UTEP Miners vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 8/30/2025 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTEP Miners vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025

Location: Maverik Stadium in Logan, UT

TV: CBSSN

Odds/Point Spread: Aggies (-6.0)

Total/Over-Under: 60.5

Maverik Stadium is the site where the Utah State Aggies (4-8 last year) will try to defeat the UTEP Miners (3-9 last season) on Saturday, August 30, 2025. Utah State opens as -point favorites. The over/under is 60.5.

The UTEP Miners finished the season holding a 3-9 record. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Miners went up against the New Mexico State Aggies and went home with a win by a final score of 42-35. The UTEP Miners ran the ball 30 different times and accrued 121 yds, earning them an average of 4.0 yards per carry. In the game, they had 56 plays which gave them 298 yards. UTEP relinquished 22 pass completions on 51 attempts for a total of 340 yards, and a completion percentage of 43.1%. On the ground, the Miners gave up 203 yards on 56 attempts, which is 3.6 yards per run allowed.

Regarding getting in the endzone, the UTEP Miners were sitting at 19.5 PPG. As a unit they averaged 120.8 yards on the ground, which was 104th in the country. The Miners attained 3,850 yards in total for the prior campaign. UTEP compiled 16 touchdowns via the pass and 10 rushing touchdowns. UTEP compiled 200 1st downs, and they committed 68 infractions for 611 yds. They turned the football over 19 times.

When it comes to passing yardage, the Miners allowed 2,678 yards which put them in 53rd in Division 1. During their 12 games played last season, they relinquished 223.2 yards per contest through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 61.4%. They allowed 402.5 yards/contest ranking them 99th in D-1. They conceded 23 touchdowns via the pass and 25 touchdowns via the ground game. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.3 yards per rushing attempt and 179.3 rushing yards per game throughout last year. During the season, they gave up 2,152 yards via the ground game in 12 games. The Miners ranked 113th in college football when it comes to team defense, conceding 32.3 PPG.

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The Aggies ended the year with a 4-8 record. When they last stepped on the gridiron, the Aggies took a loss by a score of 42-37 when they played the Colorado State Rams. The Aggies finished the contest with 485 yds while running 78 plays (6.2 yds per play). Utah State ended up running for 6.0 yds per carry, finishing with 296 yds on 49 carries. Utah State relinquished 29 rushing attempts for 84 yards (2.9 yds per rush). The Aggies passing defense conceded a completion percentage of 67.4%, surrendering 370 yds on 31 out of 46 passing.

Concerning how much they scored, the Aggies were ranked 36th in D-1 with an average of 31.9 points per outing. The Utah State Aggies had an average of 467.7 yards per outing, which had them sitting 6th in the nation. The Utah State offense totaled 886 penalty yards on 94 violations, which was good for 24th in the nation in terms of making mistakes. They tossed 17 picks while conceding 5 fumbles and they earned 270 first downs. For the prior season, the Aggies had a total of 3,229 passing yards along with averaging 269.1 throwing yards per game, giving them a rank of 21st in D-1. They averaged 198.6 run yards per game and ran for 2,383 yards overall.

Utah State allowed a total of 2,574 yards on the ground (214.5 yards/game) as well as 28 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. They gave up 28 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 255.6 yards/outing, which had them sitting 118th in Division 1. They tallied 4 fumbles recovered and 13 picks last year. The Aggies defense participated in 871 plays, ranking them 85th in the nation. The Aggies surrendered 37.8 points per game, which had them in 129th in Division 1. Overall, they relinquished 454 total points.

Who will win tonight's Miners/Aggies college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Miners +6.0

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