New Mexico State Aggies vs New Mexico Lobos Prediction, 12/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico State Aggies vs New Mexico Lobos

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: The Pit in Albuquerque, NM

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico Lobos (7-2) will try to beat the New Mexico State Aggies (3-5) at The Pit on Saturday.

The New Mexico State Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against Abilene Christian and took a loss by a final of 78-70 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Aggies left the arena with 25 and Abilene Christian accounted for 24 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 of their 16 attempts from long range. Abilene Christian finished shooting 71.4% from the free throw line by making 25 of 35 tries. On top of that, Abilene Christian grabbed 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Abilene Christian recorded 9 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defense, New Mexico State allowed their opponent to shoot 51.1% from the field on 23 of 45 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 25 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Aggies made 19 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 65.5%. New Mexico State finished the game having earned a 44.0% FG percentage (22 of 50) and made 7 out of their 21 3-point shots.

Robert Carpenter is one guy who had an impact for the matchup. He scored 13 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He played for 28 mins played and collected 5 rebounds. He finished shooting 41.7% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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New Mexico State will play this game with a record of 3-5 on the season. They turn it over 13.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 23.8 fouls per game. As a team, New Mexico State is snagging 42.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 92 assists so far this year, which ranks 324th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Aggies are hitting 32.4% on shots from distance (61 of 188) and 64.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 71.1 points per outing (273rd in D-1) while shooting 39.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Aggies are forcing their opponents into 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 30.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 187th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (71.1). The Aggies defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 38.4% (171 of 445) and they concede 36.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 170th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 105 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the New Mexico Lobos got the victory with a final of 83-77 when they played San Jose State. The Lobos were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 37 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. San Jose State had 22 personal fouls for this game which took the Lobos to the charity stripe for 30 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In terms of shooting from distance, New Mexico buried 7 of 17 attempts (41.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Lobos finished shooting 28 for 65 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1%. The Lobos permitted San Jose State to knock down 25 of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.6% in this game. They finished 47.6% from distance by going 10 of 21 and ended up going 17 out of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). In reference to attacking the glass, New Mexico permitted San Jose State to grab 28 overall (6 offensive).

Donovan Dent ended up being a major contributor for the Lobos for the contest. He converted 6 of 16 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists for this contest.

New Mexico has a mark of 7-2 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Lobos are hitting on 45.9% from the field, which is 145th in college basketball. New Mexico has accounted for 761 pts on the season (84.6 per contest) and they pull down 39.1 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 17.7 times per contest (29th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.7 times per contest. The Lobos are committing 18.9 fouls every game and they go 66.5% from the free throw line.

The Lobos are ranked 274th in the nation in points given up per game with 75.0. They are able to force 17.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (238th in college basketball). The New Mexico defense surrenders 37.8% from downtown (71 of 188) and their opposition makes 65.7% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 16.0 dimes and 38.0 total rebounds per game, which is 337th and 309th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Mexico State

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