The Texas El Paso Miners will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Haskins Center on Friday in NCAAB play.

The Conference USA Tournament battle is part of the annual season-ending league tournament. The Sportsbook gets an automatic berth in the Madness, while all teams are trying to prove they deserve a spot.

The Miners bring a 24-8 record (13-11-1 ATS) to this tilt against the 19-12 Golden Hurricane, who are 17-10 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Texas El Paso go 10-14-1 so far and the Golden Hurricane go 16-11.



View Tulsa vs Texas El Paso Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Miners rated this week at No. 45 and the Golden Hurricane sitting at No. 44. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 76-72 result in favor of the Miners.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Texas El Paso has the nation's No. 106-rated offensive output, at 71.3 PPG. The visiting Golden Hurricane defense ranks No. 175 allowing on average 67.7 PPG. The Miners FG% has averaged 46.5% so far, more than the Golden Hurricane marksmen have achieved on the year, 44% per game.

Defensively, Tulsa features the nation's No. 74-rated defense on the road, allowing 66.8 points per game. Texas El Paso, meanwhile, comes in at No. 132 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Tulsa, they were an 81-72 Sportsbook as they battled Rice at home. They covered in the match as a 4.5-point favorite. Tulsa got 21 points from Jordan Clarkson en route to an 81-72 victory over Rice on Thursday at Haskins Center.

Texas El Paso was a 77-65 Sportsbook in their most recent outing against Marshall. They covered the 5–point spread as favorites.


Tulsa Golden Hurricane Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
After playing Rice are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Texas El Paso Miners Trends:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
After playing Marshall are 5-1
After a win are 7-3

A few Golden Hurricane at Miners trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tulsa's last 8 games on the road
Tulsa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Tulsa is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Texas El Paso
Texas El Paso is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games at home
Texas El Paso is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Texas El Paso is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tulsa
Texas El Paso is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Tulsa