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Florida Atlantic @ Texas-El Paso

Current Records: Florida Atlantic 11-8; Texas-El Paso 11-8

What to Know

The Texas-El Paso Miners have been on the wrong side of a one-way rivalry with the Florida Atlantic Owls and are hoping to record their first win since Feb. 23 of 2017. Texas-El Paso and Florida Atlantic will face off in a Conference USA battle at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday at Don Haskins Center. Both teams seek to continue their momentum from their previous wins.

Even if it wasn't a dominant performance, the Miners beat the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners 59-54 on Sunday.

Meanwhile, while not quite a landslide, the matchup between Florida Atlantic and the Marshall Thundering Herd on Saturday was still a pretty decisive one as Florida Atlantic wrapped it up with a 71-60 victory at home.

Barring any buzzer beaters, Texas-El Paso is expected to win a tight contest. At 2-6 against the spread at home, they are no cash cow. That said, the Owls aren't so hot on the road, where they are 2-4.

When the two teams previously met in March of last year, Texas-El Paso was in the race but had to settle for second with a 76-70 finish. The defeat knocked them out of the playoffs, so expect them to come at Florida Atlantic with a vengeful fire.

How To Watch

  • When: Thursday at 9 p.m. ET
  • Where: Don Haskins Center -- El Paso, Texas
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Miners are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Owls, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Miners as a 2.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -105

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Series History

Texas-El Paso and Florida Atlantic both have four wins in their last eight games.

  • Mar 10, 2021 - Florida Atlantic 76 vs. Texas-El Paso 70
  • Jan 04, 2020 - Florida Atlantic 59 vs. Texas-El Paso 56
  • Feb 07, 2019 - Florida Atlantic 61 vs. Texas-El Paso 48
  • Jan 11, 2018 - Florida Atlantic 73 vs. Texas-El Paso 66
  • Feb 23, 2017 - Texas-El Paso 60 vs. Florida Atlantic 55
  • Jan 14, 2017 - Texas-El Paso 66 vs. Florida Atlantic 65
  • Feb 13, 2016 - Texas-El Paso 89 vs. Florida Atlantic 82
  • Jan 21, 2016 - Texas-El Paso 71 vs. Florida Atlantic 56

Injury Report for Texas-El Paso

  • Keonte Kennedy: Out (Foot)

Injury Report for Florida Atlantic

No Injury Information