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North Texas Mean Green vs. UTEP Miners
The North Texas Mean Green and the UTEP Miners will both be looking to go 1-0 on the season when they meet at Sun Bowl on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Mean Green as -4-point favorites versus the Miners, while the game's total opened at 57.5.
UTEP was a 31-24 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Bulldogs. They covered the +13.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (55) made winners of PUSH bettors.
Last time out for North Texas, they were a 27-14 loser as they battled RedHawks on the road. North Texas failed to cover in the match as a +1.5-point underdog, while 41 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
North Texas:
Team record: 6-7 SU,9-4 ATS
North Texas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
North Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of North Texas's last 6 games
UTEP:
Team record: 7-6 SU,8-5 ATS
Texas El Paso is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Texas El Paso is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas El Paso's last 6 games
Next up:
North Texas home to SMU Saturday, September 3
UTEP at Oklahoma Saturday, September 3