Missouri State vs. UTEP Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 24

The Missouri State Bears (11-8, 5-3 CUSA) visit the UTEP Miners (7-12, 3-5 CUSA) at Don Haskins Center, beginning at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 24, 2026. The Miners are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 139 points.

In its last time out, Missouri State won on Thursday 84-75 over New Mexico State. Keith Palek III scored a team-leading 26 points for Missouri State in the victory. In its last matchup on Thursday, UTEP secured an 83-77 win over Florida International. Jamal West put up 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists for UTEP.

Missouri State vs. UTEP Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET
• Where: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas
• Spread favorite: Missouri State -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Missouri State -134
• Moneyline underdog: UTEP +112
• Over/Under: 139 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Missouri State vs. UTEP

• Nine of Missouri State's games this season have gone over Saturday's total of 139 points.
• This season, nine games UTEP has played finished with a combined score over 139 points.
• The Bears average 76.3 points per game against the Miners' 70.5, totaling 7.8 points over the contest's total of 139.
• The 145.9 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 6.9 more than the 139 total in this contest.
• On average, Missouri State has seen a 149.3-point over/under in its games this season, 10.3 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 4.5 points lower than the average over/under in UTEP's games this season (143.5 points).

Betting the Spread: Missouri State vs. UTEP

• Against the spread, Missouri State is 8-8-0 this year.
• So far this season, the Bears have been installed as favorites by a 1.5-point margin or more eight times and are 5-3 ATS in those matchups.
• Against the spread, UTEP is 8-9-0 this season.
• This season, the Miners have an against-the-spread record of 7-7 in their 14 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• UTEP is 4-3 overall, and 4-3 against the spread, at home.
• At home, as a 1.5-point underdog or more, UTEP has one win ATS (1-2).
• Missouri State is 3-5 against the spread, and 2-6 overall, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Missouri State vs. UTEP

• Missouri State has entered the game as moneyline favorites eight times this season and won six of those games.
• The Bears have entered six games this season favored by -134 or more and are 5-1 in those contests.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Missouri State has a 57.3% chance to win.
• UTEP has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 14 games this year and has walked away with the win four times (28.6%) in those games.
• This season, the Miners have come away with a win three times in 13 chances when named as an underdog of at least +112 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies UTEP has a 47.2% chance of walking away with the win.