso, meanwhile, ranks No. 124 in rushing offense at home.