UTEP considered "Best Value Pick" in CUSA

[Coach Andy Mac]

Best Value: UTEP +3000

The hard work of head coach Dana Dimel has finally started to pay off. UTEP was a team total under for bettors every preseason, but that has changed since the 2020 pandemic season.

Hungry to not only exceed a low win total but to make the postseason, UTEP won seven games and lost by just one score to Fresno State in the New Mexico Bowl last season. The hard work is far from over for Dimel, as Conference USA transitions three teams to the Sun Belt.

TOUCHDOWN UTEP

Gavin Hardison DIME to Jacob Cowing for the 76 yard TD!#UTEP #NorthTexas

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— Sideline CFB (@SidelineCFB) November 13, 2021

 

Jacob Cowing exits as the deep threat on the Miners offense, but quarterback Gavin Hardison has the range to hit any skill position player on the field.

While explosiveness and Havoc Allowed are key on offense, the Miners return 63% of a defense that finished top-20 nationally in Success Rate.

UTEP’s raw conference win total sits at 3.8, well short of projections for the top teams in Conference USA.

Where the Miners have a break is scheduling, as UAB and Western Kentucky are not on a division-less schedule. However, conference bottom feeders in Rice, Florida International and Louisiana Tech are on the schedule, giving UTEP an outside chance of playing in the conference championship game.

LINK:  https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/college-football-betting-odds-picks-best-worst-conference-futures-value-opening-lines

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

Trap Game to start the season

[MeanGreenTexan]

6 hours ago, UNT Texas Hooligan said:

Trap Game to start the season

Only to those who aren’t paying attention.

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

12 hours ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

Only to those who aren’t paying attention.

How do you figure Mean Green Insider?

[MeanGreenTexan]

2 minutes ago, UNT Texas Hooligan said:

How do you figure Mean Green Insider?

One team is very clearly trending upward, while the other is spinning its wheels at .500 or worse for the past 3 seasons.    But obviously UTEP has been atrocious for a very long time, so it's easy to just chalk them up as a win... if you're not paying attention.   It's only a "trap" if you're one of the people calling UTEP a win because of their history.

[TheColonyEagle]

we'll definitely be underdogs in this game....