Nevada Wolf Pack vs New Mexico Lobos Prediction, 1/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs New Mexico Lobos

Date: Friday, January 3, 2025

Location: The Pit in Albuquerque, NM

TV: ESPN+

The Nevada Wolf Pack (8-5) are traveling to The Pit on Friday where they will take on the New Mexico Lobos (10-3).

The Nevada Wolf Pack took the court against Wyoming and ended up losing by a score of 66-63 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Wolf Pack ended up finishing with 16 and Wyoming recorded 19 personal fouls. They also converted 11 of 21 shots from downtown. Wyoming shot 91.7% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 12 shots. Additionally, Wyoming pulled down 19 rebounds (4 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Wyoming dished out 10 assists and had 4 steals in this game. Pertaining to the defense, Nevada allowed the other team to shoot 48.9% from the floor on 22 of 45 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes for the matchup while creating 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled 20 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Wolf Pack made 16 of their 20 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Nevada ended having earned a 44.7% field goal percentage (21 of 47) and knocked down 5 out of their 11 shots from beyond the arc.

Kobe Sanders is someone who came through in this contest. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins and also totaled 2 boards. He went 50.0% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Nevada enters this one with a win-loss mark of 8-5 for the campaign. They have an average of 75.5 points per game (190th in Division 1) while connecting on 49.3% from the field. The Wolf Pack are shooting 41.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (106 of 254) and 69.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Nevada is pulling down 33.9 boards per game and has accounted for 205 assists for the season, which has them ranked 95th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 10.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.5 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Wolf Pack are forcing 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.4 fouls. They rank 156th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 162 surrendered for the campaign. The Wolf Pack defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.5% (291 of 701) and they concede 30.5 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 63rd in college in points per game from their opponents (66.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the New Mexico Lobos walked away with a victory by a final of 76-68 when they played Colorado State. The Lobos were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this game. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 10 steals in the game. Colorado State was called for 9 fouls for the contest which took the Lobos to the charity stripe for a total of 9 tries. They were able to knock down 7 of those for a percentage of 77.8%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, New Mexico knocked down 7 out of 15 attempts (46.7%). Overall, the Lobos walked away from this one shooting 31 for 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2%. The Lobos allowed Colorado State to convert 27 of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.0% for the game. They finished 26.1% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 23 and ended up shooting 8 out of 8 from the free throw line (100.0%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, New Mexico allowed Colorado State to grab 35 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Donovan Dent ended up being a major contributor for the Lobos in the game. He accumulated 14 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 6 dimes for this game. He buried 7 out of 16 for the contest giving him a rate of 43.8%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

New Mexico has a win-loss mark of 10-3 on the season. The Lobos are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 67.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 17.4 times per game (33rd in the country) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per game. New Mexico has accounted for 1,120 pts for the season (86.2 per game) and they collect 39.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Lobos are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which is 133rd in the nation.

The New Mexico defense allows 36.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (108 of 293) and opponents are knocking down 65.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 15.8 dimes and 36.8 boards per contest, which is ranked 332nd and 299th in the country. The Lobos are ranked 273rd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 74.8. They are forcing 17.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (274th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Mexico

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