Western Kentucky vs. UTEP Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 28

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (17-11, 10-7 CUSA) hit the court against the UTEP Miners (10-18, 6-11 CUSA) as 9.5-point favorites on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 143.5 points.

In its last game on Thursday, Western Kentucky secured a 93-70 win against New Mexico State. Teagan Moore scored a team-high 23 points for Western Kentucky in the win. UTEP lost its most recent game 77-67 against Middle Tennessee on Thursday. Kaseem Watson's team-leading 24 points paced UTEP in the loss.

Western Kentucky vs. UTEP Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET
• Where: E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky
• Spread favorite: Western Kentucky -9.5
• Moneyline favorite: Western Kentucky -592
• Moneyline underdog: UTEP +416
• Over/Under: 143.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Western Kentucky vs. UTEP

• Western Kentucky and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's total (143.5 points) 19 times this season.
• This season, six of UTEP's games have ended with a combined score higher than 143.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 148.5 points per game, 5.0 points more than the point total of 143.5 for this game.
• The 146.8 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 3.3 more than the 143.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, Western Kentucky has seen a 153.9-point over/under in its games this season, 10.4 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• A difference of 2.2 points separates this contest's over/under (143.5 points) and the average over/under in UTEP's games (141.3) this season.

Betting the Spread: Western Kentucky vs. UTEP

• Western Kentucky is 14-12-0 against the spread this season.
• The Hilltoppers have been favored by 9.5 points or more four times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
• In UTEP's 26 games this year, it has 13 wins against the spread.
• The Miners are 4-1 ATS when underdogs by 9.5 points or more this season.
• Western Kentucky is 9-4 overall, and 6-7 against the spread, at home.
• At home, as a 9.5-point favorite or greater, Western Kentucky has one win ATS (1-3).
• In away games, UTEP is 2-10 overall and 7-5 against the spread.

Betting the Moneyline: Western Kentucky vs. UTEP

• Western Kentucky has won 12, or 80%, of the 15 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Hilltoppers have been at least a -592 moneyline favorite three times this season and won each of those games.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 85.5% chance of a victory for Western Kentucky.
• UTEP has come away with six wins in the 21 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• This season, the Miners have been a moneyline underdog of -592 or more five times, losing every contest.
• UTEP has an implied victory probability of 19.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.