UTEP travels to Charlotte on Saturday for a 10 a.m. kickoff, its earliest start of the season.
The game will be broadcast on the subscription site ESPN+ and will also be aired on the radio at 600 ESPN El Paso.
This is the second meeting between the schools — last year's game in the Sun Bowl was the first — and obviously the first-ever time UTEP has played at Charlotte.
How is UTEP supposed to do?
Surprisingly poorly. The Miners are 14 1/2-point underdogs against the 1-2 49ers. Combined with an over-under of 51, that means UTEP is supposed to lose 33-18.