UNC Greensboro Spartans vs UTEP Miners Prediction, 11/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNC Greensboro Spartans vs UTEP Miners

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, NV

TV: ESPN+

The UTEP Miners (3-2) are welcoming the UNC Greensboro Spartans (3-2) at Lee's Family Forum on Wednesday.

The UNC Greensboro Spartans stepped onto the hardwood against Long Beach State and walked away with a win by a score of 71-48 in their last contest. UNC Greensboro wrapped up the game having earned a 38.7% field goal percentage (24 of 62) and made 12 out of their 29 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Spartans made 11 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 64.7%. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected 32 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Regarding defending, UNC Greensboro allowed 30.2% from the field on 16 of 53 shooting. Long Beach State recorded 8 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. In addition, Long Beach State collected 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Long Beach State walked away from this one shooting 61.9% when shooting free throws by making 13 of their 21 shots. They converted 3 out of their 15 tries from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Spartans ended up finishing with 19 while Long Beach State finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Kenyon Giles is one player who was a major factor for the game. He ended up with 22 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He played 32 minutes and also snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up shooting 61.5% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists.

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UNC Greensboro heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 3-2 so far this season. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, UNC Greensboro is collecting 41.6 boards per game and is sitting with 77 assists for the season, which has them ranked 257th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Spartans are shooting 37.3% on shots from distance (50 of 134) and 69.1% from the charity stripe. They average 73.8 pts per contest (235th in the nation) while hitting 41.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Spartans have forced 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.4 fouls. They are giving up 26.7% on 3-pointers and they are 44th in college hoops in PPG allowed (63.2). The Spartans defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 36.3% (106 of 292) and they relinquish 38.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 60th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 58 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the UTEP Miners took a loss by a final score of 71-65 against San Jose State. The Miners corralled 14 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 21 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. San Jose State had 18 personal fouls for this game which took the Miners to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They were able to bury 18 of those for a clip of 75.0%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, UTEP made 5 of 18 attempts (27.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Miners finished the game shooting 21 out of 51 from the field which had them shooting 41.2%. The Miners allowed San Jose State to convert 22 out of their 43 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.2% for the contest. They shot 46.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 15 and finished the contest at 20 of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). In relation to how they rebounded, UTEP allowed San Jose State to snag 30 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Corey Camper Jr. ended up being a factor for the Miners in this contest. He buried 7 of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 43.8%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes in the game.

UTEP has a win-loss mark of 3-2 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Miners are connecting on 46.4% from the field, which has them ranked 139th in the country. UTEP has totaled 384 points so far this year (76.8 per contest) and they snag 26.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 15.2 times per game (126th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 12.4 times per contest. The Miners are responsible for committing 22.6 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 74.1% from the charity stripe.

The UTEP defense concedes 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (31 of 89) and opponents are converting on 74.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 14.8 assists and 36.2 rebounds every game, which ranks 287th and 248th in college basketball. The Miners on defense are ranked 155th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 69.8. They are forcing their opponents into 21.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (281st in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UTEP

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