New Mexico State Aggies vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico State Aggies vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, LA

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico State Aggies (9-10) are headed to Thomas Assembly Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (13-6).

The New Mexico State Aggies faced off with MTSU and earned the victory with a final of 73-62 in their last game. New Mexico State walked away from the contest having earned a 41.8% FG percentage (23 of 55) and made 9 of their 21 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Aggies made 18 of their 26 shots for a rate of 69.2%. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 12 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to defense, New Mexico State allowed the other team to shoot 34.5% from the field on 20 of 58 shooting. MTSU recorded 11 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In addition, MTSU totaled 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. MTSU finished the game shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 12 of 18 tries. They also made 10 of their 33 shots from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Aggies finished with 14 while MTSU had 20 personal fouls.

Robert Carpenter is a player who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 5 of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 12 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 71.4% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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New Mexico State enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-10 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game and as a group they commit 21.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New Mexico State is pulling in 34.6 boards per contest and has tallied 242 assists this year, which ranks 239th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Aggies are hitting 34.8% on shots from distance (130 of 374) and 70.4% from the free throw line. They average 70.4 pts per contest (277th in college hoops) while hitting 42.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Aggies are able to force 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are 229th in the country in giving up assists with 257 conceded for the season. The Aggies defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.8% (428 of 1,050) and they surrender 33.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 34.1% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 165th in the nation in PPG allowed (71.3).

For their last game, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 74-57 when they faced Jacksonville State. In reference to cleaning the glass, Louisiana Tech permitted Jacksonville State to collect 24 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 23.1% from 3-point land by going 3 of 13 and ended up going 10 out of 19 from the charity stripe (52.6%). The Bulldogs permitted Jacksonville State to knock down 22 of their 46 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 47.8% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs finished 27 out of 50 from the floor which had them at 54.0%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Louisiana Tech buried 5 of 14 tries (35.7%). They were able to knock down 15 of them for a rate of 62.5%. Jacksonville State had 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. The Bulldogs earned 17 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 25 for the matchup.

Isaiah Crawford ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs for the game. He earned 30 points in his 38 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes. He knocked down 12 out of 16 in this game giving him a rate of 75.0%, but didn't pull down a rebound.

Louisiana Tech has a win-loss record of 13-6 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 45.5% from the field, which has them ranked 147th in college hoops. Louisiana Tech has scored 1,443 pts on the year (75.9 per contest) and they collect 39.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.1 times per game (209th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.2 times per contest. The Bulldogs commit 15.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.2% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 23rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 64.2. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 39.4% from the floor (19th in D-1). The Louisiana Tech defense surrenders 33.5% on shots from 3-point land (131 of 391) and opponents are converting on 69.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 10.6 assists and 33.4 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 25th and 104th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisiana Tech

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