New Mexico State Aggies vs New Mexico Lobos Prediction, 12/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico State Aggies vs New Mexico Lobos

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: The Pit in Albuquerque, NM

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico Lobos (6-1) are hosting the New Mexico State Aggies (4-5) at The Pit on Saturday.

The New Mexico State Aggies faced University of the Southwest and took home the win by a score of 84-49 in their last game. New Mexico State ended the contest with a 50.8% field goal percentage (33 out of 65) and converted 11 out of their 20 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Aggies converted 7 of their 10 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. In relation to rebounding, they collected 41 with 14 of them being offensive. They also recorded 18 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about defense, New Mexico State allowed the other team to go 29.1% from the floor on 16 of 55 shooting. University of the Southwest doled out 11 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In addition, University of the Southwest collected 23 rebounds (6 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. University of the Southwest went 76.9% from the free throw line by converting 10 of 13 attempts. They also knocked down 7 out of their 22 tries from long range. In reference to fouls, the Aggies walked away with 12 while University of the Southwest finished the game with 9 fouls.

Clarence Jackson is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He racked up 13 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 22 minutes and collected 5 boards. He finished the game shooting 55.6% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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New Mexico State heads into this contest with a record of 4-5 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New Mexico State is pulling in 35.9 boards per game and has racked up 125 assists this year, which ranks 35th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Aggies are shooting 35.8% from downtown (64 of 179) and 70.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.9 points per outing (222nd in college hoops) on 43.3% from the field.

On defense, the Aggies are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.6 fouls. They rank 349th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 126 conceded so far this season. The Aggies defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 40.7% (206 of 506) and they concede 33.3 boards per contest as a group. They give up 33.2% on 3-point shots and they are 186th in D-1 in points per game allowed (71.2).

When they last played, the New Mexico Lobos walked away with a victory by a final of 74-65 when they played Louisiana Tech. When discussing attacking the glass, New Mexico allowed Louisiana Tech to pull down 33 in total (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 42.1% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Lobos permitted Louisiana Tech to make 21 out of their 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.6% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Lobos shot 25 out of 66 from the field which had them sitting at 37.9%. In reference to shots from distance, New Mexico made 9 of 24 attempts (37.5%). They were able to knock down 15 of them for a rate of 68.2%. Louisiana Tech committed 19 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Lobos to the free throw line for 22 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. The Lobos collected 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 42 for the game.

Jemarl Baker pitched in for the Lobos for this game. He made 6 of 9 for the game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and earned 3 rebounds. He racked up 18 points in his 25 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes in this game.

New Mexico has a record of 6-1 this season. The Lobos commit 17.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.9 times per contest (67th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.3 times per contest. New Mexico has 578 pts so far this year (82.6 per game) and they average 42.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Lobos are hitting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks 142nd in the country.

The Lobos are ranked 147th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.0. They are able to force 14.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.9% from the floor (74th in college hoops). The New Mexico defense gives up 33.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (51 of 153) and their opposition makes 69.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 12.3 dimes and 35.6 boards per game, ranking them 176th and 198th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Mexico State

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