New Mexico Lobos vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 1/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico Lobos vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico Lobos (16-3) are on their way to Provident Credit Union Event Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the San Jose State Spartans (8-10).

The New Mexico Lobos stepped onto the hardwood against Air Force and earned the victory with a final of 85-66 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Lobos walked away with 17 while Air Force totaled 15 fouls. They also converted 7 of 22 tries from distance. Air Force finished the game shooting 47.4% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of 19 shots. Furthermore, Air Force pulled down 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Air Force recorded 21 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. With respect to defending, New Mexico allowed the other team to shoot 47.2% from the floor on 25 out of 53 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for this contest as well as creating 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected 36 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Lobos knocked down 11 of 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. New Mexico ended with a 54.7% FG percentage (35 out of 64) and knocked down 4 out of their 19 three-point shots.

JT Toppin is one player who played a role in the game. He finished shooting 80.0% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He played 31 minutes and also collected 13 boards. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 12 out of 15 shooting.

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New Mexico enters this one with a record of 16-3 on the year. They are averaging 83.6 points per outing (22nd in the country) while hitting 47.6% from the floor. The Lobos are shooting 32.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (116 of 354) and 68.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Mexico is collecting 39.5 rebounds per game and has 299 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 46th in the nation in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.9 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Lobos are forcing 16.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 235th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 251 conceded on the year. The Lobos defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.6% (455 of 1,095) and they surrender 35.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 30.6% from 3-point land while they are 117th in the country in PPG allowed (69.2).

In their last game, the San Jose State Spartans went home defeated by a final of 85-82 when they faced Fresno State. Regarding attacking the glass, San Jose State permitted Fresno State to get 28 in total (6 on the offensive side). They shot 44.0% from downtown by shooting 11 of 25 and ended up going 8 out of 10 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Spartans allowed Fresno State to knock down 33 of their 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.0% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Spartans went 31 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.0%. In terms of shooting from distance, San Jose State converted 17 out of 29 attempts (58.6%). They were able to knock down 3 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 42.9%. Fresno State committed 9 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Spartans to the free throw line for 7 shots. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. The Spartans were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the contest.

Tibet Gorener was important for the Spartans in the matchup. He converted 12 out of 17 for the matchup giving him a rate of 70.6%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 32 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the game.

San Jose State has a win-loss record of 8-10 for the season. The Spartans are committing 16.7 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 69.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.0 times per game (139th in D-1) and they turn it over 10.2 times per game. San Jose State has accounted for 1,356 points on the campaign (75.3 per contest) and they pull down 32.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Spartans are shooting 46.5% from the field, which has them ranked 91st in the country.

The San Jose State defense allows 35.7% on three-point shots (125 of 350) and their opponents are knocking down 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.2 dimes and 35.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 127th and 193rd in the country. The Spartans defensively are ranked 218th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 72.8. They have forced 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the field (293rd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Jose State

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