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Men's College Basketball
MATCHUP
Western Kentucky at Texas-El Paso
Stats: Overall | Home/Away | Conference | Favorite | Underdog | Last 5
Records: ATS Overall | Last 5 | Days Rest | After Win | After Loss | vs Scoring | Over/Under
Teams: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Texas-El Paso Miners
Summary
9:00 PM ET W/L ATS H A N CONF AF AA O/U
Western Kentucky 15-12 13-10-3 12-4 3-8 0-0 6-8 76.7 75.3 10-16-0
Texas-El Paso 17-10 12-12-0 11-3 4-6 2-1 7-7 72.6 69.2 13-10-1
Live Odds | All Odds
Home O/U
Opening line -3 -110 149.5 -110
FanDuel OFF OFF
Westgate OFF OFF
Wynn OFF OFF
Best home line Recent line moves
Recent Trends
Western Kentucky:
  • Under is 20-8 in WKU last 28 road games.
  • Under is 10-4 in WKU last 14 overall.
  • Under is 10-4 in WKU last 14 vs. Conference USA.
Head to Head:
  • WKU are 9-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
Quickchart Matchup
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Off vs  Texas-El Paso Texas-El Paso Defense
Western Kentucky 75.0 Points For
Texas-El Paso 70.6 Points Against
Western Kentucky 42.3 FG%
Texas-El Paso 44.9 FG%
Western Kentucky 33.4 Reb
Western Kentucky 33.4 Reb
Texas-El Paso Texas-El Paso Off vs  Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Defense
Texas-El Paso 70.9 Points For
Western Kentucky 75.4 Points Against
Texas-El Paso 44.1 FG%
Western Kentucky 41.0 FG%
Texas-El Paso 27.5 Reb
Western Kentucky 37.2 Reb
* Overall Stats | In Depth
Off For FG% 3P% FT% Reb
WKU
UTEP		 75.0
70.9		 42.3
44.1		 32.8
36.3		 73.1
71.1		 33.4
27.5
Def Agst FG% 3P% FT% Reb
WKU
UTEP		 75.4
70.6		 41.0
44.9		 30.8
32.8		 74.5
72.1		 37.2
33.4
* Home/Away Stats | In Depth
Off For FG% 3P% FT% Reb
WKU
UTEP		 70.1
71.8		 39.6
45.3		 28.5
36.7		 75.1
71.6		 32.1
27.5
Def Agst.
 FG%
 3P%
 FT% Reb
WKU
UTEP		 78.9
69.9		 43.6
45.2		 34.3
33.2		 70.3
71.9		 38.4
33.6
* Last 5 | In Depth
Off For
 FG%
 3P%
 FT% Reb
WKU
UTEP		 71.0
70.0		 40.3
43.8		 34.1
31.0		 73.0
63.8		 30.8
30.8
Def Agst
 FG%
 3P%
 FT% Reb
WKU
UTEP		 77.8
71.6		 44.6
42.6		 36.0
33.8		 80.0
67.9		 38.4
34.0
* ATS Records | In Depth
  Overall Home Away
WKU
UTEP		 12-10-3
12-12-0		 6-5-3
4-7-0		 6-5-0
8-5-0
* Over/Under Records | In Depth
  Overall Home Away
WKU
UTEP		 9-16-0
13-10-1		 7-7-0
6-5-0		 2-9-0
7-5-1

* These numbers exclude Div II games.

More Records:
Last 5 | After Win | After Loss | vs Scoring

More Stats:
Conference | Favorite | Underdog

Injuries
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Khristian Lander G Ques Thur - Undisclosed - 2/23/25 Lander is battling an undisclosed injury, and it is uncertain if he will suit up against Texas-El Paso Miners on Thursday.
Julius Thedford G Out indefinitely - Knee - 1/24/25 Thedford suffered a dislocated kneecap and a tore ligament, and he will be out of action for multiple weeks.
Babacar Faye F Mid Feb - Knee - 1/24/25 Faye is managing with a knee injury, and he has been sidelined till the mid part of February.
Texas-El Paso Miners
Player   Status/Updated Notes
No injuries to report.
Recent Meetings
Date Home Away Line ATS
1/30/25 WKU 78 UTEP 74 -2.5/147 WKU/O
3/16/24 WKU 78 UTEP 71 -2.5/145.5 WKU/O
2/15/24 WKU 90 UTEP 80 -7/152.5 WKU/O
1/20/24 UTEP 93 WKU 87 -1.5/149 UTEP/O
3/8/23 WKU 73 UTEP 67 -3/133.5 WKU/O
3/2/23 UTEP 68 WKU 73 -3/136 WKU/O
2/4/23 WKU 74 UTEP 69 -3.5/133.5 WKU/O
2/13/20 UTEP 62 WKU 67 2/136.5 WKU/U
2/2/19 WKU 76 UTEP 59 -11.5/134.5 WKU/O
2/1/18 UTEP 60 WKU 72 10/143.5 WKU/U
Western Kentucky: Last 10 Games | Season
Date vs Score Line ATS WKU FG Opp FG Reb
2/22/25 LT 64-63 (W) -1/145 PU 26/57 16/43 24-28
2/20/25 SHSU 62-78 (L) -4/154 LU 22/65 26/58 33-44
2/15/25 MTU 77-87 (L) -2.5/152 LO 30/79 31/70 42-46
2/8/25 @JVST 83-85 (L) 4/144.5 WO 29/56 30/60 26-30
2/6/25 @KENN 69-76 (L) 2.5/157.5 LU 22/63 25/56 29-44
2/1/25 NMSU 101-69 (W) -3/141.5 WO 39/67 24/56 32-24
1/30/25 UTEP 78-74 (W) -2.5/147 WO 30/54 23/56 33-27
1/25/25 @SHSU 75-66 (W) 3/153 WU 26/59 24/64 38-32
1/23/25 @LT 67-77 (L) 5.5/144.5 LU 22/65 20/47 38-38
1/18/25 @MTU 57-71 (L) 6/157.5 LU 21/63 26/55 30-39
Texas-El Paso: Last 10 Games | Season
Date vs Score Line ATS UTEP FG Opp FG Reb
2/22/25 @JVST 65-73 (L) 3.5/138.5 LU 23/56 25/60 30-38
2/20/25 @KENN 73-83 (L) 4/148 LO 26/59 27/53 27-30
2/15/25 LIB 69-76 (L) 1.5/137 LO 26/61 27/57 29-35
2/13/25 FIU 77-63 (W) -9/142 WU 30/60 24/56 32-32
2/8/25 @NMSU 66-63 (W) 1/138 WU 21/52 17/56 36-35
2/1/25 @MTU 68-71 (L) 4.5/143.5 WU 28/64 26/55 30-31
1/30/25 @WKU 74-78 (L) 2.5/147 LO 23/56 30/54 27-33
1/25/25 KENN 73-71 (W) -5/149 LU 26/61 26/57 25-36
1/23/25 JVST 66-73 (L) -7/137 LO 22/58 26/54 25-39
1/18/25 @FIU 81-73 (W) -2.5/139 WO 28/52 27/58 26-29
Abbreviations Legend