Liberty Flames vs New Mexico State Aggies Prediction, 2/1/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Liberty Flames vs New Mexico State Aggies

Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024

Location: Pan American Center in Las Cruces, NM

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico State Aggies (9-12) welcome the Liberty Flames (13-8) at Pan American Center on Thursday.

The Liberty Flames faced Jacksonville State and took a loss by a final of 73-62 in their last contest. Liberty wrapped up the contest with a 41.5% field goal percentage (22 of 53) and knocked down 9 of their 28 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Flames converted 9 of their 17 tries for a rate of 52.9%. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned 22 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 12 assists for this game while forcing 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. In terms of defense, Liberty allowed 62.2% from the floor on 28 of 45 shooting. Jacksonville State totaled 12 assists and had 2 steals for this contest. On top of that, Jacksonville State grabbed 34 rebounds (4 offensive, 30 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Jacksonville State walked away from this one shooting 63.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 19 shots. They also converted 5 of 12 attempts from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Flames ended up with 20 and Jacksonville State recorded 21 personal fouls.

Colin Porter is one guy who was a factor for the contest. He accounted for 15 points on 4 out of 10 shooting. He played 30 minutes played but did not grab any rebounds. He ended up going 40.0% from the field and also earned 5 dimes.

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Liberty will take the court with a mark of 13-8 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 9.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 14.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Liberty is pulling in 35.6 boards per game and is sitting with 361 dimes on the season, which ranks 15th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Flames are connecting on 36.9% on three-point attempts (228 of 618) and 65.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.8 pts per game (142nd in D-1) while going 46.6% from the field.

On defense, the Flames have forced 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.2 personal fouls. They concede 30.9% from 3-point land and they rank 18th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (63.8). The Flames defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.7% (491 of 1,149) and they surrender 32.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 11th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 197 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the New Mexico State Aggies took a defeat with a final score of 73-53 against Louisiana Tech. The Aggies were able to snag 26 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 37 for this game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 2 steals in the matchup. Louisiana Tech had 12 fouls for the matchup which got the Aggies to the free throw line for 16 shots. They were able to bury 10 of them for a rate of 62.5%. When it comes to shots from downtown, New Mexico State made 3 out of 14 tries (21.4%). When the game finished, the Aggies finished 20 for 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 32.8%. The Aggies allowed Louisiana Tech to make 22 of 58 tries from the floor which had them shooting 37.9% in this contest. They shot 30.4% from distance by shooting 7 out of 23 and ended up going 22 out of 32 at the free throw line (68.8%). In reference to team rebounding, New Mexico State allowed Louisiana Tech to snag 44 in all (13 offensive).

Jordan Rawls ended up being a major contributor for the Aggies in the game. He totaled 10 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists in the matchup. He made 5 out of 15 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

New Mexico State has a win-loss mark of 9-12 this season. As an offense, the Aggies are connecting on 42.3% from the field, which is ranked 296th in Division 1. New Mexico State has scored 1,458 pts on the campaign (69.4 per game) and they grab 34.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 11.9 times per contest (289th in the country) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. The Aggies are responsible for committing 20.9 personal fouls per game and they hit 71.0% from the free throw line.

The New Mexico State defense allows 34.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (175 of 515) and opponents are making 69.2% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 13.5 assists and 35.1 total rebounds per game, ranking them 241st and 196th in college basketball. The Aggies are ranked 183rd in the country in PPG given up with 71.7. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.7% from the field (49th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Liberty

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