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Western Kentucky vs UTEP Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 16 Feb 2024
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 90-80
39-40 51-40
Position#84
Record17-7
FormWLWWW
Points / game80.3
Allowed / game74.2
vs
Position#185
Record13-11
FormLLWLW
Points / game73.5
Allowed / game68.4
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Western Kentucky v UTEP
28 Feb 2026
WEST97
UTEP65
30 Jan 2025
WEST78
UTEP74
16 Mar 2024
WEST78
UTEP71
15 Feb 2024
WEST90
UTEP80
08 Mar 2023
WEST73
UTEP67
04 Feb 2023
WEST74
UTEP69
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Western Kentucky winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
UTEP winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Western KentuckyUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Liberty
#158
W
70-68
70
68
+2
H06/01
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#93
L
74-78
74
78
-4
A11/01
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#256
W
80-69
80
69
+11
H13/01
NCAA
New Mexico State
#285
L
70-72
70
72
-2
A19/01
NCAA
UTEP
#185
L
87-93
87
93
-6
A21/01
NCAA
Florida International
#318
W
105-91
105
91
+14
H26/01
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#93
L
77-79
77
79
-2
H02/02
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#271
W
88-65
88
65
+23
H04/02
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#54
W
81-76
81
76
+5
A08/02
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#256
W
70-59
70
59
+11
A10/02
NCAA
1H
2H
34-33
36-35
30-36
44-42
35-43
45-26
37-27
33-45
40-42
47-51
49-46
56-45
42-38
35-41
38-38
50-27
40-37
41-39
28-29
42-30
155.2Avg total
80.2Scored
75.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)80.374.2154.5+6.171%
Season at home (13)83.174.4157.5+8.777%
Season away (11)77.074.0151.0+3.064%
Last 10 (10)80.275.0155.2+5.260%
Last 5 (5)84.274.0158.2+10.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)56.272.5128.8-16.225%
vs Similar ◀ (14)75.371.9147.1+3.471%
vs Weaker (10)82.375.9158.2+6.470%
This opponent (UTEP) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UTEPUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New Mexico State
#285
L
53-63
53
63
-10
A05/01
NCAA
Chicago State
#286
W
74-69
74
69
+5
H07/01
NCAA
Florida International
#318
L
68-72
68
72
-4
A13/01
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#271
W
73-59
73
59
+14
H19/01
NCAA
Western Kentucky
#84
W
93-87
93
87
+6
H21/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#54
L
54-68
54
68
-14
A26/01
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#93
L
56-60
56
60
-4
A27/01
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#256
W
79-71
79
71
+8
H02/02
NCAA
Liberty
#158
L
65-67
65
67
-2
H04/02
NCAA
New Mexico State
#285
W
74-49
74
49
+25
H11/02
NCAA
1H
2H
22-28
31-35
37-32
37-37
36-28
32-44
34-25
39-34
42-40
51-47
27-34
27-34
28-28
28-32
36-32
43-39
29-37
36-30
35-27
39-22
135.4Avg total
68.9Scored
66.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)73.568.4141.9+5.054%
Season at home (17)79.667.8147.5+11.876%
Season away (7)58.469.9128.3-11.40%
Last 10 (10)68.966.5135.4+2.450%
Last 5 (5)65.663.0128.6+2.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)60.671.4132.0-10.80%
vs Similar ◀ (14)69.370.6139.9-1.450%
vs Weaker (10)79.067.3146.3+11.770%
This opponent (Western Kentucky) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +0.4+0.41st half: +1.5+1.52nd half2nd half: +4.8+4.82nd half: +0.9+0.9
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +0.4+0.41st half: +1.5+1.52nd half2nd half: +4.8+4.82nd half: +0.9+0.9
Western KentuckyUTEP
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Western KentuckyLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Liberty
#158
W
34-33
34
33
+1
H06/01
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#93
L
30-36
30
36
-6
A11/01
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#256
L
35-43
35
43
-8
H13/01
NCAA
New Mexico State
#285
W
37-27
37
27
+10
A19/01
NCAA
UTEP
#185
L
40-42
40
42
-2
A21/01
NCAA
Florida International
#318
W
49-46
49
46
+3
H26/01
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#93
W
42-38
42
38
+4
H02/02
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#271
D
38-38
38
38
+0
H04/02
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#54
W
40-37
40
37
+3
A08/02
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#256
L
28-29
28
29
-1
A10/02
NCAA
74.2Avg total
37.3Scored
36.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.134.571.6+2.760%-
Last 30 at home (16)39.536.475.9+3.162%-
Last 30 away (14)34.432.266.6+2.257%-
Last 10 (10)37.336.974.2+0.450%-
Last 5 (5)39.437.677.0+1.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)26.834.561.2-7.825%-
vs Similar ◀ (14)35.634.770.3+0.950%-
vs Weaker (10)42.034.676.6+7.480%-
This opponent (UTEP) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UTEPLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New Mexico State
#285
L
22-28
22
28
-6
A05/01
NCAA
Chicago State
#286
W
37-32
37
32
+5
H07/01
NCAA
Florida International
#318
W
36-28
36
28
+8
A13/01
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#271
W
34-25
34
25
+9
H19/01
NCAA
Western Kentucky
#84
W
42-40
42
40
+2
H21/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#54
L
27-34
27
34
-7
A26/01
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#93
D
28-28
28
28
+0
A27/01
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#256
W
36-32
36
32
+4
H02/02
NCAA
Liberty
#158
L
29-37
29
37
-8
H04/02
NCAA
New Mexico State
#285
W
35-27
35
27
+8
H11/02
NCAA
63.7Avg total
32.6Scored
31.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.832.466.2+1.450%-
Last 30 at home (20)35.833.068.8+2.855%-
Last 30 away (10)29.831.361.1-1.540%-
Last 10 (10)32.631.163.7+1.560%-
Last 5 (5)31.031.662.6-0.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)26.833.260.0-6.40%-
vs Similar ◀ (14)32.633.165.7-0.443%-
vs Weaker (10)36.430.066.4+6.480%-
This opponent (Western Kentucky) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
4
Western Kentucky wins
1
UTEP wins
DateGameScore
21/01/24UTEP v Western Kentucky93-87
08/03/23Western Kentucky v UTEP73-67
03/03/23UTEP v Western Kentucky68-73
04/02/23Western Kentucky v UTEP74-69
14/02/20UTEP v Western Kentucky62-67
DateH/AOpponentScore
10/02/24AJacksonville State70-59
08/02/24ALouisiana Tech81-76
04/02/24HMiddle Tenn. St.88-65
02/02/24HSam Houston St.77-79
26/01/24HFlorida International105-91
21/01/24AUTEP87-93
19/01/24ANew Mexico State70-72
13/01/24HJacksonville State80-69
11/01/24ASam Houston St.74-78
06/01/24HLiberty70-68
UTEPlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/02/24HNew Mexico State74-49
04/02/24HLiberty65-67
02/02/24HJacksonville State79-71
27/01/24ASam Houston St.56-60
26/01/24ALouisiana Tech54-68
21/01/24HWestern Kentucky93-87
19/01/24HMiddle Tenn. St.73-59
13/01/24AFlorida International68-72
07/01/24HChicago State74-69
05/01/24ANew Mexico State53-63

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Western Kentucky
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW71%
HomeWWWLW77%
AwayLLLWW64%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games241311
Win %71%77%64%
Points / game80.383.177.0
Allowed / game74.274.474.0
Point differential+6.1+8.7+3.0
Avg total154.5157.5151.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+38%54%18%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (9)75% (4)60% (5)
Overtime %0%0%0%
UTEP
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLW54%
HomeWWWLW76%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games24177
Win %54%76%0%
Points / game73.579.658.4
Allowed / game68.467.869.9
Point differential+5.0+11.8-11.4
Avg total141.9147.5128.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%41%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won38% (8)50% (6)0% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Conference USA conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Western Kentucky2417771%80.374.2+6.1
2 Louisiana Tech2416867%75.663.6+12.0
3 Liberty2516964%75.463.9+11.4
4 Delaware2516964%75.669.7+5.8
5 UTEP24131154%73.568.4+5.0
6 Sam Houston St.24131154%71.271.4-0.2
7 Kennesaw State26141254%83.680.3+3.3
8 Missouri State26141254%71.871.3+0.5
9 Jacksonville State25121348%70.465.0+5.4
10 New Mexico State24111346%68.971.6-2.7
11 Middle Tenn. St.2491538%63.668.1-4.5
12 Florida International2481633%74.576.8-2.3
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Western Kentucky395190
UTEP404080
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