UTEP at East Carolina

The UTEP Miners have really come together as a team, and enter this game having won six straight and 11 of their last 12. More impressive is the fact that 9 of the 11 wins have come by 9 points or more. The Miners have stepped things up on the defensive end as they have allowed opponents to score in the 50s or less in six of the 12 games. At 12-10, East Carolina padded the early season with four wins vs, Division-3 schools, so they are just 8-10 otherwise. Their inefficiencies have really shown up lately, as they are 2-8 over their last 10 games. The Miners are quietly riding under the radar at 19-6-1 ATS in their last 26, while the Pirates continue to leak oil at a woeful 1-8-1 ATS in their last 10. Lay the points and back UTEP in this one.