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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. UTEP Miners
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the UTEP Miners will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Sun Bowl.
Oddsmakers opened the Miners as -2.5-point favorites versus the Blue Raiders, while the game's total opened at 54.5.
UTEP was a 14-10 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Bulldogs. They covered the +7-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (24) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Middle Tennessee, they were a 42-20 loser as they battled Gamecocks on the road. Middle Tennessee failed to cover in the match as a +20.5-point underdog, while 62 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Middle Tennessee:
Team record: 2-6 SU,2-6 ATS
Middle Tennessee is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Middle Tennessee is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Middle Tennessee is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
UTEP:
Team record: 1-7 SU,3-5 ATS
Texas El Paso is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games
Texas El Paso is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Texas El Paso's last 15 games at home
Next up:
Middle Tennessee home to Liberty Saturday, November 9
UTEP home to Kennesaw State Saturday, November 9