UTEP Miners vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 11/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTEP Miners vs UAB Blazers

Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Location: John Hurst Adams Gymnasium in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

John Hurst Adams Gymnasium is the site where the UAB Blazers (4-2) will try to defeat the UTEP Miners (3-2) on Tuesday.

The UTEP Miners faced off with St. Thomas and went home with a win by a final score of 84-83 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Miners finished with 21 while St. Thomas recorded 23 personal fouls. They made 10 of 21 attempts from three-point range. St. Thomas walked away from this one shooting 72.4% at the free throw line by converting 21 of 29 shots. On top of that, St. Thomas collected 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. St. Thomas dished out 15 assists and had 15 steals in the matchup. When discussing defense, UTEP allowed the other team to go 44.8% from the floor on 26 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 12 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 38 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Miners converted 21 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 72.4%. UTEP ended having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (29 out of 65) and buried 5 of their 20 3-point attempts.

Jamal West Jr. is one guy who played a role for this game. He finished the contest at 81.8% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He accounted for 20 points on 9 of 11 shooting.

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UTEP comes into this one with a mark of 3-2 for the season. They cough up possession 12.4 times per game and as a team are committing 21.6 personal fouls per contest. As a team, UTEP is collecting 34.6 boards per contest and has 73 assists so far this season, which ranks 272nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Miners are connecting on 32.2% on three-point attempts (28 of 87) and 66.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.6 points per contest (175th in D-1) while shooting 46.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Miners are able to force 18.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 fouls. They are ranked 135th in college in giving up assists with 69 conceded for the campaign. The Miners are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.8% (114 of 260) and they surrender 35.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 36.4% on 3-point shots while they are 145th in college hoops in points per game allowed (71.0).

For their last game, the UAB Blazers got the victory with a final of 80-72 when they faced South Alabama. In relation to cleaning up the glass, UAB allowed South Alabama to collect 26 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 31.6% from three-point range by connecting on 6 out of 19 and ended up going 16 out of 27 from the free throw line (59.3%). The Blazers permitted South Alabama to bury 25 out of their 53 attempts from the field which had them shooting 47.2% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Blazers ended up shooting 28 for 61 from the floor which had them at 45.9%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, UAB made 11 of 33 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 13 of them for a rate of 61.9%. South Alabama earned 15 fouls in this game which took the Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 1 steal for the matchup. The Blazers were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 40 for this game.

Jacob Meyer ended up having an impact for the Blazers for the game. He made 9 out of 18 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 dimes in the matchup.

UAB has a mark of 4-2 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Blazers are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 152nd in Division 1. UAB has earned 533 points this year (88.8 per game) and they pull in 44.8 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.2 times per contest (81st in college) and they lose possession via turnover 10.3 times per game. The Blazers are committing 16.2 personal fouls every game and they go 68.0% from the charity stripe.

The Blazers are ranked 151st in college in PPG allowed with 71.3. They have forced 15.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (109th in D-1). The UAB defense gives up 27.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (43 of 157) and their opponents are converting on 72.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 14.3 dimes and 35.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 237th and 181st in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UTEP

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