Missouri State vs. UTEP Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 2

The Missouri State Bears (7-5, 1-0 CUSA) host the UTEP Miners (4-8, 0-1 CUSA) at Great Southern Bank Arena, starting at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, January 2, 2026. The Miners are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 131.5 points.

In its last outing on Monday, Missouri State secured a 61-43 win against Delaware. Zaxton King recorded 16 points, three rebounds and two assists for Missouri State. UTEP heads into this contest on the heels of a 75-63 loss to Louisiana Tech on Monday. Kaseem Watson's team-leading 16 points paced UTEP in the loss.

Missouri State vs. UTEP Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, January 2, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield, Missouri
• Spread favorite: Missouri State -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Missouri State -152
• Moneyline underdog: UTEP +127
• Over/Under: 131.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Missouri State vs. UTEP

• Missouri State and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (131.5 points) six times this season.
• In UTEP's 10 games this season, seven finished with more combined points than Friday's over/under of 131.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 144.9 points per game, 13.4 points more than the total of 131.5 for this contest.
• The 141.2 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 9.7 more than the 131.5 total in this contest.
• On average, Missouri State has had a 143.0-point over/under in its games this season, 11.5 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 11.6 points lower than the average over/under in UTEP's games this season (143.1 points).

Betting the Spread: Missouri State vs. UTEP

• Missouri State is 3-6-0 against the spread this season.
• This season, the Bears have just one ATS win in three games as a favorite of 2.5 points or more.
• UTEP is 4-6-0 against the spread this year.
• This season, the Miners have an ATS record of 3-4 in their seven games as an underdog of 2.5 points or more.
• Missouri State has covered the spread twice at home, and is 3-2 overall there, this year.
• Missouri State has one win ATS (1-2) as a 2.5-point favorite or more at home.
• Away from home, UTEP has two wins against the spread and are 0-4 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Missouri State vs. UTEP

• Missouri State has won three of the five games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Bears have a record of 2-1 in games where bookmakers favor them by at least -152 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 60.3% chance of a victory for Missouri State.
• UTEP has come away with one win in the seven contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• This year, the Miners have won one of six games when listed as at least +127 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies UTEP has a 44.1% chance of walking away with the win.