Free NCAA Football Prediction: UTEP vs. Oklahoma Odds
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College Football Handicapping Analysis: UTEP Miners vs. Oklahoma Sooners
UTEP Miners 0-1 vs. Oklahoma Sooners 0-0
Date: Saturday, September 3rd
Time: 3:30 PM ET
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
NCAA Football ATS Spread Odds: Miners 31.0 / Sooners -31.0 (Bet Now!)
NCAA Football Moneyline Odds: Miners 3000 / Sooners -10000
NCAA Betting Total Odds: Total O/U 57.0
UTEP Miners
Heading into this week’s game, the Miners have a record of 0-1 in Conference USA play. Their overall record currently sits at 0-1. This year, UTEP will look to play better on the road, as they finished the season with a below .500 record at 2-4. In their last 3 road games, they posted an ATS mark of 2-4.
The Miners are coming off a season in which they ranked just 89th in the NCAA in scoring at 25.17 points per game. When playing on the road, they were 88th, averaging 22.67 points per contest. When the Miners finished a game with more points than the NCAA average (28.55), they had a record of 3-0.
Heading into the season, the Miners will hope for some improved play from their defense, as they ended last year ranked 53rd at 24.75 points per game allowed. The Miners’ defense would benefit from creating more turnovers this year, as their 8 interceptions and 9 fumbles placed them 73rd in forced turnovers. UTEP will be looking to generate more defensive pressure this year, as they averaged just 1.92 sacks per game, placing them 53rd in college football.
In their last 10 contests, the Miners have a straight-up record of 4-6-0, while covering the spread at a rate of 40.0%. On offense, the team averaged 23.8 points per game while allowing 26.1. Their over-under mark (last 10) is 6-4-0.
Oklahoma Sooners
The Sooners finished last season with a strong overall record of 11-2. In addition, they also played well in their 4 non-conference games, going 4-0. Last year, the Sooners were an above .500 team at home, going 7-0. Across their last 3 home games, they had an ATS record of 1-2-0.
On offense, the Sooners averaged 38.42 points per game, placing them 11th in the NCAA. In addition, Oklahoma did a good job at home, ranking 14th in home scoring. Although Oklahoma outscored their season scoring average in just 50.0% of their games, they had a record of 6-0 when doing so.
Heading into the season, the Sooners will hope for some improved play from their defense, as they ended last year ranked 57th at 25.25 points per game allowed. The Sooners’ defense did an excellent job forcing turnovers last year, finishing the season with 10 interceptions and 14 recovered fumbles. Oklahoma will be looking to generate more defensive pressure this year, as they averaged just 2.42 sacks per game, placing them 57th in college football.
In their last 10 games, Oklahoma have covered the spread at a rate of 80.0%, while putting together a straight up record of 8-2-0. Their last 10 over-under record comes in at 6-4-0. Oklahoma has a positive scoring differential in these games, averaging 36.9 points per game and allowing 28.4.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas El Paso’s last 7 games
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas El Paso’s last 10 games on the road
- Oklahoma is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
- Oklahoma is 19-2 SU in its last 21 games
4* UTEP vs. Oklahoma NCAA Betting Final Analysis:
This week, the Sooners will be facing a UTEP defense that finished 51st in pass yards allowed per game. Last year, they averaged 266.45 yards per game when facing defenses ranked outside the top 50 in passing defense.
This week, the Miners will be facing an Oklahoma defense that finished 166th in pass yards allowed per game. Last year, they averaged 247.92 yards per game when facing defenses ranked outside the top 50 in passing defense.
4* UTEP Miners vs. Oklahoma Sooners NCAA Betting Pick: Oklahoma ATS
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