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01/08 03:43 CST Middle Tennessee visits UTEP after Watson's 25-point outing
Middle Tennessee visits UTEP after Watson's 25-point outing
By The Associated Press
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (9-5, 3-0 CUSA) at UTEP Miners (4-10, 0-3 CUSA)
El Paso, Texas; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Raiders -4.5; over/under is 135.5
BOTTOM LINE: UTEP faces Middle Tennessee after Kaseem Watson scored 25 points
in UTEP's 76-64 loss to the Florida International Panthers.
The Miners are 4-2 on their home court. UTEP is 3-7 in games decided by 10 or
more points.
The Blue Raiders are 3-0 against conference opponents. Middle Tennessee ranks
eighth in the CUSA with 23.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Torey Alston
averaging 5.2.
UTEP averages 69.9 points per game, 0.5 more points than the 69.4 Middle
Tennessee gives up. Middle Tennessee averages 76.7 points per game, 4.3 more
than the 72.4 UTEP gives up.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Elijah Jones is averaging 13.6 points for the Miners. Watson is
averaging 13.5 points over the past 10 games.
Alston is averaging 11.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Blue
Raiders. Alec Oglesby is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Miners: 2-8, averaging 66.4 points, 30.1 rebounds, 11.3 assists,
8.0 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.5% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 74.1 points per game.
Blue Raiders: 6-4, averaging 72.7 points, 31.4 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 6.3
steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 70.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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