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The UAB Blazers (10-2, 1-0 C-USA) are heavy favorites (-15.5) as they try to build on an eight-game home win streak when they take on the UTEP Miners (8-4, 1-0 C-USA) on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Bartow Arena. The contest airs at 7:30 PM ET. The over/under for the matchup is set at 146.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Blazers vs. Miners
- Game Day: Thursday, December 29, 2022
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Location: Birmingham, Alabama
- Arena: Bartow Arena
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| UAB | -15.5 | 146 |
UAB Betting Stats & Information
- UAB has won nine of 10 games when the moneyline favorite this season (90%).
- The Blazers have never played a game this season with moneyline odds of -2500 or shorter.
- The Blazers’ ATS record is 6-6-0 this season.
- In games they have played as at least 15.5-point underdogs this year, the Miners are 1-0 against the spread.
- UAB’s average point total in matchups this year is 156, 10 points higher than the total in this game.
UTEP Betting Stats & Info
- UTEP has entered the game as underdogs five times this season and won once.
- The Miners have not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +1117.
- The Miners have a 7-3-0 record against the spread this season.
- The Miners are 1-0 against the spread so far this season when playing as at least 15.5-point underdogs.
- The average point total for UTEP this season is 9.8 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
UAB vs. UTEP Season Stat Comparison
| UAB Rank | UAB AVG | UTEP AVG | UTEP Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 86.9 | Points Scored | 70.3 | 224th |
| 192nd | 69.1 | Points Allowed | 65.8 | 104th |
| 3rd | 39.3 | Rebounds | 32.9 | 165th |
| 16th | 12 | Off. Rebounds | 8.8 | 191st |
| 205th | 7.3 | 3pt Made | 4.4 | 357th |
| 20th | 17.3 | Assists | 12.9 | 232nd |
| 231st | 13 | Turnovers | 15.3 | 344th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
UAB Blazers Leaders
- The leader in points and assists for the Blazers is Jordan Walker, who scores 24.5 points and distributes 4.9 assists per game.
- Trey Jemison is UAB’s best rebounder, hauling in an average of 7.8 boards in each contest while scoring 7.5 points per game.
- Walker makes more threes per game than any other member of the Blazers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 4.5 per contest.
UTEP Miners Leaders
- Tae Hardy is the top scorer for the Miners with 12.8 points per game. He also tacks on three rebounds and 2.2 assists per game to his stats.
- Ze’Rik Onyema has a stat line of 5.1 rebounds, 7 points and 0.4 assists per game for UTEP to take the top rebound spot on the team. Shamar Givance has the top spot for assists with 3.8 per game, adding 9 points and 3.3 rebounds per matchup.
- Hardy is dependable from deep and leads the Miners with 1.2 made threes per game.
