The Texas El Paso Miners will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Mustangs in Southern Methodist at Moody Coliseum on Saturday in college basketball action.

The Miners will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 14-11 ATS against the number this season, while the Mustangs are 11-15 ATS. Texas El Paso is 13-12 on the totals; Southern Methodist is 12-14.



View Texas El Paso vs Southern Methodist Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Mustangs installed as 1-point favorites in this particular matchup

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 206-rated Mustangs and the No. 192-ranked Miners, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 63-62 result in favor of the Miners.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Miners rank No. 302 in NCAA Division 1 with 31.2 per game. That compares with Southern Methodist’s No. 342 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Southern Methodist is college basketball's No. 50-ranked team at 7.7 per game, while the Miners rate No. 316 with 4.6 per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Texas El Paso owns the country's No. 163-rated mark, allowing 69.2 points per game on the highway. Southern Methodist, on the other hand, rates No. 323 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Texas El Paso was a 68-61 loser at home against Rice. They failed to cover the 4.5-point spread as favorites. The Miners endured a 68-61 loss at the hands of the Owls on Wednesday, despite a 17-point effort from Gabriel McCulley at Haskins Center.

Southern Methodist was a 67-60 loser in its last match on the road against Southern Miss. They covered the 12-point spread as underdogs. The Mustangs endured a 67-60 loss at the hands of the Golden Eagles on Wednesday, despite an 18 -point effort from Robert Nyakundi at Reed Green Coliseum.


Texas El Paso Miners Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
After playing Rice are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Southern Methodist Mustangs Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
After playing Southern Miss are 2-4
After a loss are 3-7

A few Miners at Mustangs trends to consider:
Texas El Paso is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Southern Methodis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas El Paso's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas El Paso's last 6 games when playing on the road against Southern Methodis
Texas El Paso is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Southern Methodist's last 6 games when playing Texas El Paso
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Methodist's last 6 games when playing at home against Texas El Paso
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Methodist's last 6 games
Southern Methodist is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games