New Mexico State Aggies vs St. Mary's Gaels Prediction, 12/14/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico State Aggies vs St. Mary's Gaels

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Location: University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, CA

TV: Hulu Live TV

The St. Mary's Gaels (8-3) are hosting the New Mexico State Aggies (5-3) at University Credit Union Pavilion on Wednesday.

The New Mexico State Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against Duquesne and earned the victory with a final of 73-66 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Aggies ended up finishing with 18 while Duquesne had 14 personal fouls. They also made 9 of their 27 attempts from 3-point range. Duquesne shot 50.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 7 of 14 attempts. Furthermore, Duquesne collected 35 boards (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Duquesne earned 14 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In relation to defending, New Mexico State let their opponent shoot 43.1% from the floor on 25 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists for this game while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 40 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Aggies knocked down 16 of their 21 tries for a rate of 76.2%. New Mexico State finished having earned a 44.8% FG percentage (26 of 58) and made 5 of 17 3-point shots.

Issa Muhammad is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He recorded 17 points on 7 of 7 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 19 mins and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He ended up going 100.0% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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New Mexico State enters this game with a win-loss mark of 5-3 for the campaign. They turn it over 12.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.4 fouls every game. As a team, New Mexico State is snagging 38.5 rebounds per game and has tallied 124 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 261st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Aggies are hitting 37.7% on 3-point shots (77 of 204) and 65.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 79.1 points per contest (64th in Division 1) while going 46.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Aggies are able to force 14.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are ranked 33rd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 95 surrendered so far this season. The Aggies defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 37.9% (174 of 459) and they concede 32.8 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 26.4% on shots from downtown and they rank 84th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (64.0).

The last time they took the court, the St. Mary's Gaels took home the win by a final score of 68-61 when they faced San Diego State. The Gaels were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this contest. They also coughed it up 8 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. San Diego State committed 19 fouls for the game which got the Gaels to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of the free throws for a clip of 70.0%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, St. Mary's knocked down 6 out of their 18 attempts (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Gaels shot 24 out of 49 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.0%. The Gaels permitted San Diego State to make 23 of their 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.1% in the matchup. They shot 20.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 3 out of 15 and ended up shooting 12 out of 18 from the charity stripe (66.7%). In regard to rebounding, St. Mary's allowed San Diego State to pull down 31 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Aidan Mahaney ended up being a factor for the Gaels in this contest. He buried 6 out of 9 in the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 1 rebound. He totaled 20 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the matchup.

St. Mary's has a record of 8-3 for the season. As an offense, the Gaels are connecting on 45.5% from the field, which ranks them 149th in Division 1. St. Mary's has earned 754 pts for the season (68.5 per game) and they average 36.4 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 11.9 times per contest (290th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.5 times per contest. The Gaels are committing 15.1 fouls every game and they connect on 64.1% from the charity stripe.

The Gaels are ranked 7th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 56.4. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.7% from the field (40th in D-1). The St. Mary's defense concedes 33.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (61 of 185) and their opponents are making 73.3% of their free throw attempts. They concede 7.5 assists and 29.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 3rd and 13th in D-1.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Mary's and under the total points

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