UTEP Miners (4-7) at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7-4)
Ruston, Louisiana; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -3.5; over/under is 128.5
BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech faces UTEP after Kaden Cooper scored 24 points in Louisiana Tech’s 90-37 win against the Dallas Christian Crusaders.
The Bulldogs have gone 7-0 at home. Louisiana Tech is the leader in the CUSA at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 55.5 points while holding opponents to 34.9% shooting.
The Miners are 0-3 on the road. UTEP is fifth in the CUSA giving up 71.2 points while holding opponents to 44.6% shooting.
Louisiana Tech averages 71.5 points per game, 0.3 more points than the 71.2 UTEP allows. UTEP has shot at a 44.8% rate from the field this season, 9.9 percentage points greater than the 34.9% shooting opponents of Louisiana Tech have averaged.
The Bulldogs and Miners match up Monday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: AJ Bates is scoring 12.3 points per game with 3.0 rebounds and 5.9 assists for the Bulldogs. Cooper is averaging 12.2 points and 9.1 rebounds while shooting 53.8% over the last 10 games.
Jamal West is averaging 13.5 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Miners. Caleb Blackwell is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 7-3, averaging 73.6 points, 41.0 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 53.3 points per game.
Miners: 3-7, averaging 69.8 points, 29.1 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 9.1 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 points.
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