Wyoming Cowboys vs New Mexico Lobos Prediction, 3/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wyoming Cowboys vs New Mexico Lobos

Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, NV

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico Lobos (21-10) will go up against the Wyoming Cowboys (9-21) at Thomas & Mack Center on Wednesday.

The Wyoming Cowboys faced San Diego State and took a loss by a final of 67-50 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Cowboys ended up finishing with 14 and San Diego State totaled 13 fouls. They also made 8 of their 17 tries from beyond the arc. San Diego State shot 86.7% from the free throw line by making 13 of their 15 tries. On top of that, San Diego State totaled 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. San Diego State doled out 15 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. With respect to the defense, Wyoming allowed their opponent to shoot 42.6% from the floor on 23 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 23 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Cowboys made 6 of 9 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Wyoming finished with a 34.0% FG percentage (18 of 53) and knocked down 8 of their 21 3-point shots.

Jeremiah Oden is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. He scored 17 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and grabbed 2 rebounds. He ended up going 46.7% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Wyoming will play this game with a record of 9-21 on the campaign. They are averaging 68.9 pts per game (255th in D-1) while hitting 44.2% from the floor. The Cowboys are shooting 34.9% on 3-point shots (258 of 739) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Wyoming is collecting 32.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 337 assists on the year, which is 336th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Cowboys are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are ranked 122nd in college basketball in allowing assists with 376 surrendered so far this season. The Cowboys defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.9% (765 of 1,668) and they surrender 32.8 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 36.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 226th in the country in opponents PPG (71.6).

In their last game, the New Mexico Lobos took a loss by a score of 92-84 when they played Colorado State. The Lobos recorded 15 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 24 in this game. They also turned the ball over 5 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. Colorado State committed 17 fouls for the matchup which took the Lobos to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.3%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, New Mexico converted 6 out of their 17 attempts (35.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Lobos finished shooting 30 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.8%. The Lobos allowed Colorado State to bury 32 of their 55 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.2% in the game. They wrapped up this game 55.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 11 of 20 and finished the contest at 17 of 21 at the free throw line (81.0%). When discussing team rebounding, New Mexico allowed Colorado State to collect 35 in all (9 offensive).

Morris Udeze pitched in for the Lobos in this contest. He made 8 out of 11 for this game for a rate of 72.7%, and had 7 rebounds. He totaled 25 points in his 35 mins on the court and tallied 1 assist in the matchup.

New Mexico has a win-loss mark of 21-10 so far this season. The Lobos have committed 16.9 fouls per contest and they hit 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.8 times per contest (136th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 11.3 times per game. New Mexico has accounted for 2,517 points this year (81.2 per game) and they collect 37.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Lobos are hitting on 48.6% from the field, which is ranked 15th in college basketball.

The Lobos defensively are ranked 278th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 73.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the floor (157th in D-1). The New Mexico defense concedes 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc (242 of 739) and their opposition knocks down 69.4% of their foul shots. They allow 14.0 dimes and 34.5 boards every game, which ranks them 275th and 214th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wyoming

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