Grambling Tigers vs New Mexico Lobos Prediction, 11/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grambling Tigers vs New Mexico Lobos

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Location: The Pit in Albuquerque, NM

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico Lobos (3-1) will try to beat the Grambling Tigers (1-2) at The Pit on Thursday.

The Grambling Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Florida and took a loss by a score of 86-62 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Tigers walked away with 20 and Florida recorded 18 fouls. They also buried 7 of 23 attempts from beyond the arc. Florida finished shooting 80.8% when shooting free throws by converting 21 of 26 tries. Moreover, Florida totaled 45 rebounds (17 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Florida distributed 13 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. In relation to the defense, Grambling let their opponent shoot 45.3% from the field on 29 out of 64 shooting. They also distributed 4 assists for the matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected 21 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Tigers made 14 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 82.4%. Grambling walked away from the game with a 42.6% FG percentage (23 out of 54) and buried 2 of their 12 shots from distance.

Kintavious Dozier is a guy who was important in this contest. He shot 63.6% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. He finished with 19 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Grambling heads into this contest with a record of 1-2 so far this season. They cough up possession 18.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Grambling is collecting 38.0 rebounds per contest and has racked up 27 dimes so far this year, which ranks 363rd in the country in terms of passing. The Tigers are hitting 41.1% on 3-point shots (23 of 56) and 67.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 72.7 pts per contest (265th in college hoops) on 47.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Tigers are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They surrender 23.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 77th in college hoops in opponents points per game (64.7). The Tigers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 35.4% (68 of 192) and they surrender 38.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 27th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 33 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the New Mexico Lobos walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-71 against St. John's. In relation to team rebounding, New Mexico permitted St. John's to pull down 45 in total (19 on the offensive side). They finished 22.2% from distance by hitting 4 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 20 at the free throw line (65.0%). The Lobos allowed St. John's to knock down 34 of 68 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for the contest. Overall, the Lobos ended up shooting 28 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.8%. When talking about 3-pointers, New Mexico knocked down 8 of their 18 attempts (44.4%). They were able to make 7 of them for a percentage of 38.9%. St. John's had 17 fouls in the game which took the Lobos to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 9 steals in this contest. The Lobos snagged 13 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for this contest.

Mustapha Amzil was important for the Lobos in this contest. He buried 6 out of 14 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He accumulated 16 points in his 34 minutes on the court and totaled 3 assists for this contest.

New Mexico has a win-loss mark of 3-1 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Lobos are hitting on 45.7% from the floor, which ranks them 178th in the nation. New Mexico has tallied 334 points for the year (83.5 per game) and they average 38.3 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 18.3 times per contest (43rd in the country) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. The Lobos have committed 21.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 62.5% from the free throw line.

The Lobos on defense are ranked 311th in college basketball in PPG given up with 78.5. They are forcing 19.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (277th in college hoops). The New Mexico defense surrenders 30.9% on shots from distance (29 of 94) and opponents are knocking down 60.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 17.8 assists and 42.8 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 351st and 353rd in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Grambling

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