Liberty vs. UTEP betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 14

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The Liberty Flames (21-3, 13-0 CUSA) will attempt to continue a 15-game winning streak when they visit the UTEP Miners (10-15, 6-8 CUSA) on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at Don Haskins Center as 6.5-point favorites. The game airs at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The matchup’s point total is set at 137.5.

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Liberty Cover -6.5 vs UTEP -110

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Liberty vs. UTEP betting lines

  • Liberty moneyline odds to win: -304
  • UTEP moneyline odds to win: +238
  • Spread: Liberty (-6.5)
  • Total: 137.5

Liberty statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Liberty has covered the spread in the same percentage of games at home as road games (55.6%). It has covered five times in nine games at home and five times in nine games when playing on the road.
  • The Flames have exceeded the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (66.7%) than away games (55.6%).
  • In eight home games as a moneyline favorite, Liberty has eight wins (1.000). It has the same winning percentage (7-0 record) as a moneyline favorite in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Flames have seen a decrease in scoring recently, racking up 76.2 points per game in their last 10 contests, 3.0 points fewer than the 79.2 they’ve scored this season.
  • The past 10 games have seen Liberty concede 0.4 fewer points per game (67.5) than its season-long average (67.9).
  • While the Flames are connecting on fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (9.6 per game) when compared to their season-long average (10.5), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (40.7% from deep over the last 10, 40.5% on the season).

Liberty betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-11-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 5-7-0 (As Favorite: 9-10-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-8-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 16-2 (Home: 8-0; Away: 7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
52.2 (second in nation) 43.6 (150th) 27.3 (350th) 30.7 (158th) 17.5 (28th) 8.0 (third)

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UTEP statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, UTEP has had better results on the road (6-4-0) than at home (6-5-0).
  • Miners games have gone above the over/under less frequently at home (five times out of 11) than away (five of 10) this season.
  • The Miners’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .667 (4-2), and on the road it is .200 (2-8).

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Miners are tallying 69.0 points per game, compared to their season average of 70.0.
  • Over its previous 10 games, UTEP is allowing 70.2 points per game, 1.6 fewer points than its season average (71.8).
  • The Miners are draining 8.3 treys per game over their past 10 games, which is 1.0 more than their average for the season (7.3). Likewise, they sport a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (35.9%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (33.6%).

UTEP betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-11-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 5-3-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-0; As Underdog: 10-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-13-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-2 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-12 (Home: 4-2; Away: 2-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.7 (306th in nation) 44.6 (212th) 30.0 (284th) 32.6 (273rd) 12.5 (290th) 10.9 (156th)
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