New Mexico State Aggies vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 11/26/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico State Aggies vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Sunday, November 26, 2023

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Louisville Cardinals (2-3) will play the New Mexico State Aggies (3-4) at KFC Yum! Center on Sunday.

The New Mexico State Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against Southern Illinois and took a loss by a score of 81-54 in their last game. New Mexico State ended the contest having earned a 31.9% FG percentage (15 of 47) and buried 0 out of their 9 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Aggies knocked down 24 of 29 shots for a percentage of 82.8%. When talking about rebounding, they collected 34 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 7 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and earning 1 steal. When it comes to defending, New Mexico State allowed their opponent to shoot 44.4% from the field on 24 of 54 shooting. Southern Illinois earned 22 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Additionally, Southern Illinois had 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Southern Illinois went 65.4% when shooting free throws by making 17 of their 26 attempts. They also buried 16 of 35 shots from three-point range. When talking about fouls, the Aggies ended up finishing with 23 while Southern Illinois totaled 21 fouls.

Femi Odukale is someone who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He played for 29 minutes and collected 8 rebounds. He shot 54.5% from the field and distributed 2 dimes.

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New Mexico State comes into this game with a mark of 3-4 this year. They are averaging 69.7 points per contest (268th in the nation) while shooting 39.8% from the floor. The Aggies are connecting on 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc (48 of 141) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, New Mexico State is collecting 35.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 90 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 81st in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.7 times per game and as a group are committing 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Aggies have forced 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They rank 352nd in college hoops in giving up assists with 103 relinquished so far this year. The Aggies defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.8% (165 of 395) and they concede 34.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 34.7% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 202nd in college basketball in points per game allowed (71.7).

The last time they took the court, the Louisville Cardinals took a loss by a final score of 74-66 against Indiana. In relation to rebounding, Louisville allowed Indiana to grab 38 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 9.1% from downtown by shooting 1 out of 11 and walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 34 at the free throw line (73.5%). The Cardinals permitted Indiana to make 24 out of their 53 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.3% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Cardinals shot 20 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.7%. In regard to 3-pointers, Louisville converted 5 out of 19 attempts (26.3%). They were able to bury 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 72.4%. Indiana was called for 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Cardinals were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 30 for the contest.

Skyy Clark ended up being a major contributor for the Cardinals in this game. He made 5 of 15 for this game for a rate of 33.3%, and had 1 rebound. He earned 19 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for the contest.

Louisville has a record of 2-3 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Cardinals are shooting 41.5% from the field, which is ranked 287th in the nation. Louisville has accounted for 372 pts this year (74.4 per game) and they pull in 41.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 9.6 times per game (344th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per game. The Cardinals are committing 19.2 fouls every game and they connect on 72.2% from the free throw line.

The Louisville defense allows 31.0% on 3-point shots (31 of 100) and their opponents are knocking down 68.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.2 assists and 37.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 178th and 260th in those categories on the defensive end. The Cardinals on defense are ranked 255th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 74.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.3% from the field (227th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Mexico State

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