New Mexico Lobos vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 2/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico Lobos vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Location: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, UT

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico Lobos (11-16) are hitting the road to Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Tuesday where they will compete against the Utah State Aggies (15-13).

The New Mexico Lobos faced San Jose State and took a loss by a final of 71-55 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Lobos ended up finishing with 14 while San Jose State totaled 17 fouls. They buried 8 of 20 shots from 3-point range. San Jose State went 60.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 3 of their 5 attempts. Moreover, San Jose State snagged 37 boards (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. San Jose State recorded 15 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. In terms of the defense, New Mexico let their opponent shoot 52.6% from the field on 30 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 6 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Lobos knocked down 13 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 65.0%. New Mexico ended with a 34.5% FG percentage (19 out of 55) and converted 4 of 14 shots from 3-point land.

Jamal Mashburn is one player who played a role in the game. He was able to score 17 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He ended up going 42.9% from the floor and earned 2 dimes.

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New Mexico comes into this one with a record of 11-16 so far this year. They turn it over 12.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.5 fouls per game. As a team, New Mexico is grabbing 33.9 boards per contest and has 326 dimes so far this year, which is 224th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Lobos are connecting on 35.1% on 3-point shots (221 of 630) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.4 pts per game (76th in D-1) while shooting 44.1% from the field.

On defense, the Lobos have forced 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They relinquish 32.5% on 3-pointers and they rank 325th in D-1 in points per game allowed (75.9). The Lobos defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.3% (730 of 1,610) and they surrender 37.7 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 278th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 372 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Utah State Aggies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-57 against Boise State. The Aggies earned 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. Boise State earned 13 personal fouls for this game which got the Aggies to the charity stripe for 6 tries. They were able to convert 4 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Utah State knocked down 7 out of their 22 attempts (31.8%). Overall, the Aggies finished 23 out of 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.4%. The Aggies permitted Boise State to make 22 out of 42 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.4% for the game. They shot 29.4% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 5 out of 17 and finished the contest at 19 of 28 from the free throw line (67.9%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Utah State allowed Boise State to pull down 23 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

R.J. Eytle-Rock pitched in for the Aggies for this game. He scored 16 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this game. He made 6 out of 11 in the game for a rate of 54.5%, and added 4 rebounds.

Utah State has a record of 15-13 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aggies are hitting on 47.9% from the field, which ranks them 23rd in the nation. Utah State has accumulated 2,080 points so far this season (74.3 per game) and they pull in 35.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.8 times per game (5th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.8 times per game. The Aggies have committed 16.5 fouls per contest while shooting 73.9% from the free throw line.

The Aggies are ranked 155th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 68.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (177th in D-1). The Utah State defense allows 34.7% on shots from distance (217 of 626) and opponents are making 73.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.4 assists and 31.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 249th and 33rd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah State

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