Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs New Mexico State Aggies Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs New Mexico State Aggies

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Pan American Center in Las Cruces, NM

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (11-2) are hitting the road to Pan American Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the New Mexico State Aggies (7-6).

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs took the court against Rust College and went home with a win by a final score of 108-60 in their last contest. Louisiana Tech ended the contest with a 56.4% FG percentage (44 out of 78) and converted 11 out of their 35 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs made 9 of 10 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 55 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 33 dimes in this matchup as well as creating 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. With respect to defense, Louisiana Tech allowed the other team to go 33.3% from the field on 23 of 69 shooting. Rust College earned 14 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Moreover, Rust College totaled 22 rebounds (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Rust College walked away from this one shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by converting 2 of 4 shots. They also converted 12 out of their 36 shots from distance. With respect to fouls, the Bulldogs left the arena with 4 and Rust College accumulated 7 fouls.

Daniel Batcho is a guy who was a major factor for the contest. He finished 76.9% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He played for 22 mins and grabbed 11 boards. He recorded 27 points on 10 out of 13 shooting.

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Louisiana Tech will take the court with a win-loss record of 11-2 for the year. They turn the ball over 12.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Louisiana Tech is pulling down 37.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 231 dimes on the season, which is 39th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are hitting 36.6% on shots from distance (107 of 292) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 80.5 pts per contest (80th in Division 1) on 50.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulldogs are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 161st in the nation in giving up assists with 169 surrendered so far this year. The Bulldogs are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.8% (319 of 801) and they relinquish 32.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They surrender 30.4% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 82nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (67.0).

For their last game, the New Mexico State Aggies walked away with a victory by a final of 85-52 against University of the Southwest. The Aggies earned 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. University of the Southwest had 17 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Aggies to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They were able to make 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 47.1%. In terms of 3-pointers, New Mexico State buried 13 of their 28 attempts (46.4%). Overall, the Aggies shot 32 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.2%. The Aggies permitted University of the Southwest to convert 18 of 58 attempts from the field which left them shooting 31.0% for the matchup. They went 16.7% from 3-point land by going 3 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 16 at the charity stripe (81.3%). When discussing cleaning the glass, New Mexico State allowed University of the Southwest to grab 32 in all (11 offensive).

Christian Cook ended up being a major contributor for the Aggies for the matchup. He accumulated 11 points in his 30 mins on the court and tallied 1 assist for the matchup. He made 4 out of 8 in the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

New Mexico State has a win-loss mark of 7-6 for the campaign. The Aggies are committing 21.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 66.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.8 times per game (271st in the country) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. New Mexico State has accounted for 969 pts on the year (74.5 per game) and they grab 40.1 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Aggies are shooting 43.3% from the floor, which is ranked 260th in the nation.

The Aggies are ranked 158th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 70.3. They are forcing 11.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.1% from the floor (33rd in college). The New Mexico State defense allows 30.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (93 of 306) and their opponents are connecting on 68.1% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.1 dimes and 35.1 total boards per game, which has them ranked 187th and 223rd in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Mexico State

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