Aaron Jones and the Texas-El Paso Miners battle Blake Bogenschutz and the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners in a game that will feature two of the CUSA’s best players to start this young season. The Miners have gone 2-2 thus far, while the Roadrunners are 0-4. The game will begin Saturday, Oct 3 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
In last week’s matchup, UTEP defeated Incarnate Word 27-17. Ryan Metz had a great game through the air in the victory, connecting on 20 of 28 pass attempts for 275 yards and two TDs. Hayden Plinke put up 80 receiving yards on four catches. UTSA suffered a narrow defeat against Colorado State 33-31 in its matchup. Jarveon Williams had a huge game running the ball for the Roadrunners, rushing 13 times for 170 yards and two TDs.
UTSA is a slender two-point favorite as they take on the Miners.
Sitting at 2-2 Straight Up (SU) and 1-3 Against The Spread (ATS), the Miners will look to improve heading into Week 5. When the Miners pass the ball, they do so at a high percentage. They complete passes 69.6% of the time they throw, 13th in the nation. The Miners are one of the best in the country at scoring in the fourth quarter, averaging 11.8 points. With the third-highest time of possession per game at 38:15, expect UTEP to control the clock this week.
Over on the other sideline, the Roadrunners head into Week 5 with records of 2-2 ATS and 0-4 SU.
Predictions: SU Winner – Texas-El Paso, ATS Winner – Texas-El Paso
Notes
Texas El Paso is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
Texas El Paso is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of UTSA’s last 23 games.
UTSA is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
UTSA is 0-1 SU when leading at halftime this season.
Dating back to last season, UTEP is 5-3 SU against CUSA opponents, while UTSA is just 3-5 SU against conference foes.
When analyzing just in-conference ranks, UTEP appears to have the overall advantage in the passing game. Its offensive passing attack (ranked eighth in the CUSA) will face the ninth-ranked pass defense of UTSA, while its eighth-ranked pass defense will look to limit the ninth-ranked passing game of the Roadrunners.
When looking into conference ranks, UTSA seems to have the overall advantage in the running game. Its third-ranked rushing attack will face the seventh-ranked run defense of UTEP, while its third-ranked run defense will look to contain the seventh-ranked rushing game of the Miners.
