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Joe Aillet Stadium is the venue where the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-4) will battle the UTEP Miners (1-6) on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.
The Bulldogs are favored, but by less than a touchdown (-6), against the Miners. The over/under for this matchup is 50 points.
Keep reading for our preview for this season, and find all of our predictions here, too!
Louisiana Tech -6 vs. UTEP
Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Bulldogs (-6)
- Moneyline: Bulldogs (-233), Miners (+186)
- Total: 50 points
- TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP Betting Stats and Info
The Bulldogs’ record against the spread is only 2-3-0. Against the spread, the Bulldogs are winless in one game when favored by 6 points or more. Louisiana Tech is 1-3 in the four games this season it has been the moneyline favorite. UTEP has won twice against the spread so far this season (2-5-0). The Miners’ record against the spread, as underdogs by 6 points or more, is 2-4. This will be the seventh time this year UTEP is the moneyline underdog and has gone 1-5 in such contests.
Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP Recent Stats and Trends
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
- Louisiana Tech has one win against the spread, and is 1-2 overall, in its last three contests.
- In Louisiana Tech’s past three games, it has gone over the total twice.
- Louisiana Tech and its opponents have combined to score an average of 49.2 points over its last three games, 0.8 less than the 50 over/under in this matchup.
UTEP Miners
- Over its past three contests, UTEP has one win against the spread, and is 1-2 overall.
- UTEP has gone over the total in each of its past three games.
- UTEP’s average total over the last three games is 1.3 points greater than the 50 over/under given for this matchup.
Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP Key Players
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
- This year Evan Bullock has 782 passing yards (130.3 yards per game) while going 70-for-109 (64.2%) and connecting on eight touchdowns with zero interceptions.
- Omiri Wiggins has put up a team-high 168 yards (28 per game) and tallied one touchdown.
- So far this year Fred Robertson has rushed for 111 yards (18.5 per game).
- Tru Edwards has been targeted 43 times and has 32 catches, leading his team with 437 yards (72.8 ypg) while also scoring four touchdowns.
- Marlion Jackson has also chipped in with 14 receptions (on 25 targets) for 222 yards, scoring one touchdown.
- Jay Wilkerson has caught 10 passes for 218 yards and one touchdown, averaging 36.3 yards per game.
- Sifa Leota has 2.5 sacks to lead the team, and has also collected two TFL and nine tackles.
- Kolbe Fields has totaled 33 tackles, three TFL, 1.5 sacks, and one interception, and he’s tops on his team in tackles.
- Isaiah McElvane has a team-high one interception and has tacked on 20 tackles and one pass defended in six games this season.
UTEP Miners
- This season Skyler Locklear has racked up 953 passing yards (158.8 per game) while going 91-for-144 (63.2%) and throwing for four touchdowns with five interceptions. He has tacked on 122 rushing yards on 50 carries with two touchdowns.
- Jevon Jackson has 91 carries for a team-high 387 rushing yards (55.3 per game) and one touchdown.
- Ezell Jolly has rushed for 236 yards on 53 carries (33.7 yards per game), with one touchdown on the ground.
- This year Kenny Odom has 23 catches for a team-high 530 yards (75.7 per game) and four touchdowns.
- Kam Thomas has also added 355 yards on 37 catches and one touchdown. He has been targeted 56 times and averages 50.7 receiving yards.
- Trey Goodman has collected 212 yards on 24 receptions, averaging 30.3 yards per game.
- KD Johnson has registered a team-leading 2.5 sacks, while adding three TFL and 13 tackles.
- Over the current campaign, Dorian Hopkins has racked up 31 tackles, two TFL, and one interception and leads the team in tackles.
- Lantz Russell has picked off two passes to lead the team while adding 29 tackles, three TFL, two sacks, and two passes defended.