New Mexico Lobos vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 1/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico Lobos vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Location: Moby Arena in Fort Collins, CO

TV: CBSSN

The Colorado State Rams (13-1) will compete against the New Mexico Lobos (7-10) at Moby Arena on Wednesday.

The New Mexico Lobos stepped onto the hardwood against Boise State and went home with a loss by a final score of 71-63 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Lobos walked away with 28 and Boise State recorded 13 fouls. They also buried 6 of 20 attempts from downtown. Boise State finished the game at 55.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 21 of their 38 attempts. Moreover, Boise State totaled 44 rebounds (19 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Boise State dished out 12 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. In the matter of the defense, New Mexico allowed the other team to go 35.5% from the floor on 22 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for the matchup as well as creating 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected 24 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Lobos buried 5 of their 14 tries for a rate of 35.7%. New Mexico wrapped up the contest having earned a 49.0% FG percentage (24 of 49) and buried 10 of their 19 three-point attempts.

Jaelen House is one player who was a major factor in the game. He ended up going 61.5% from the field and totaled 7 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and also pulled down 3 boards. He racked up 21 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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New Mexico enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 7-10 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New Mexico is pulling in 35.4 boards per contest and has totaled 217 dimes on the year, which is 172nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Lobos are connecting on 34.6% on 3-pointers (141 of 408) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They average 77.1 points per outing (70th in D-1) while connecting on 42.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Lobos are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.4 fouls. They are 295th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 239 conceded so far this year. The Lobos are giving up a FG percentage of 44.3% (467 of 1,053) and they surrender 40.6 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 32.0% on shots from distance and they rank 340th in D-1 in PPG allowed (77.9).

The last time they took the court, the Colorado State Rams walked away with a victory by a final of 78-42 against San Jose State. The Rams were able to corral 33 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 45 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 5 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. San Jose State was called for 13 fouls for the game which got the Rams to the free throw line for 9 attempts. They were able to bury 7 of them for a percentage of 77.8%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Colorado State knocked down 9 out of their 27 tries (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Rams finished 31 for 67 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.3%. The Rams permitted San Jose State to convert 15 out of their 54 attempts from the field which had them shooting 27.8% in this contest. They shot 21.9% from distance by connecting on 7 of 32 and finished the game at 5 out of 9 at the free throw line (55.6%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Colorado State allowed San Jose State to snag 30 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Dischon Thomas ended up being a factor for the Rams for this game. He accumulated 14 points in his 15 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 6 of 12 for the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Colorado State has a mark of 13-1 this season. When it comes to offense, the Rams are hitting on 49.7% from the field, which has them ranked 11th in the nation. Colorado State has accumulated 1,105 points for the campaign (78.9 per contest) and they average 33.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.6 times per game (58th in the country) and they turn the ball over 10.1 times per game. The Rams are committing 14.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 81.3% from the charity stripe.

The Rams on the defensive end are ranked 101st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 65.9. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (131st in college hoops). The Colorado State defense gives up 31.4% from downtown (111 of 354) and their opponents are making 70.8% of their foul shots. They allow 10.9 assists and 31.4 boards per game, which ranks them 68th and 47th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Mexico

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