Kennesaw State vs. UTEP Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 5

The Kennesaw State Owls (18-11, 10-8 CUSA) visit the UTEP Miners (10-19, 6-12 CUSA) at Don Haskins Center, starting at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 5, 2026. The Owls are 3.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 149.5 points.

Kennesaw State enters this contest following a 90-82 win over Delaware on Saturday. Jaden Harris scored a team-leading 22 points for Kennesaw State in the victory. UTEP is coming off of a 97-65 loss to Western Kentucky in its most recent outing on Saturday. Jamal West scored 22 points in UTEP's loss, leading the team.

Kennesaw State vs. UTEP Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas
• Spread favorite: Kennesaw State -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Kennesaw State -151
• Moneyline underdog: UTEP +126
• Over/Under: 149.5 points

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• TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
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Betting the Over/Under: Kennesaw State vs. UTEP

• Kennesaw State and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (149.5 points) 18 times this season.
• In UTEP's 27 games this season, five finished with more combined points than Thursday's point total of 149.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 153.5 points per game, 4.0 points more than the over/under of 149.5 for this matchup.
• This game's point total is 0.6 fewer points than the 148.9 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• On average, Kennesaw State has had a 160.4-point over/under in its games this season, 10.9 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• UTEP's games have an average over/under of 142.0 points this season, 7.5 points lower than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Kennesaw State vs. UTEP

• Kennesaw State has 12 wins against the spread in 26 games this year.
• The Owls are 5-8 ATS when favored by 3.5 points or more this season.
• Against the spread, UTEP is 13-14-0 this season.
• The Miners have been underdogs by 3.5 points or more 14 times this year and are 7-7 ATS in those contests.
• At home this season, UTEP is 6-6 against the spread and 6-6 overall.
• At home, as a 3.5-point underdog or greater, UTEP has two wins ATS (2-1).
• In away games, Kennesaw State is 5-5 against the spread, and 4-6 overall.
• Away from home, Kennesaw State has one win ATS (1-1) as 3.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Kennesaw State vs. UTEP

• Kennesaw State has been the moneyline favorite in 17 games this season and won 11 (64.7%) of those contests.
• The Owls have a record of 10-3 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -151 on the moneyline.
• Kennesaw State has a 60.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• UTEP has been victorious in six, or 27.3%, of the 22 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This year, the Miners have won three of 17 games when listed as at least +126 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that UTEP has a 44.2% chance of pulling out a win.