Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UTEP Miners

Game Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | Game Time: 9:00 PM | Home Line: 2.0 | Total: 128.0

Southern Miss Golden Eagles v UTEP Miners Series Betting Trends

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles travel to UTEP to play the Miners at 9:00 PM on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. UTEP is the underdog in this matchup, getting 2.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 128.0.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NCAAB sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Golden Eagles/Miners Series

When looking at the last 12 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 9 games compared to 3 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Southern Miss/UTEP series is 74 ppg while the vistor has put up 65.3 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 8.7 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 12 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 8.7 ppg. That represents a value number of 10.7 when meassured against the offered line of 2.0, suggesting a wager on UTEP makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 12 games between the Golden Eagles and the Miners is 139.3 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 11.3 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 128.0 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Southern Miss as the road team and with UTEP as the home team.

Recent Results when Southern Miss visits UTEP

When looking at the last 6 games in this series while UTEP has been the home team, we can see the Miners have won 6 games compared to 0 wins for the Golden Eagles. Average points scored per game by UTEP in this situation is is 73.8 ppg while Southern Miss has put up 61.3 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 12.5 favoring the Miners.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 12.5 ppg. That represents a value number of 14.5 when meassured against the offered line of 2.0, suggesting a wager on the Miners makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 6 games between the Golden Eagles and the Miners is 135.1 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 7.1 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 128.0 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Can the Southern Miss Golden Eagles Cover the Spread?

This season the Southern Miss Golden Eagles have played 30 games, averaging 70.4 points per game, while allowing 67.3 points per game. This has led to a season record of 21-9. Let's have a closer look at recent Southern Miss Golden Eagles results.

Recent Southern Miss Golden Eagles Results

This season the Southern Miss Golden Eagles have played 13 games on the road, averaging 67.7 points per game, while allowing 65.5 points per game. This has led to a season record of 6-7. Let's have a closer look at recent Southern Miss Golden Eagles results on the road.

Recent Southern Miss Golden Eagles Road Results

Can the UTEP Miners Cover the Spread?

This season the UTEP Miners have played 28 games, averaging 63.1 points per game, while allowing 63.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 13-9. Let's have a closer look at recent UTEP Miners results.

Recent UTEP Miners Results

This season the UTEP Miners have played 13 games here at home, averaging 65.3 points per game, while allowing 58.5 points per game. This has led to a season record of 10-3. Let's have a closer look at recent UTEP Miners results when playing at home.

Recent UTEP Miners Home Results

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