Overview
- Kickoff is 6:00 p.m. MT (8:00 p.m. ET) at the Sun Bowl in El Paso as part of CUSA’s Midweek Madness.
- Both teams are 1-4 overall and 0-1 in conference play, meeting for the third time with Liberty leading the series 2-0.
- The game airs nationally on CBSSN; local audio is on 600 ESPN El Paso and the UTEP Miners app with Jon Teicher on play-by-play.
- Consensus odds list Liberty at -1.5 with a total around 46.5, and SportsLine’s model projects roughly 52 combined points and leans to one side of the spread in most simulations.
- Storylines center on Liberty’s offense seeking stability with Ethan Vasko’s health in focus and UTEP pairing a top CUSA defense with turnover troubles from quarterback Malachi Nelson.