Middle Tennessee vs. UTEP prediction: Middle Tennessee favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/8/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Thursday at 9:00 PM ET as Middle Tennessee squares off with UTEP in men's college basketball action at Don Haskins Center.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Middle Tennessee as the most likely winner of the Middle Tennessee vs. UTEP game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Middle Tennessee vs. UTEP prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Middle Tennessee and UTEP 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Middle Tennessee a 62% chance of defeating UTEP. Our predicted final score has Middle Tennessee winning 71-68.

According to our model, UTEP (+3.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 138.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Middle Tennessee vs. UTEP odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Middle Tennessee vs. UTEP picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: