UTEP Miners vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 09/13/25

The UTEP Miners make the long trek from El Paso to Austin to take on the Longhorns on Saturday. The Miners opened the season with a disappointing 28-16 loss at Utah State as 5-point underdogs in which the Under (58.5) cashed, and then bounced back last week with a 42-17 win over Tennessee-Martin of the FCS as a 7.5-point favorite. Last season, the Miners were just 1-6 SU on the road, while going 1-4 against the spread (ATS) in 5 games as double-digit underdogs. While UTEP showed some signs of improvement down the stretch, it was a total reset in the offseason, and this team barely qualifies as an FBS caliber program.

The Longhorns returned home after a 14-7 loss at Ohio State in an opening-week, marquee game and took their aggression out on San Jose State, 38-7. The Longhorns failed to cover as 37-point favorites, while the Under (52) came through. QB Arch Manning got going a little bit, but the offense was still not as fluid and impressive as it could have been. The defense has certainly been championship caliber to date, though. As we head into this game, it’s another tune-up game for Texas to get the offense going. It should do just that against a UTEP defense which is quite leaky. You can expect UT to can the over on its own, with little assistance from the Miners.

UTEP vs Texas prediction: Over 51 (-110) at time of publishing. Playable to 53.5.

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