Loyola Marymount Lions vs UTEP Miners Prediction, 11/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Marymount Lions vs UTEP Miners

Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Location: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX

TV: ESPN+

Don Haskins Center is where the UTEP Miners (2-0) will play the Loyola Marymount Lions (3-0) on Tuesday.

The Loyola Marymount Lions stepped onto the hardwood against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and went home with a win by a final score of 94-72 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Lions ended up with 11 while Arkansas-Pine Bluff had 23 personal fouls. They converted 5 of 19 tries from beyond the perimeter. Arkansas-Pine Bluff finished the contest at 100.0% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 11 attempts. In addition, Arkansas-Pine Bluff grabbed 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Arkansas-Pine Bluff totaled 11 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. In the matter of defense, Loyola Marymount let their opponent shoot 43.1% from the field on 28 out of 65 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 34 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Lions buried 16 of 28 tries for a percentage of 57.1%. Loyola Marymount ended with a 48.4% FG percentage (30 out of 62) and converted 18 of 39 shots from downtown.

Rodney Brown Jr. is a player who was a contributor for this game. He notched 28 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 33 mins played and collected 3 boards. He ended up shooting 61.5% from the floor and totaled 3 assists.

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Loyola Marymount heads into this one with a mark of 3-0 for the season. They currently have an average of 100.3 pts per game (26th in the country) while hitting 55.2% from the floor. The Lions are connecting on 41.4% on 3-pointers (36 of 87) and 69.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Loyola Marymount is grabbing 41.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 63 assists for the season, which is 1st in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 9.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Lions are forcing 15.7 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 271st in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 33 relinquished so far this year. The Lions defense is giving up a FG percentage of 37.6% (67 of 178) and they concede 28.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 23.1% on three-point shots and they are ranked 76th in college in points per game from their opponents (62.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the UTEP Miners went home victorious with a score of 107-70 against Western New Mexico. The Miners earned 20 defensive boards and 19 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 12 steals for the game. Western New Mexico committed 21 fouls in this game which got the Miners to the charity stripe for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to convert 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 58.1%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, UTEP converted 5 of 14 attempts (35.7%). Overall, the Miners ended up shooting 42 for 72 from the floor which had them shooting 58.3%. The Miners permitted Western New Mexico to make 20 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 36.4% in the game. They finished shooting 25.0% from distance by going 4 out of 16 and ended up going 26 out of 33 at the free throw line (78.8%). When talking about how they rebounded, UTEP allowed Western New Mexico to get 22 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Elijah Jones ended up being a factor for the Miners for this game. He earned 16 points in his 18 mins on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 6 out of 8 for the matchup giving him a rate of 75.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

UTEP has a win-loss record of 2-0 so far this year. As an offense, the Miners are connecting on 56.4% from the floor, which ranks them 12th in the country. UTEP has totaled 205 pts for the campaign (102.5 per contest) and they pull in 41.5 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 21.0 times per game (37th in college) and they turn it over 10.0 times per contest. The Miners are responsible for committing 23.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 65.7% from the charity stripe.

The UTEP defense concedes 30.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (12 of 39) and opponents are knocking down 69.0% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.5 dimes and 30.5 rebounds per contest, ranking them 184th and 81st in college. The Miners are ranked 82nd in college in points given up per game with 63.0. They are forcing their opponents into 21.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 36.3% from the field (65th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UTEP

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