New Mexico Lobos vs New Mexico State Aggies Prediction, 12/15/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico Lobos vs New Mexico State Aggies

Date: Friday, December 15, 2023

Location: Pan American Center in Las Cruces, NM

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico State Aggies (5-6) welcome the New Mexico Lobos (9-1) at Pan American Center on Friday.

The New Mexico Lobos stepped onto the hardwood against Santa Clara and notched a win by a score of 93-76 in their last game. New Mexico finished the game having earned a 51.6% field goal percentage (33 of 64) and converted 4 out of their 16 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Lobos made 23 of their 33 attempts for a percentage of 69.7%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 32 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 12 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 25 turnovers and getting 18 steals. In regard to defense, New Mexico allowed their opponent to shoot 43.1% from the field on 22 out of 51 shooting. Santa Clara earned 16 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Santa Clara snagged 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Santa Clara finished the game at 86.7% when shooting free throws by converting 26 of their 30 shots. They buried 6 of 17 shots from 3-point land. When discussing personal fouls, the Lobos finished with 25 and Santa Clara recorded 23 personal fouls.

Donovan Dent is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He finished shooting 71.4% from the floor and distributed 4 assists. He saw the court for 31 minutes and collected 6 rebounds. He racked up 22 points on 10 of 14 shooting.

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New Mexico will take the court with a win-loss mark of 9-1 this season. They turn it over 10.7 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.1 personal fouls per contest. As a team, New Mexico is pulling in 40.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 166 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 43rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Lobos are shooting 34.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (65 of 186) and 69.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 86.1 points per game (17th in the nation) while hitting 48.1% from the field.

On defense, the Lobos have forced 16.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. They relinquish 30.7% on 3-point shots while they are 117th in college basketball in opponents PPG (68.2). The Lobos defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.8% (230 of 578) and they surrender 34.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 169th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 121 relinquished so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the New Mexico State Aggies took a loss by a score of 106-62 against New Mexico. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, New Mexico State permitted New Mexico to snag 26 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 56.0% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 41 at the charity stripe (68.3%). The Aggies allowed New Mexico to convert 32 out of 53 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 60.4% in this matchup. Overall, the Aggies ended up going 19 out of 48 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.6%. Concerning shots from distance, New Mexico State made 3 of 18 attempts (16.7%). They were able to make 21 of those for a clip of 75.0%. New Mexico committed 24 personal fouls for the contest which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Aggies snagged 18 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 26 for the matchup.

Femi Odukale pitched in for the Aggies in the matchup. He converted 4 of 8 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and added 7 rebounds. He racked up 18 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for the matchup.

New Mexico State has a win-loss record of 5-6 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Aggies are connecting on 43.8% from the floor, which is ranked 227th in college hoops. New Mexico State has scored 794 points for the season (72.2 per contest) and they pull down 34.7 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 13.5 times per contest (192nd in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest. The Aggies are committing 21.4 fouls per game and they go 69.6% from the free throw line.

The Aggies on the defensive end are ranked 263rd in the country in points per game surrendered with 74.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.3% from the field (169th in college hoops). The New Mexico State defense gives up 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc (101 of 281) and opponents are converting on 68.2% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 14.6 assists and 33.3 total boards per game, ranking them 305th and 105th in college basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New Mexico State and under the total points

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