UTEP vs. Kennesaw State Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – January 25

Published 11:30 pm Friday, January 24, 2025

Saturday’s contest between the UTEP Miners (14-5, 4-2 CUSA) and the Kennesaw State Owls (12-7, 4-2 CUSA) at Don Haskins Center has a projected final score of 76-69 based on our computer prediction, with a favored UTEP squad coming out on top. Game time is at 9:00 PM ET on January 25.

According to our computer prediction, UTEP is projected to cover the spread (3.5) against Kennesaw State. The two teams are expected to fall short of the 148.5 over/under.

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UTEP vs. Kennesaw State Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
  • Time: 9:00 PM ET
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
  • Where: El Paso, Texas
  • Venue: Don Haskins Center
  • Line: UTEP -3.5
  • Point total: 148.5
  • Moneyline (to win): UTEP -215, Kennesaw State +172

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UTEP vs. Kennesaw State Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    UTEP 76, Kennesaw State 69

Spread & Total Prediction for UTEP vs. Kennesaw State

  • Pick ATS: UTEP (-3.5)
  • Pick OU: Under (148.5)

UTEP has compiled a 9-7-0 record against the spread this season, while Kennesaw State is 11-5-0. A total of 10 out of the Miners’ games this season have hit the over, and seven of the Owls’ games have gone over. The teams score an average of 152.7 points per game, 4.2 more points than this matchup’s total. Over the past 10 contests, UTEP is 5-5 against the spread and 7-3 overall while Kennesaw State has gone 6-4 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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UTEP Performance Insights

  • The Miners average 73.4 points per game (219th in college basketball) while allowing 67.9 per outing (78th in college basketball). They have a +105 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 5.5 points per game.
  • UTEP ranks 352nd in the country at 27.2 rebounds per game. That’s 5.7 fewer than the 32.9 its opponents average.
  • UTEP makes 7.8 three-pointers per game (173rd in college basketball) while shooting 38.6% from beyond the arc (21st in college basketball). It is making 1.4 more threes per contest than its opponents, who drain 6.4 per game while shooting 31.1%.
  • The Miners average 96.0 points per 100 possessions on offense (183rd in college basketball), and give up 88.7 points per 100 possessions (99th in college basketball).
  • UTEP has typically won the turnover battle this season, committing 11.9 per game (234th in college basketball action) while forcing 16.9 (second in college basketball).

Kennesaw State Performance Insights

  • The Owls have a +93 scoring differential, topping opponents by 4.9 points per game. They’re putting up 79.3 points per game, 72nd in college basketball, and are allowing 74.4 per outing to rank 262nd in college basketball.
  • Kennesaw State records 38.9 rebounds per game (fifth in college basketball) while conceding 31.8 per outing to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 7.1 boards per game.
  • Kennesaw State connects on 8.8 three-pointers per game (85th in college basketball), 1.2 more than its opponents. It shoots 29.9% from deep (336th in college basketball), and its opponents are shooting 31.7%.
  • Kennesaw State has committed 13.1 turnovers per game (312th in college basketball), 1.7 more than the 11.4 it forces (210th in college basketball).

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