Liberty vs. UTEP Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - Oct. 8

CUSA foes meet when the Liberty Flames (1-4) visit the UTEP Miners (1-4) on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at the Sun Bowl. Liberty is favored by 1.5 points.

The Flames' most recent game was against the Old Dominion Monarchs, and they lost by a score of 21-7.

In their last contest, the Miners lost against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 30-11.

Liberty vs. UTEP Predictions

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Liberty Flames and UTEP Miners, computer-derived against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Flames (- 1.5)
• Pick OU: Over (47.5)
  
• Prediction: Flames 31 - Miners 23

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Liberty vs. UTEP Moneylines

Take a look below at the latest moneylines for the Flames-Miners game.

• Liberty Moneyline: -117
• UTEP Moneyline: -102

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Liberty Betting Insights

• Liberty has won one of the three games it was listed as the moneyline favorite this season (33.3%).
• Liberty is 1-2 (winning only 33.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -117 or shorter.
• Just one of the Flames five outings has gone over 47.5 points.
• The Flames have an average total of 50.8 in their matchups this year, 3.3 more points than this game's over/under.
• The Flames are the 125th-highest scoring team in college football this year. The Miners have scored the 115th-most points.

UTEP Betting Insights

• UTEP has been the underdog in three games this season, and it has failed to win any of those contests.
• UTEP has not won as an underdog of -102 or more on the moneyline this season in three such games.
• UTEP and its opponents have scored more than 47.5 combined points once this season.
• The average total for UTEP games this season has been 52.0, 4.5 more points than this matchup's over/under.

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Key Stats for Liberty vs. UTEP

• Over their last two meetings, Liberty has collected two wins against UTEP.
• The last two times the Miners have played the Flames, they have posted a 2-0 record against the spread. The scoring has gone over the point total on one occasion.
• The Flames rank 107th in total offense (342.8 yards per game) and 93rd in total defense (387.8 yards allowed per game) this year.
• Liberty has been a bottom-25 scoring offense this season, ranking 12th-worst with 17 points per game. The defense ranks 65th in the FBS (23.2 points allowed per game).
• From an offensive perspective, the Miners are putting up 346 total yards per contest (104th-ranked). They rank 56th in the FBS defensively (340.4 total yards surrendered per game).
• UTEP is compiling 20.8 points per contest on offense this season (110th-ranked). Meanwhile, it is allowing 26.6 points per contest (92nd-ranked) on defense.