UTEP Miners vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 11/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTEP Miners vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Location: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Utah State Aggies (3-0) will take on the UTEP Miners (2-1) at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Saturday.

The UTEP Miners stepped onto the hardwood against Loyola Marymount and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-58 in their last contest. UTEP wrapped up the game having earned a 35.1% field goal percentage (20 out of 57) and made 9 out of their 21 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Miners made 9 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned 22 with 7 of them being offensive. They also distributed 12 assists in the game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to defense, UTEP allowed the other team to go 53.8% from the field on 28 out of 52 shooting. Loyola Marymount dished out 15 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. In addition, Loyola Marymount snagged 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Loyola Marymount went 80.0% from the free throw line by burying 4 of their 5 attempts. They converted 11 out of their 24 tries from distance. When discussing fouls, the Miners finished with 12 while Loyola Marymount had 14 fouls.

Jamal West Jr. is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He accounted for 14 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and collected 3 boards. He finished the contest at 41.7% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes.

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UTEP will play this contest with a mark of 2-1 so far this year. They cough up possession 9.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, UTEP is pulling in 36.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 54 dimes on the year, which ranks 99th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Miners are shooting 39.2% on shots from downtown (20 of 51) and 67.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 87.7 pts per game (104th in Division 1) while shooting 50.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Miners are forcing their opponents into 20.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.5% from 3-point land and they are ranked 90th in college in PPG allowed (65.7). The Miners defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.2% (65 of 154) and they concede 33.3 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 212th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 40 relinquished so far this season.

In their last game, the Utah State Aggies got the victory with a final of 83-73 when they faced Weber State. The Aggies were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the game. They also coughed it up 6 times, while earning 10 steals in the game. Weber State had 21 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for 29 attempts. They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.9%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Utah State knocked down 3 out of their 23 tries (13.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Aggies shot 29 for 64 from the field which had them sitting at 45.3%. The Aggies permitted Weber State to convert 22 of their 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6% for the game. They went 30.8% from 3-point land via 8 of 26 and finished the contest at 21 of 28 from the free throw line (75.0%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Utah State permitted Weber State to collect 35 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Karson Templin ended up having an impact for the Aggies in this matchup. He had 16 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 7 of 14 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Utah State has a mark of 3-0 for the year. As an offense, the Aggies are shooting 51.8% from the field, which has them ranked 39th in the country. Utah State has 273 points on the campaign (91.0 per game) and they snag 40.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 21.7 times per game (17th in college) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per contest. The Aggies commit 20.3 fouls per game and they go 73.4% from the free throw line.

The Aggies on defense are ranked 130th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 68.0. They are forcing their opponents into 16.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 37.9% from the floor (81st in college hoops). The Utah State defense concedes 32.4% on shots from 3-point land (24 of 74) and their opponents are connecting on 64.9% of their free throw shots. They allow 12.3 dimes and 33.7 rebounds every game, which is ranked 159th and 142nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UTEP

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