Official UTEP Game Score Prediction Thread

[MeanGreenTexan]

The Mean Green are now in the West Division driver's seat with a ticket to the C-USA championship game on the line in this Homecoming clash.

The fellas dug deep and fought hard against a good LATech team on the road to get the win last week.  It wasn't pretty on offense, but it wasn't ugly either.   A banged-up Wilson picked up 165yds and 2 TDs as the run game rolled in Ruston.  The defense played well & held again when the game was on the line.  The Special Teams didn't suck!  It was almost the complete game we were all looking for.

I think that perfect storm happens this week.
The offense is going to come out and strike quickly & often through the air.   The defense, recalling the beatdown they took last year in El Paso, is going to lock down the inept Miners offense.  The Miners have only scored 31 combined points in the 4 games played since Kugler stepped down & Price took over. 
I expect something like 28-7 at halftime.
The second half will be the Wilson/Smith/Johnson/(and yes, Tucker!) show as the Mean Green just grind down the poor Miners.

This will be a huge beatdown to the bloodthirsty delight of a pretty nice-sized Homecoming crowd.

Vegas has us as a 23.5 favorite.   It ain't gonna be that close.

Final:
UNT - 45
UTEP - 14

 

Bonus Prediction: Homecoming crowd of 25,100 on what is being forecast as a beautiful day for football.

[Green92]

UNT - 38

UTEP - 9 

I think we get up a few scores early then pound out a running game most of the 2nd half. 

[Ben Gooding]

 

41-20. UNT.  

[golfingomez]

UNT wins by 23.5 points

[southsideguy]

41 green guys

20 for the guys that borrow UTSA's road uniforms

[Eastwood Eagle]

56 UNT

23 UTEP

[meangreen08]

UNT-55

Miners-10

[MGNation92]

Defense has trouble containing Wadley, but offense comes alive

UNT- 35

UTEP - 20

[untbowler]

45 UNT

35 UTEP

[GreenTexan13]

UNT 45

UT Juarez 13

[DeepGreen]

UNT 52

UTEXWest  17

Edited November 6, 2017 by DeepGreen

[MeanGreenTexan]

5 minutes ago, untbowler said:

45 UNT

35 UTEP

You're predicting they're going to score more points in this game than they have in the past 4 games combined... against WKU, SoMiss, UTSA, & MT?    Our defense is really that bad?

[UNTLifer]

52 - 3

[Cerebus]

10 minutes ago, Prettylittleeagle said:

UTEP 74

UNT 24

Repeat of the Boca beat down.

 

You are mad as a hatter.  

[Aldo]

81-0

[MeanGreenTexan]

5 minutes ago, Aldo said:

81-0

[diehardUNTfan]

UNT 48   UTEP 24

[Felozano]

UNT-55

UTEP-20

[Mad Hatter]

38-27 UNT clinches!

[untjim1995]

This game will not be close.

UNT 59

UTEP 14

Announced attendance--23k

Real Butts in Seats--17k

[MeanGreen_MBA]

3-0 clinches the West....With that said, 45-3 UNT whips the Miners!!!!

[Salsa_Verde]

North Texas 60

UTEP 21

Mason Fine passes for 400 yards and 4 TDs 

[untbowler]

50 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

You're predicting they're going to score more points in this game than they have in the past 4 games combined... against WKU, SoMiss, UTSA, & MT?    Our defense is really that bad?

in short yes our defense is that bad until they show they can stop someone. Better against a depleted La Tech, but some of the triple coverage pass receptions were disconcerting. 

[kj86]

NTSU  45, Texas Western  16

[Aldo]

29 minutes ago, untbowler said:

in short yes our defense is that bad until they show they can stop someone. Better against a depleted La Tech, but some of the triple coverage pass receptions were disconcerting. 

Let's take a look at conference play.

In two games we allowed a gross amount of offensive points to FAU (69) and UAB (43).

In the other 4 conference games, we've allowed an average of 25 ppg of offense. So that excludes the two KO returns (since we're talking defense here).

And we don't triple cover anyone.