Texas El Paso-Houston Conference USA Tournament Quarterfinals

The Texas El Paso Miners and the Houston Cougars will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at FedExForum.

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

Randy Culpepper poured in 25 points on Wednesday to lead UTEP to a 71-49 win over the SMU Mustangs in the first round of the CUSA tournament.

The Miners had no trouble covering the 10.5-point spread in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the posted total (142.5).

Rob McKiver tossed in a game-high 29 points in Houston's 87-81 loss to the UTEP Miners on Saturday night.

The Cougars had been favored by 2 points in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the night's posted total (158.5).

Team records:
Texas El Paso: 18-12 SU, 12-14 ATS
Houston: 22-8 SU, 14-11 ATS

Texas El Paso most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
After playing Southern Methodist are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

Houston most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-5
After playing Texas El Paso are 7-1
After a loss are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas El Paso's last 7 games
Texas El Paso is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Texas El Paso

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