Liberty vs. UTEP betting: College basketball preview for January 16

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The Liberty Flames (14-3, 2-2 CUSA) are at home in CUSA play against the UTEP Miners (12-4, 2-1 CUSA) on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET. The Flames are favored by 8 points in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 134.5 points.

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Liberty Cover -8 vs UTEP -110

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Liberty vs. UTEP betting lines

  • Liberty moneyline odds to win: -395
  • UTEP moneyline odds to win: +308
  • Spread: Liberty (-8)
  • Total: 134.5

Liberty statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Liberty sports a worse record against the spread in home games (3-2-0) than it does in away games (3-1-0).
  • In home games, the Flames eclipse the over/under 40% of the time (two of five games). They hit the over more consistently in road games, going over the total in 50% of games (two of four).
  • Liberty has performed better as a moneyline favorite in home games, posting a home record of 4-1, compared to going 1-1 on the road.

Recent trends

  • The Flames have seen an uptick in scoring recently, putting up 82.3 points per game in their last 10 contests, 2.8 points more than the 79.5 they’ve scored this season.
  • The last 10 games have seen Liberty allow 0.3 fewer points per game (60.7) than its season-long average (61.0).
  • The Flames are trending up from beyond the arc over their last 10 outings, making 11.5 threes per game and shooting 38.6% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 10.7 makes and 38.0% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Liberty betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-4-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 6-4-0; As Underdog: 4-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-7-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-3 (Home: 4-1; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.5 (18th in nation) 39.5 (30th) 32.7 (179th) 29.6 (100th) 17.3 (25th) 9.6 (22nd)

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UTEP statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • UTEP’s winning percentage against the spread at home last season was .467 (7-8-0). On the road, it was .273 (3-8-0).
  • Miners games finished above the over/under more frequently at home (seven times out of 15) than away (four of 11) last year.
  • When moneyline underdogs last season, the Miners won a lower percentage of games at home (0-2) than on the road (2-9).

Recent trends

  • The Miners are putting up 72.2 points per contest over their past 10 games, which is 1.3 fewer points than their average for the season (73.5).
  • In its previous 10 games, UTEP is surrendering 68.1 points per contest, 1.0 more point than its season average (67.1).
  • The Miners are draining 7.6 treys per game in their previous 10 games, which is 0.1 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.7). In addition, they own a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (37.4%) compared to their season average from three-point land (38.3%).

UTEP betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-6-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 3-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (116th in nation) 42.8 (150th) 27.0 (354th) 32.9 (276th) 13.8 (180th) 12.4 (266th)
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