The Liberty Flames (11-0, 7-0 Conference USA) and UTEP Miners (3-8, 2-5) meet Saturday. Kickoff at the Sun Bowl is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Liberty vs. UTEP odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Liberty is No. 22 in the US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. The Flames have already clinched CUSA’s top spot in the regular season and will host New Mexico State in a Dec. 1 league championship tilt. LU had a 3-game against-the-spread (ATS) streak snapped last Saturday in a 49-25 win over UMass – the Flames were favored by 26.5.
The Miners head into this game off back-to-back 1-score losses. Both were ATS covers, the most recent of which was a 34-30 loss at Middle Tennessee last Saturday. The 30 points in that game marked the 2nd-most UTEP has scored in a single game this season (37 vs. Sam Houston State Oct. 25). The Miners are the lowest-scoring team in CUSA.
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