New Mexico Lobos vs UNLV Rebels Prediction, 1/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico Lobos vs UNLV Rebels

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, NV

TV: ESPN+

Thomas & Mack Center is where the UNLV Rebels (7-6) will take on the New Mexico Lobos (13-2) on Tuesday.

The New Mexico Lobos faced Wyoming and notched a win by a score of 77-60 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Lobos finished with 19 and Wyoming recorded 17 personal fouls. They buried 4 of 21 attempts from downtown. Wyoming ended up shooting 73.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of 19 tries. Furthermore, Wyoming snagged 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Wyoming recorded 9 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, New Mexico allowed the other team to shoot 41.2% from the floor on 21 out of 51 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for this game in addition to creating 23 turnovers and getting 16 steals. Concerning rebounding, they collected a total of 32 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Lobos converted 14 of their 22 tries for a rate of 63.6%. New Mexico wrapped up the contest having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (30 of 69) and buried 3 of 13 3-point shots.

Donovan Dent is a player who was a factor in this contest. He scored 21 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He played for 32 mins played and also grabbed 1 rebound. He ended up going 56.3% from the floor and distributed 4 assists.

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New Mexico enters this contest with a record of 13-2 so far this year. They currently have an average of 82.9 pts per game (34th in the country) while hitting 46.6% from the floor. The Lobos are connecting on 34.9% on 3-point shots (98 of 281) and 65.9% from the free throw line. As a team, New Mexico is grabbing 40.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 239 assists on the campaign, which is 55th in college basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 10.3 times per game and as a group they commit 18.9 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Lobos are forcing their opponents into 16.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 fouls. They are 158th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 181 surrendered this season. The Lobos defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 40.5% (345 of 852) and they concede 35.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 29.7% from 3-point land while they are 96th in college hoops in opponents PPG (67.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UNLV Rebels took a defeat with a final score of 72-61 when they faced San Diego State. In reference to how they rebounded, UNLV allowed San Diego State to get 32 overall (10 offensive). They finished the game shooting 31.3% from beyond the perimeter via 5 of 16 and finished the game at 23 of 30 at the free throw line (76.7%). The Rebels permitted San Diego State to bury 22 out of 48 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.8% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Rebels finished shooting 23 for 58 from the floor which had them shooting 39.7%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, UNLV knocked down 8 out of 30 attempts (26.7%). They were able to knock down 7 of them for a rate of 58.3%. San Diego State committed 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Rebels collected 17 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 26 in this matchup.

Luis Rodriguez ended up being a major contributor for the Rebels for this contest. He had 13 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He made 5 of 13 in this game for a field goal rate of 38.5%, and had 5 rebounds.

UNLV has a win-loss mark of 7-6 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rebels are hitting on 46.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 89th in the country. UNLV has earned 991 pts this year (76.2 per contest) and they snag 35.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.1 times per contest (103rd in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. The Rebels are committing 15.9 fouls per contest and they go 69.2% from the free throw line.

The UNLV defense concedes 33.1% on 3-point shots (86 of 260) and opponents are making 72.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 13.5 dimes and 36.3 total boards per game, which ranks 237th and 246th in college hoops. The Rebels defensively are ranked 117th in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.4. They are able to force 14.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (149th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Mexico

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