Haskins Center will host Miners vs. Blazers action on Saturday as both teams try to pay off for bettors in NCAAB action.

Texas El Paso will face the 8-13 Blazers, who own a 8-10-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Miners are 10-8 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Blazers are 3-16 favoring the OVER.



View UAB vs Texas El Paso Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with Texas El Paso in this one will find them as 4-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Miners at No. 210 and the Blazers at No. 129 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 64-61 result in favor of the Miners.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Blazers rank No. 163 in NCAA Division 1 with 34.9 per game. That compares with Texas El Paso’s No. 318 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Texas El Paso is college basketball's No. 281-ranked team at 5 per game, while the Blazers rate No. 243 with 5.4 per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, UAB owns the country's No. 17-rated mark, allowing 60.4 points per game on the highway. Texas El Paso, on the other hand, rates No. 284 in scoring at home.

In their last action, UAB was an 80-69 Sportsbook at home against Houston. They covered the 8.5-point spread as favorites. UAB got 25 points and 13 rebounds from Cameron Moore en route to an 80-69 victory over Houston on Wednesday at Bartow Arena.

Texas El Paso was a 77-75 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Rice. They covered the 5-point spread as underdogs. Gabriel McCulley poured in 23 points and added 10 rebounds in a losing cause for Texas El Paso on Wednesday, as the Owls rolled to a 77-75 victory over Texas El Paso at Autry Court.


UAB Blazers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Southern Miss are 7-3
After playing Houston are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

Texas El Paso Miners Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Tulsa are 9-1
After playing Rice are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

A few Blazers at Miners trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of UAB's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of UAB's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas El Paso
UAB is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
UAB is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas El Paso
Texas El Paso is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas El Paso's last 5 games
Texas El Paso is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against UAB
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas El Paso's last 5 games when playing at home against UAB


Next up:
UAB home to Southern Miss, Wednesday, February 8
Texas El Paso home to Tulsa, Wednesday, February 8