Liberty vs UTEP Prediction 2/15/25 College Basketball Picks

The Liberty Flames and the UTEP Miners meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Don Haskins Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Liberty vs. UTEP prediction.

Liberty Recap

The Liberty Flames come into this game looking to add to their 64-54 win over New Mexico State last time out to improve to 20-5 on the year. After this game, Liberty will head home for a game against FIU.

Flames Win Third Straight

Kaden Metheny leads the Flames in scoring with 13.1 PPG along with 3 RPG and 1.9 APG while Taelon Peter has 12.7 PPG with 3.6 RPG. Zach Cleveland has 11.2 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG and 4.8 APG to lead the Flames in rebounding and assists while Isaiah Ihnen has 10.4 PPG with 4.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Liberty up to this point in the year. Owen Aquino has 9.2 PPG with 5.8 RPG of his own along with 2.2 APG while Jayvon Maughmer has 8.7 PPG with 4.2 RPG and Colin Porter’s added 9.2 PPG with 2 RPG and 4.2 APG as well on the year. As a team, Liberty is averaging 76.5 PPG on 49% shooting from the field, 37.6% from three, and 65.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Liberty Flames will win

• Liberty has won each of its last five night games.

UTEP Recap

The UTEP Miners come into this game looking to add to their 77-63 win over FIU last time out to improve to 17-7 on the year. After this game, UTEP will head on the road to take on Kennesaw State.

Miners Win Back-To-Back Games

Otis Frazier III leads the Miners in scoring with 14.4 PPG and 2.7 APG along with 5 RPG while Corey Camper Jr. has 11.1 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 2.3 APG along with 2.3 SPG as well. Ahamad Bynum has 10.4 PPG and Devon Barnes has 10.2 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UTEP up to this point in the year while Kevin Kalu has a team-high 5.6 RPG to lead UTEP on the glass this season. David Terrell Jr. has 8 PPG with 3.5 RPG and a team-high 3.5 APG to lead the Miners in assists up to this point in the year. As a team, UTEP is averaging 72.9 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 37.4% from three, and 71.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the UTEP Miners will win

• UTEP has won 12 of its last 14 games at Don Haskins Center.

Total Points Facts

• Nine of UTEP’s last 10 games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 139+ points.
• Each of Liberty’s last four games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 133 or fewer points.

Liberty vs. UTEP Prediction

I’m on Liberty here. Normally I want the team on my side that’s going to hit their free throws, and Liberty’s the worst free throw team in CUSA. However, the Flames are rock solid offensively and also own the best three-point defense in the country, which is where UTEP likes to do a lot of their work. The Flames are rolling right now and are back to looking like the team we all expected to lead the way in CUSA and I think they get the win and cover on the road here. Give me Liberty.