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by Travis Pulver | in NCAA Picks
The Liberty Flames will go for their first conference win this weekend when they face the UTEP Miners at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, TX, on Wednesday, October 8, at 8 p.m. EST. Both teams have gotten off to rough starts this season at 1-4, but are 0-1 in conference play.
Liberty started the season off on the right foot with a 28-7 win over Maine. However, they’ve struggled to get the offense going since then (No. 12 in scoring with 17.0 points per game), and they can’t seem to stop anyone’s rushing attack (No. 130 against the run, 225 yards per game allowed). But teams are only averaging 23.2 points per game against them, so the Flames must be doing something right on defense. As for the Miners, they lost their opener to Utah State (28-16) but followed that up with their first win of the season, 42-17 over UT Martin. But since then, they’ve dropped three in a row: 27-10 vs. Texas, 31-25 vs. UL Monroe, and 30-11 vs. Louisiana Tech. Their offense has been a little more productive on the scoreboard (20.8 points per game allowed), but they give up more on defense (26.6 points per game allowed).
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Liberty Flames vs UTEP Miners Form
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| Teams | % | P | W | D | L |
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5
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0.667 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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0.333 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Liberty Flames and UTEP Miners Latest Matches
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Sep 27, 2025 - NCAA
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Jan 4, 2025 - NCAA Division I, FBS, Playoffs
2/5 (40%)
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3/5 (60%)
Sep 20, 2025 - NCAA
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Nov 23, 2024 - NCAA
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2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Sep 27, 2025 - NCAA
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2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Sep 27, 2025 - NCAA
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2/5 (40%)
0/5 (0%)
3/5 (60%)
Sep 27, 2025 - NCAA
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1/4 (25%)
0/4 (0%)
3/4 (75%)
Sep 13, 2025 - NCAA
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Liberty Flames - UTEP Miners Key Points
- UTEP and Liberty have played on only two other occasions, with Liberty winning both.
- UTEP is 2-3 ATS while Liberty is 1-4 ATS.
- The OVER is 2-3 for UTEP and 1-4 for Liberty.
- Betting Public: In early betting, 70% of moneyline tickets and 82% of the handle are on Liberty.
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Our Liberty Flames vs UTEP Miners Prediction
The Liberty offense is capable, as it proved against Maine, but since then, they have struggled to generate any kind of offense or score points. UTEP isn’t great on offense, but their defense could be up to the task of keeping the Flames offense in check. I’m a little concerned over the turnover trouble UTEP's QB has had (nine interceptions to eight touchdown passes). However, I’m not sure the Liberty offense would do anything with the ball if they were to get a few turnovers. The wrong team is favored in this game.
Our Liberty vs. UTEP Pick: UTEP ML
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