UTEP heads to northern Louisiana for the second consecutive time as the Miners face Conference USA power Louisiana Tech in Ruston at 5:30 p.m. Mountain time on Saturday.
The game is being televised nationally on ESPN2 and over the radio on 600 ESPN El Paso.
How is UTEP supposed to do?
Not well. The Bulldogs are a 15-point favorite, which is five more points than Louisiana-Monroe was favored against the Miners two weeks ago. Combined with an over-under of 54, La. Tech is expected to win 35-20.
Who is Louisiana Tech?
The Bulldogs are typically one of the top teams in C-USA, year-in, year-out the most consistent and they were co-champions of the West Division a year ago.