FIU Panthers vs New Mexico State Aggies Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: FIU Panthers vs New Mexico State Aggies

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Pan American Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN+

Pan American Center is where the New Mexico State Aggies (12-11) will try to beat the FIU Panthers (8-16) on Saturday.

The FIU Panthers faced Louisiana Tech and ended up losing by a score of 82-71 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Panthers walked away with 14 while Louisiana Tech accumulated 12 fouls. They made 9 of 20 attempts from distance. Louisiana Tech ended up shooting 84.6% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of their 13 shots. Additionally, Louisiana Tech collected 28 boards (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Louisiana Tech totaled 19 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. In the matter of defense, FIU allowed the other team to shoot 60.8% from the field on 31 out of 51 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes in this contest while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 24 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Panthers made 11 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. FIU finished with a 41.9% field goal percentage (26 of 62) and made 8 out of their 18 shots from distance.

Jayden Brewer is someone who was important for this game. He notched 15 points on 5 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 26 minutes and also pulled down 3 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 45.5% from the field and also earned 2 dimes.

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FIU will play this game with a win-loss mark of 8-16 for the year. They have an average of 72.1 points per outing (247th in the nation) while hitting 44.3% from the floor. The Panthers are hitting 30.2% on 3-point shots (126 of 417) and 70.2% from the free throw line. As a team, FIU is collecting 35.3 boards per game and has accounted for 319 dimes this year, which has them ranked 237th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Panthers are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They surrender 33.6% on three-point shots and they are 215th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.7). The Panthers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.9% (602 of 1,340) and they surrender 33.8 boards per game as a unit. They are 234th in college in allowing assists with 337 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the New Mexico State Aggies took a defeat with a final score of 66-63 when they faced UTEP. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, New Mexico State permitted UTEP to pull down 36 overall (9 offensive). They wrapped up this game 23.8% from three-point range via 5 of 21 and finished the contest at 19 of 29 at the free throw line (65.5%). The Aggies allowed UTEP to make 21 of 52 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.4% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Aggies went 17 out of 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.4%. In regard to three-point attempts, New Mexico State converted 7 out of 30 tries (23.3%). They were able to bury 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 71.0%. UTEP was called for 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for a total of 31 shots. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. The Aggies recorded 24 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the contest.

Emmanuel Tshimanga was important for the Aggies for the game. He earned 13 points in his 22 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He knocked down 2 out of 2 for this game giving him a rate of 100.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

New Mexico State has a win-loss record of 12-11 for the campaign. As an offense, the Aggies are shooting 42.2% from the field, which has them ranked 318th in the nation. New Mexico State has totaled 1,634 points for the campaign (71.0 per contest) and they collect 37.4 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.3 times per game (282nd in D-1) and they turn the ball over 11.9 times per game. The Aggies commit 18.7 personal fouls per game while shooting 68.2% from the free throw line.

The Aggies on defense are ranked 73rd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 68.2. They are able to force 11.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.4% from the floor (37th in college). The New Mexico State defense concedes 29.8% on shots from distance (158 of 530) and opponents are connecting on 68.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.2 dimes and 34.4 boards per contest, which ranks them 100th and 186th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Mexico State

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