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The UTEP Miners will take on the Southern Utah Thunderbirds at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday at the Don Haskins Center during The Basketball Classic 2022. The Miners are 20-13 overall and 12-6 at home, while Southern Utah is 21-11 overall and 7-7 on the road. Southern Utah finished second in the Big Sky; UTEP finished fourth in Conference USA. 

The Miners are favored by four points in the latest UTEP vs. Southern Utah odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under is set at 142.5. Before entering any Southern Utah vs. UTEP picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of over $1,300 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on UTEP vs. Southern Utah. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Southern Utah vs. UTEP:

  • UTEP vs. Southern Utah spread: UTEP -4
  • UTEP vs. Southern Utah over-under: 142 points

What you need to know about UTEP

UTEP gathered some momentum at the end of the regular season, winning consecutive games against Rice and North Texas. The Miners added a win over Old Dominion in the Conference USA Tournament before having their NCAA Tournament hopes dashed in a loss to MTSU. They opened The Basketball Classic with an 80-54 win over Western Illinois on Saturday. 

Western Illinois was held to just 21 points in the first half, which marked a season low. Junior guard Souley Boum leads UTEP with 19.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, while junior guard Jamal Bieniemy is adding 14.7 points. The Miners have covered the spread in 10 of their last 14 games. 

What you need to know about Southern Utah

Southern Utah had a strong finish to the regular season as well, winning four of its final five games. The Thunderbirds came up short as 5.5-point favorites against Portland State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament, though. They bounced back last Wednesday with an 83-79 win over Kent State in the opening round of The Basketball Classic. 

Senior guard Dre Marin led Southern Utah with 27 points, knocking down 7 of 10 from 3-point range. Senior guard Tevian Jones is the team's leading scorer, averaging 14.6 points per game. The Thunderbirds have covered the spread in five of their last seven games. 

How to make Southern Utah vs. UTEP picks

The model is leaning over on the total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 70 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Southern Utah vs. UTEP? And which side covers almost 70 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks.