California Baptist Lancers vs New Mexico State Aggies Prediction, 12/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Baptist Lancers vs New Mexico State Aggies

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

Location: Pan American Center in Las Cruces, NM

TV: ESPN+

Pan American Center is the site where the New Mexico State Aggies (5-9) will try to defeat the California Baptist Lancers (8-4) on Saturday.

The California Baptist Lancers faced Chicago State and walked away with a win by a score of 74-62 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Lancers ended up with 15 while Chicago State totaled 20 fouls. They knocked down 6 out of their 16 shots from long range. Chicago State went 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 18 attempts. Additionally, Chicago State snagged 26 boards (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Chicago State recorded 11 assists and had 2 steals in this game. Regarding defending, California Baptist allowed 44.9% from the field on 22 out of 49 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they collected 39 with 20 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lancers made 14 of 25 tries for a percentage of 56.0%. California Baptist finished the game with a 46.7% field goal percentage (28 out of 60) and made 4 out of their 15 three-point attempts.

Dominique Daniels Jr. is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He recorded 17 points on 6 out of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes and also collected 4 boards. He finished 35.3% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes.

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California Baptist heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 8-4 this season. They have an average of 70.7 points per outing (279th in the country) while hitting 42.8% from the field. The Lancers are connecting on 32.9% from downtown (81 of 246) and 64.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, California Baptist is grabbing 39.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 134 dimes on the year, which is 312th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.5 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Lancers are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They are giving up 35.0% from 3-point land and they rank 65th in D-1 in points per game allowed (65.5). The Lancers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.2% (293 of 678) and they surrender 32.8 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 57th in D-1 in giving up assists with 128 relinquished this season.

When they last played, the New Mexico State Aggies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 65-59 when they faced Tulsa. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, New Mexico State allowed Tulsa to get 32 in total (7 offensive). They finished 20.0% from three-point range by going 4 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 25 of 28 from the charity stripe (89.3%). The Aggies allowed Tulsa to knock down 18 out of their 53 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.0% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Aggies ended up going 23 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.7%. In reference to three-point shots, New Mexico State knocked down 4 of 27 attempts (14.8%). They were able to knock down 9 of them for a percentage of 90.0%. Tulsa had 13 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Aggies to the free throw line for 10 shots. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Aggies collected 28 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 39 for the game.

Femi Odukale ended up having an impact for the Aggies in the game. He racked up 12 points in his 24 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes in the matchup. He buried 4 out of 9 for the game for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 7 rebounds.

New Mexico State has a record of 5-9 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Aggies are connecting on 43.6% from the field, which is ranked 244th in the country. New Mexico State has accounted for 997 pts for the campaign (71.2 per game) and they grab 34.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.1 times per game (216th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per game. The Aggies are responsible for committing 21.5 fouls per contest and they go 70.6% from the free throw line.

The New Mexico State defense gives up 34.8% on 3-pointers (118 of 339) and their opponents are converting on 68.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 14.4 dimes and 34.6 boards per contest, which is 295th and 158th in D-1. The Aggies are ranked 251st in the nation in points given up per game with 73.6. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.3% from the floor (116th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take California Baptist

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