Florida International vs. UTEP Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 22

The Florida International Panthers (9-9, 2-5 CUSA) face the UTEP Miners (6-12, 2-5 CUSA) as only 1.5-point favorites on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 148.5 points.

In its last matchup on Saturday, Florida International suffered a 76-63 loss to Sam Houston. Julian Mackey put up 23 points, five rebounds and three assists for Florida International. UTEP's most recent outing on Saturday ended in an 80-69 loss to Liberty. Elijah Jones recorded 21 points, seven rebounds and zero assists for UTEP.

Florida International vs. UTEP Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas
• Spread favorite: Florida International -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Florida International -121
• Moneyline underdog: UTEP +100
• Over/Under: 148.5 points

How to watch Florida International vs. UTEP

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

• Florida International and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's total (148.5 points) 11 times this season.
• This season, three games UTEP has played finished with a combined score higher than 148.5 points.
• The over/under for the contest of 148.5 is five points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Panthers (83.7 points per game) and the Miners (69.8 points per game).
• The 151.1 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 2.6 more than the 148.5-point total in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for Florida International's games is 161.9 points, 13.4 more than the total of 148.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 5.9 points higher than the average over/under in UTEP's games this season of 142.6.

Betting the Spread: Florida International vs. UTEP

• Florida International is 10-5-0 against the spread this season.
• The Panthers have been favored by 1.5 points or more seven times this season and are 5-2 ATS in those games.
• In UTEP's 16 games this season, it has seven wins against the spread.
• The Miners are 6-7 ATS when underdogs by 1.5 points or more this season.
• UTEP is 3-3 overall, and 3-3 against the spread, at home.
• At home, as a 1.5-point underdog or more, UTEP has one win ATS (1-2).
• In away games, Florida International is 3-3 against the spread, and 0-6 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Florida International vs. UTEP

• This season, Florida International has won five out of the seven games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Panthers have entered six games this season favored by -121 or more and are 4-2 in those contests.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Florida International has a 54.8% chance to win.
• UTEP has been a moneyline underdog in 13 games this season and has come away with the win three times (23.1%) in those contests.
• The Miners have a win-loss record of 3-10 with odds of +100 or worse this year.
• UTEP has an implied victory probability of 50% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Florida International vs. UTEP

• Pick ATS: UTEP (+ 1.5)
• Pick OU: Under (148.5)
  
• Prediction: UTEP 72 - Florida International 69