Louisiana Tech at UTEP - 2021 Matchup Preview

Saturday, October 16th 2021 (9:00 PM EDT)
Louisiana Tech -6.5 (55.5)
UTEP 19 - Louisiana Tech: 3 (Conference USA)

Bulldogs (3 - 9) (4 - 7 - 1)
Coach Skip Holtz (62 - 43)
Avg Score : 27 - 21 (19 - 25 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

LT coming off BYE
UTEP is playing their 4th straight game
Our Line: -6 (SP+ UTEP -7)
Projected Score: LT: 26 - UTEP: 23 (49)
LT Win prob: 68% | Cover: 48%
LT Travel: 811 miles, 1 hrs ahead

Miners (7 - 6) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach Dana Dimel (7 - 28)
Avg Score : 23 - 30 (24 - 27 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
LT Players
UTEP Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Louisiana Tech's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/4	Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State	+20.5	52.5	L 34 - 35	O	Y
Sat 9/11	Louisiana Tech vs SE Louisiana	-11.5	70.5	W 45 - 42	O	N
Sat 9/18	Louisiana Tech vs SMU	+11.0	65.0	L 37 - 39	O	Y
Sat 9/25	Louisiana Tech vs North Texas	-9.5	65.0	W 24 - 17	U	N
Sat 10/2	Louisiana Tech at NC State	+18.5	56.0	L 27 - 34	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/16	Louisiana Tech at UTEP	-6.5	55.5	L 3 - 19	U	N
Sat 10/23	Louisiana Tech vs UTSA	+5.5	59.5	L 16 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/30	Louisiana Tech at Old Dominion	-4.0	52.0	L 20 - 23	U	N
Sat 11/6	Louisiana Tech at UAB	+14.0	49.5	L 38 - 52	O	Y
Sat 11/13	Louisiana Tech vs Charlotte	-7.0	58.0	W 42 - 32	O	Y
Fri 11/19	Louisiana Tech vs Southern Miss	-15.0	47.5	L 19 - 35	O	N
Sat 11/27	Louisiana Tech at Rice	-3.5	52.5	L 31 - 35	O	N

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Predictions for Louisiana Tech's Schedule

UTEP's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/28	UTEP at New Mexico State	-9.5	59.0	W 30 - 3	U	Y
Sat 9/4	UTEP vs Bethune-Cookman	-20.5	52.5	W 38 - 28	O	N
Fri 9/10	UTEP at Boise State	+25.0	56.0	L 13 - 54	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/25	UTEP vs New Mexico	+2.5	53.5	W 20 - 13	U	Y
Sat 10/2	UTEP vs Old Dominion	-5.5	48.5	W 28 - 21	O	Y
Sat 10/9	UTEP at Southern Miss	-1.0	46.5	W 26 - 13	U	Y
Sat 10/16	UTEP vs Louisiana Tech	+6.5	55.5	W 19 - 3	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/30	UTEP at Florida Atlantic	+11.0	49.0	L 25 - 28	O	Y
Sat 11/6	UTEP vs UTSA	+12.0	53.5	L 23 - 44	O	N
Sat 11/13	UTEP at North Texas	+1.0	55.5	L 17 - 20	U	N
Sat 11/20	UTEP vs Rice	-9.0	47.0	W 38 - 28	O	Y
Fri 11/26	UTEP at UAB	+13.5	49.5	L 25 - 42	O	N
Sat 12/18	UTEP vs Fresno State	+11.5	51.5	L 24 - 31	O	Y

Important Stats (2020)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
LT	.07	39%	27.3	42%	2.78	99	37%	217	4.05	.2	45%	20.8	46%	43%	3.93	45.6	1.6	1.4
UTEP	.18	38%	23.3	38%	2.67	140	39%	209	3.39	.2	44%	30.4	44%	44%	4.22	64.9	1.9	1

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
LT		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
UTEP		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2020

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
LT Offense	10	27.3	18.8	38.8%	4.05	1.6	20	316	99	217	2.9	46%	54%	42%	37%	18%	.07
UTEP Defense	8	30.4	26.8	44%	4.22	1	-	-	-	-	-	53%	47%	44%	44%	16%	.2

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
LT Defense	10	20.8	25.3	44.8%	3.93	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	54%	46%	46%	43%	13%	.2
UTEP Offense	8	23.3	24	38.3%	3.39	1.9	19	349	140	209	3.8	55%	45%	38%	39%	17%	.18

Additional Stats 2020

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Louisiana Tech	10	30:16	19.8	39%	89%	5	45.6	1.6	1.4	5.2	1.7	1	33.4
UTEP	8	32:41	18.6	44%	46%	7.1	64.9	1.9	1	5.9	1.5	1	28.4

Run Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
LT Offense	10	46%	42%	34.2	99.2	2.9	10	.1	2.78	71%	12%	0.95
UTEP Defense	8	53%	44%	-	-	-	-	-.01	2.73	86%	12%	0.76

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
LT Defense	10	54%	46%	-	-	-	-	.15	2.93	70%	8%	0.95
UTEP Offense	8	55%	38%	37.4	140.1	3.8	16	.03	2.67	75%	9%	0.92

Pass Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
LT Offense	10	54%	37%	22.1	35.9	216.6	6	9.8	21	14	.05	1.5	31%	30%	.26	7%	1.9
UTEP Defense	8	47%	44%	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	.44	1.8	34%	32%	.33	5%	2

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
LT Defense	10	46%	43%	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	.24	1.6	30%	33%	.28	4%	1.9
UTEP Offense	8	45%	39%	15.8	29.9	209.3	7	13.3	7	9	.35	1.9	35%	32%	.5	8%	2.4

Louisiana Tech's Power Ratings
Louisiana Tech's Power Rating: NR
Louisiana Tech's Offense Rating: NR
Louisiana Tech's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #75
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Louisiana Tech's 2021 Expected Record: -
Louisiana Tech's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -11.6 #109
Louisiana Tech's Offense SP+ Rating: 23.6 #94
Louisiana Tech's Defense SP+ Rating: 34.4 #113

Average Talent
Average Sun Belt Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Louisiana Tech: UTEP: 0.4

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Louisiana Tech: -11.6 UTEP: -4.2

UTEP's Power Ratings
UTEP's Power Rating: 0.4 NR
UTEP's Offense Rating: NR
UTEP's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #121
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
UTEP's 2021 Expected Record: -
UTEP's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -4.2 #91
UTEP's Offense SP+ Rating: 23.9 #92
UTEP's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.3 #83

Average Talent
Average Mountain West Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Louisiana Tech Scoring
Offense: 27.3 PPG
Offense on Road: 18.8
Defense: 20.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 25.3

Louisiana Tech's 2021 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 4 - 7 - 1
Over/Under Record: 9 - 3
Record on Road: 0 - 6
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 3 - 1
Record as Fav vs Spread: 1 - 6 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 0 - 3 - 0

Projected Score
Louisiana Tech 26
UTEP 23

Projected Total Points: 49

UTEP Scoring
Offense: 23.3 PPG
Offense at Home: 24
Defense: 30.4 PPG
Defense at Home: 26.8

UTEP's 2021 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 8 - 5
Record at home: 5 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 2 - 1 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	09/27	UTEP	11	Louisiana Tech	30	Louisiana Tech -3.5	Louisiana Tech	48.5	Under
2024	10/22	Louisiana Tech	14	UTEP	10	Louisiana Tech -6.5	UTEP	49.0	Under
2023	09/29	UTEP	10	Louisiana Tech	24	Louisiana Tech -2	Louisiana Tech	49.5	Under
2022	10/08	Louisiana Tech	41	UTEP	31	Louisiana Tech -2	Louisiana Tech	52.0	Over
2021	10/16	UTEP	19	Louisiana Tech	3	Louisiana Tech -6.5	UTEP	55.5	Under
2020	10/10	Louisiana Tech	21	UTEP	17	Louisiana Tech -14.5	UTEP	56.0	Under
2019	10/26	UTEP	21	Louisiana Tech	42	Louisiana Tech -18.5	Louisiana Tech	50.0	Over
2018	10/20	Louisiana Tech	31	UTEP	24	Louisiana Tech -21	UTEP	50.5	Over
2017	11/18	UTEP	21	Louisiana Tech	42	Louisiana Tech -16.5	Louisiana Tech	48.5	Over
2016	10/01	Louisiana Tech	28	UTEP	7	Louisiana Tech -21	Push	57.5	Under
2015	11/21	UTEP	15	Louisiana Tech	17	Louisiana Tech -21.5	UTEP	54.0	Under
2014	10/04	Louisiana Tech	55	UTEP	3	Louisiana Tech -13	Louisiana Tech	0
2013	10/05	UTEP	35	Louisiana Tech	38	UTEP -1.5	Louisiana Tech	0
2004	10/23	Louisiana Tech	27	UTEP	44
2003	10/11	UTEP	35	Louisiana Tech	38
2001	11/10	UTEP	30	Louisiana Tech	53

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
UTEP	2	5	4 Overs
Louisiana Tech	14	7	7 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	7 - 9	4 - 8	2 - 4	2 - 4
Road Teams	9 - 7	8 - 4	4 - 2	4 - 2

(#) LT at (#) UTEP

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	LT	UTEP
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#109	#91
Perf GradeGrade	#102	#55
OffenseOff	#102	#63
DefenseDef	#89	#59
Spec TeamsST	#74	#84
TalentTal	#75	#121
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Louisiana Tech Injury Report

UTEP Injury Report

Louisiana Tech on Offense


CategoryCat	LT Off	UTEP Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#102	#59
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#94	#83
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Louisiana Tech Run Game


CategoryCat	LT Off	UTEP Def
Run GameRun	#91	#24
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#108	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#10

Louisiana Tech Pass Game


CategoryCat	LT Off	UTEP Def
Pass GamePass	#77	#89
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#128	#66
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

UTEP on Offense


CategoryCat	UTEP Off	LT Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#63	#89
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#92	#113
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

UTEP Run Game


CategoryCat	UTEP Off	LT Def
Run GameRun	#121	#82
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#35	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#115

UTEP Pass Game


CategoryCat	UTEP Off	LT Def
Pass GamePass	#119	#79
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#30	#87
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
UTEP 5 Year Profile: Improving Below Avg G5
'21 Profile: Up to Average G5

LT 5 Year Profile: Declining Average G5
'21 Profile: Down to Below Avg G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Sun Bowl Stadium
Conditions: Fair
Temp: 66° - Wind: 8 mph

Rematch from Week 7
Louisiana Tech 6.5 (55.5)
UTEP won vs Louisiana Tech this year (19-3)

Previous Matchups
Louisiana Tech beat UTEP last year (30-11)
Louisiana Tech beat UTEP in 2024 (14-10)
Louisiana Tech beat UTEP in 2023 (24-10)

LT's OC Joe Sloan (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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LT's DC David Blackwell (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

UTEP's OC Dave Warner (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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UTEP's DC Bradley Dale Peveto (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD