FIU Panthers vs UTEP Miners Prediction, 2/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: FIU Panthers vs UTEP Miners

Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025

Location: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX

TV: ESPN+

The UTEP Miners (16-7) are welcoming the FIU Panthers (8-16) at Don Haskins Center on Thursday.

The FIU Panthers faced Louisiana Tech and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-71 in their last game. FIU ended with a 41.9% field goal percentage (26 out of 62) and converted 8 out of their 18 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Panthers made 11 of their 15 shots for a rate of 73.3%. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 24 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 11 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to the defense, FIU allowed 60.8% from the floor on 31 of 51 shooting. Louisiana Tech recorded 19 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. On top of that, Louisiana Tech snagged 28 boards (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Louisiana Tech walked away from this one shooting 84.6% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of their 13 tries. They also made 9 out of their 20 attempts from three-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Panthers ended up with 14 while Louisiana Tech racked up 12 personal fouls.

Jayden Brewer is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up going 45.5% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes. He saw the court for 26 mins and also totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up scoring 15 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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FIU enters this game with a win-loss mark of 8-16 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.8 fouls per game. As a team, FIU is grabbing 35.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 319 dimes for the season, which ranks 229th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Panthers are shooting 30.2% on three-point attempts (126 of 417) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.1 points per contest (246th in the nation) while going 44.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Panthers are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 246th in college in allowing assists with 337 surrendered for the year. The Panthers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.9% (602 of 1,340) and they relinquish 33.8 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 33.6% on three-point shots and they rank 217th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the UTEP Miners walked away with a victory by a final of 66-63 against New Mexico State. The Miners pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for this contest. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. New Mexico State committed 20 fouls for the contest which took the Miners to the free throw line for 29 shots. They were able to make 19 of them for a rate of 65.5%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, UTEP made 5 of 21 attempts (23.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Miners finished the game shooting 21 out of 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.4%. The Miners allowed New Mexico State to convert 17 out of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 30.4% for the contest. They finished 23.3% from distance by going 7 out of 30 and ended up going 22 out of 31 at the free throw line (71.0%). In reference to rebounding, UTEP allowed New Mexico State to pull down 35 in total (11 offensive).

Devon Barnes ended up being a factor for the Miners in this matchup. He tallied 18 points in his 33 mins of playing time and totaled 2 assists in the game. He made 4 out of 14 for this contest for a rate of 28.6%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

UTEP has a record of 16-7 on the season. The Miners are committing 18.7 fouls per game and they shoot 71.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.7 times per game (179th in the country) and they turn it over 12.4 times per contest. UTEP has scored 1,676 points for the season (72.9 per contest) and they average 29.9 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Miners are shooting 45.2% from the field, which ranks them 166th in college.

The Miners defensively are ranked 76th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 68.4. They are able to force 17.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (185th in Division 1). The UTEP defense concedes 30.9% on 3-point attempts (151 of 488) and their opponents are connecting on 73.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 13.3 assists and 36.0 rebounds every game, which is 200th and 277th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take FIU

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