CBI Tournament - Utah Utes vs. Texas El Paso Miners

The Utah Utes and the Texas El Paso Miners tip off Wednesday as the first annual College Basketball Invitational gets started at Haskins Center. The game is part of the CBI's South bracket and features two teams that struggled against the spread this season.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

The UNLV Rebels pulled away in the second half to secure a 61-55 win over the Utes in the semi-finals of the Mountain West Conference tournament.

The Rebels just managed to cover the 5-point spread in that tourney contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the night's posted total (125.5).

Stefon Jackson scored a game-high 18 points in UTEP's 64-62 loss to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the semi-finals of the CUSA tournament.

The Golden Hurricane had been favored by 2 points in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the night's posted total (141.5).

Team records:
Utah: 17-14 SU, 14-14-1 ATS
Texas El Paso: 19-13 SU, 13-14-1 ATS

Utah most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
After playing UNLV are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Texas El Paso most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
After playing Tulsa are 8-2
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas El Paso
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Utah's last 15 games
Utah is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Utah is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Texas El Paso is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas El Paso's last 9 games
Texas El Paso is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah

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