Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs New Mexico State Aggies Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs New Mexico State Aggies

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Pan American Center in Las Cruces, NM

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico State Aggies (9-12) will go up against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (11-10) at Pan American Center on Saturday.

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks played Liberty and went home with a win by a final score of 73-62 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Gamecocks ended up with 21 and Liberty racked up 20 personal fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 28 tries from 3-point land. Liberty shot 52.9% at the charity stripe by burying 9 of their 17 shots. On top of that, Liberty had 22 rebounds (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Liberty recorded 12 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. In the matter of defending, Jacksonville State allowed the other team to go 41.5% from the floor on 22 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and getting 2 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 34 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Gamecocks knocked down 12 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 63.2%. Jacksonville State finished the game having earned a 62.2% field goal percentage (28 of 45) and made 5 of their 12 three-point shots.

Kyky Tandy is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He racked up 25 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He played for 36 mins played and also totaled 6 boards. He finished 61.5% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes.

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Jacksonville State enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 11-10 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Jacksonville State is pulling down 37.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 237 assists on the campaign, which is 317th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Gamecocks are connecting on 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (115 of 346) and 70.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 70.8 points per contest (268th in college basketball) on 46.8% from the field.

On defense, the Gamecocks are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.0 fouls. They are giving up 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 20th in the country in points per game allowed (63.9). The Gamecocks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.5% (475 of 1,144) and they surrender 30.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 14th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 208 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the New Mexico State Aggies took a defeat with a final score of 73-53 when they faced Louisiana Tech. The Aggies were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this game. They turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 2 steals in the game. Louisiana Tech was called for 12 fouls for the game which got the Aggies to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 62.5%. In reference to shooting from downtown, New Mexico State converted 3 of their 14 tries (21.4%). When the game finished, the Aggies went 20 out of 61 from the field which had them at 32.8%. The Aggies allowed Louisiana Tech to knock down 22 of 58 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 37.9% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 30.4% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 32 from the free throw line (68.8%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, New Mexico State allowed Louisiana Tech to get 44 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Femi Odukale ended up having an impact for the Aggies in the game. He had 9 points in his 23 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist in the matchup. He made 2 of 7 for the matchup giving him a rate of 28.6%, and had 6 rebounds.

New Mexico State has a win-loss mark of 9-12 for the campaign. The Aggies have committed 20.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.0% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 11.9 times per contest (288th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per contest. New Mexico State has earned 1,458 points so far this season (69.4 per contest) and they pull down 34.8 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Aggies are shooting 42.3% from the field, which is ranked 295th in the nation.

The Aggies on the defensive side of the court are 183rd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 71.7. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.7% from the floor (48th in college basketball). The New Mexico State defense gives up 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (175 of 515) and opponents are connecting on 69.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.5 assists and 35.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 244th and 197th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Mexico State

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