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Sam Houston State Bearkats vs. UTEP Miners

The fans at Sun Bowl will be treated to a game between the Sam Houston State Bearkats and the UTEP Miners when they take their seats on Thursday.

Oddsmakers opened the Bearkats as -11.5-point favorites versus the Miners, while the game's total opened at 48.5.

UTEP was a 27-17 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Rams. They failed to cover the +8-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (44) made winners of UNDER bettors.

In their last action, Sam Houston State was a 40-39 winner at home against Bobcats. They covered the +10.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (79) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

Sam Houston State:
Team record: 4-1 SU,4-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Sam Houston State is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Sam Houston State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Sam Houston State is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games

UTEP:
Team record: 0-4 SU,1-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Texas El Paso is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas El Paso's last 5 games
Texas El Paso is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Next up:
Sam Houston State home to WKU Wednesday, October 16
UTEP at WKU Thursday, October 10