New Mexico Lobos vs Wyoming Cowboys Prediction, 1/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico Lobos vs Wyoming Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, WY

TV: ESPN+

The Wyoming Cowboys (9-6) will try to beat the New Mexico Lobos (12-3) at Arena-Auditorium on Tuesday.

The New Mexico Lobos faced off with Nevada and went home with a win by a final score of 82-81 in their last game. New Mexico finished the contest with a 46.9% FG percentage (23 out of 49) and made 5 of their 18 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Lobos knocked down 31 of their 41 shots for a rate of 75.6%. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned 31 with 5 of them being offensive. They also dished out 14 assists in the matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding defending, New Mexico allowed their opponent to shoot 42.4% from the field on 25 out of 59 shooting. Nevada totaled 15 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Nevada had 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Nevada finished 65.7% from the free throw line by making 23 of 35 tries. They also made 8 of their 19 attempts from long range. In regard to personal fouls, the Lobos ended up walking away with 26 and Nevada finished the game with 28 personal fouls.

Donovan Dent is one player who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He played for 39 minutes but did not grab any boards. He walked away from this one shooting 54.5% from the field and also totaled 6 assists.

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New Mexico enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-3 on the year. They are averaging 87.0 pts per game (9th in college) while hitting 47.1% from the field. The Lobos are shooting 36.5% from downtown (116 of 318) and 68.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, New Mexico is pulling down 39.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 261 assists for the year, which ranks 24th in college in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a group are committing 18.9 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lobos are forcing 16.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.1 fouls. They surrender 37.7% from 3-point land and they are ranked 299th in college in PPG from their opponents (76.2). The Lobos defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.5% (401 of 901) and they surrender 36.3 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 319th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 230 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wyoming Cowboys got the win with a final of 70-65 when they faced Air Force. The Cowboys were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 25 in this game. They coughed it up 14 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. Air Force was called for 20 fouls in this contest which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of those for a rate of 72.2%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Wyoming knocked down 9 of 13 attempts (69.2%). Overall, the Cowboys walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 42 from the floor which had them shooting 57.1%. The Cowboys permitted Air Force to make 26 out of their 46 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.5% in this contest. They shot 44.4% from distance by going 8 of 18 and ended up shooting 5 of 13 at the free throw line (38.5%). Regarding rebounds, Wyoming permitted Air Force to collect 19 overall (3 on the offensive glass).

Kobe Newton ended up being a major contributor for the Cowboys in this matchup. He scored 16 points in his 26 mins on the court and earned 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 4 out of 7 for the matchup giving him a rate of 57.1%, but finished without a board.

Wyoming has a win-loss mark of 9-6 on the year. As an offense, the Cowboys are connecting on 46.8% from the floor, which is 104th in the nation. Wyoming has totaled 1,078 pts so far this season (71.9 per contest) and they average 35.9 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 11.5 times per contest (331st in D-1) and they turn it over 13.5 times per game. The Cowboys have committed 18.5 fouls per contest and they go 67.8% from the free throw line.

The Cowboys on defense are ranked 155th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 70.1. They are forcing 11.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the field (224th in college). The Wyoming defense gives up 32.4% on 3-pointers (99 of 306) and opponents are converting on 73.0% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 10.7 dimes and 30.5 total boards per game, which ranks them 39th and 21st in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wyoming

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