New Mexico Lobos vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 2/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico Lobos vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Location: ExtraMile Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico Lobos (21-4) are on their way to ExtraMile Arena on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Boise State Broncos (17-7).

The New Mexico Lobos faced off with Wyoming and took home the win by a score of 71-67 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Lobos ended up with 15 while Wyoming finished the game with 23 personal fouls. They also converted 7 out of their 13 tries from 3-point land. Wyoming went 28.6% from the charity stripe by making 4 of 14 attempts. On top of that, Wyoming had 35 rebounds (5 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Wyoming doled out 14 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. In the matter of the defense, New Mexico allowed their opponent to shoot 53.8% from the floor on 28 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and having 10 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they collected 33 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lobos buried 18 of 34 attempts for a rate of 52.9%. New Mexico walked away from the contest with a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 out of 55) and buried 7 out of their 20 shots from downtown.

Donovan Dent is a player who was a contributor for the contest. He accounted for 20 points on 7 of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished the contest at 36.8% from the field and dished out 7 dimes.

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New Mexico comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 21-4 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 11.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New Mexico is snagging 40.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 392 assists for the year, which ranks 61st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Lobos are shooting 35.5% on shots from downtown (184 of 519) and 68.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 83.2 points per contest (17th in the nation) while hitting 46.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Lobos are forcing 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.1% from beyond the arc and they are 155th in the country in opponents points per game (70.7). The Lobos defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (627 of 1,481) and they relinquish 36.0 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 303rd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 364 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Boise State Broncos went home victorious with a score of 79-52 when they played San Jose State. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Boise State permitted San Jose State to get 22 in all (4 offensive). They finished 11.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 2 of 18 and ended up going 12 out of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Broncos permitted San Jose State to convert 19 of their 50 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.0% in this contest. Overall, the Broncos went 30 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.5%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Boise State buried 6 of 19 tries (31.6%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 76.5%. San Jose State committed 14 fouls for the matchup which took the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Broncos pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the contest.

Tyson Degenhart was important for the Broncos in this game. He recorded 22 points in his 33 mins of playing time, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 9 out of 11 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 81.8%, and had 6 rebounds.

Boise State has a win-loss record of 17-7 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Broncos are hitting on 47.7% from the floor, which ranks 51st in college. Boise State has totaled 1,852 pts on the year (77.2 per game) and they average 36.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.0 times per contest (92nd in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per game. The Broncos are committing 15.9 fouls per game while shooting 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Boise State defense gives up 32.3% on shots from distance (158 of 489) and their opposition knocks down 69.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 10.4 assists and 28.4 rebounds per game, ranking them 18th and 3rd in college hoops. The Broncos are ranked 38th in college in points given up per game with 65.8. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (113th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boise State

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