UTEP vs. Incarnate Word Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 8

The UTEP Miners (0-1) host the Incarnate Word Cardinals (0-2) at Don Haskins Center, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 8, 2026. The Cardinals are 12.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 144.

UTEP heads into this contest following an 84-76 loss to Northern Kentucky on Monday. Youssouf Traore scored a team-leading 18 points for UTEP in the loss. Incarnate Word dropped its last matchup 66-54 against Chicago State on Thursday. Godswill Erheriene's team-high 18 points paced Incarnate Word in the loss.

UTEP vs. Incarnate Word Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas
• Spread favorite: UTEP -12.5
• Moneyline favorite: UTEP -885
• Moneyline underdog: Incarnate Word +574
• Over/Under: 144 points

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Betting the Over/Under: UTEP vs. Incarnate Word

• UTEP played eight games with more than 144 points scored, its current matchup's point total, last season.
• A total of 15 Incarnate Word's games last season (out of 28) went over 144 total points scored.
• The two teams averaged a combined 0.4 fewer points per game (143.6) a season ago than this matchup's over/under of 144 points.
• Opponents of the two teams averaged a combined 2.1 more points per game last season (146.1) than this matchup's over/under of 144 points.
• The average over/under UTEP had set in games last year was 2.3 fewer points than this outing's point total.
• Incarnate Word's games in 2025 averaged a total of 148 points, four more than the point total in this matchup.

Betting the Spread: UTEP vs. Incarnate Word

• UTEP put together a 14-15-0 record against the spread last season.
• The Miners covered the spread when playing as at least 12.5-point favorites in their only opportunity last season.
• Incarnate Word covered 10 times in 28 games with a spread last year.
• The Cardinals covered the spread twice last year (2-1 ATS) when playing as at least 12.5-point underdogs.
• At home last year, UTEP was 7-7 overall and 7-7 against the spread.
• UTEP was unbeaten ATS (1-0) as a 12.5-point favorite or greater at home last season.
• Away from home last season, Incarnate Word was 4-10 against the spread and 2-12 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: UTEP vs. Incarnate Word

• UTEP won one of the three games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (33.3%).
• The Miners did not play a game last season with moneyline odds of -885 or shorter.
• UTEP has an 89.8% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• Last season, Incarnate Word won three out of the 14 games, or 21.4%, in which it was the underdog.
• Last season, the Cardinals were at least a +574 underdog on the moneyline four times, losing each of those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 14.8% chance of a victory for Incarnate Word.

Dunkel Index Prediction for UTEP vs. Incarnate Word

• Pick ATS: UTEP (- 12.5)
• Pick OU: Over (144)
  
• Prediction: UTEP 84 - Incarnate Word 66