New Mexico State Aggies vs UTEP Miners Prediction, 11/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico State Aggies vs UTEP Miners

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026

Location: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX

TV: ESPN+

The UTEP Miners (1-1) are hosting the New Mexico State Aggies (1-1) at Don Haskins Center on Thursday.

The New Mexico State Aggies faced off with Gonzaga and took a loss by a score of 109-68 in their last contest. New Mexico State walked away from the contest having earned a 43.8% field goal percentage (21 out of 48) and made 4 of their 14 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Aggies converted 22 of 24 tries for a percentage of 91.7%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 25 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 6 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When talking about defense, New Mexico State allowed 61.3% from the floor on 38 of 62 shooting. Gonzaga dished out 23 assists and had 10 steals for the game. In addition, Gonzaga pulled down 26 boards (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Gonzaga finished the game shooting 69.0% from the charity stripe by converting 20 of 29 shots. They also buried 13 out of their 24 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Aggies ended up with 18 and Gonzaga had 19 personal fouls.

Mark Lavrenov is someone who came through in this game. He totaled 19 points on 5 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 45.5% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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New Mexico State will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 1-1 on the season. They have an average of 70.5 points per contest (276th in the nation) on 42.5% from the floor. The Aggies are shooting 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc (11 of 35) and 87.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, New Mexico State is pulling in 31.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 19 assists for the year, which ranks 348th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Aggies have forced 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They surrender 38.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 332nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (87.5). The Aggies are giving up a FG percentage of 47.7% (62 of 130) and they surrender 38.0 boards per contest as a group. They are 199th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 31 conceded this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the UTEP Miners took home the win by a final score of 79-60 against Incarnate Word. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, UTEP permitted Incarnate Word to grab 25 in all (6 on the offensive side). They shot 25.9% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 27 and ended up going 11 of 18 from the free throw line (61.1%). The Miners permitted Incarnate Word to convert 21 of their 53 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.6% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Miners walked away from this one shooting 29 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, UTEP made 11 out of their 29 attempts (37.9%). They were able to convert 10 of those for a clip of 55.6%. Incarnate Word had 18 fouls for the contest which got the Miners to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 11 steals for the contest. The Miners pulled down 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest.

Cam McDaniels ended up being a major contributor for the Miners for this game. He made 10 of 18 in the game for a rate of 55.6%, and had 4 rebounds. He tallied 27 points in his 27 mins on the court and had 3 assists for the contest.

UTEP has a win-loss mark of 1-1 for the campaign. The Miners are committing 21.0 personal fouls every game and they go 57.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.5 times per game (143rd in college) and they are turning it over 8.5 times per game. UTEP has scored 155 pts for the year (77.5 per game) and they pull down 35.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Miners are hitting on 44.1% from the floor, which is ranked 216th in college hoops.

The UTEP defense gives up 22.9% on three-point shots (11 of 48) and opponents are connecting on 80.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 10.0 assists and 35.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 74th and 208th in college hoops. The Miners on the defensive end are ranked 192nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 72.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (256th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UTEP

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