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Tarleton State Texans to visit UTEP Miners Monday

Tarleton State Texans (3-8) at UTEP Miners (6-3)

El Paso, Texas; Monday, 9 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Miners -15.5; over/under is 131.5

BOTTOM LINE: UTEP hosts Tarleton State in a matchup of Division 1 Division opponents.

The Miners have gone 3-0 at home. UTEP is seventh in the CUSA with 34.7 points per game in the paint led by Corey Camper Jr. averaging 7.3.

The Texans are 0-5 on the road. Tarleton State is ninth in the WAC with 10.5 assists per game led by Izzy Miles averaging 2.0.

UTEP is shooting 47.2% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points higher than the 45.8% Tarleton State allows to opponents. Tarleton State averages 4.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 fewer made shots on average than the 6.6 per game UTEP allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Camper is scoring 13.6 points per game and averaging 3.2 rebounds for the Miners.

Bubu Benjamin is scoring 17.2 points per game and averaging 4.7 rebounds for the Texans.

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