Delaware vs. UTEP Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 15

The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (5-11, 1-4 CUSA) play the UTEP Miners (5-11, 1-4 CUSA) as just 1.5-point favorites on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 127.5 points.

In its last time out, Delaware lost 70-68 to Louisiana Tech in overtime on Saturday. In the losing effort, Justyn Fernandez paced Delaware with 18 points. UTEP is coming off of a 68-56 loss to Western Kentucky in its most recent game on Saturday. Jamal West scored a team-best 15 points for UTEP in the loss.

Delaware vs. UTEP Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware
• Spread favorite: Delaware -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Delaware -138
• Moneyline underdog: UTEP +116
• Over/Under: 127.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Delaware vs. UTEP

• Delaware and its opponents have combined to exceed Thursday's total of 127.5 points 12 times this season.
• A total of 11 of UTEP's games have ended with a combined score over 127.5 points this season.
• The point total for the matchup of 127.5 is 8.2 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Fightin' Blue Hens (65.9 points per game) and the Miners (69.8 points per game).
• The 143.4 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 15.9 more than the 127.5-point over/under in this contest.
• Delaware has a 136.6 average over/under in its games this season, 9.1 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this contest is 14.9 points lower than the average over/under in UTEP's games this season of 142.4.

Betting the Spread: Delaware vs. UTEP

• Delaware has six wins against the spread in 15 games this season.
• The Fightin' Blue Hens have been favored by 1.5 points or more five times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
• In UTEP's 14 games this season, it has five wins against the spread.
• This year, the Miners have an ATS record of 4-7 in their 11 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• Delaware has covered the spread twice at home, and is 3-4 overall there, this season.
• At home, as a 1.5-point favorite or more, Delaware has one win ATS (1-3).
• UTEP has two wins against the spread, and are 0-6 overall, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Delaware vs. UTEP

• Delaware has entered the game as moneyline favorites five times this season and won twice.
• The Fightin' Blue Hens are 2-2 this season when entering a game favored by -138 or more on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Delaware has a 58% chance to win.
• UTEP has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 11 games this year and has walked away with the win two times (18.2%) in those games.
• The Miners have a mark of 2-9 in contests where oddsmakers give them odds of +116 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that UTEP has a 46.3% chance of pulling out a win.