New Mexico State Aggies vs MTSU Blue Raiders Prediction, 1/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico State Aggies vs MTSU Blue Raiders

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Location: Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, TN

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico State Aggies (11-9) are en route to Murphy Center on Thursday where they will take on the MTSU Blue Raiders (14-6).

The New Mexico State Aggies faced Jacksonville State and took a loss by a score of 65-59 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Aggies ended up finishing with 15 while Jacksonville State finished the game with 11 fouls. They knocked down 6 of their 18 attempts from long range. Jacksonville State finished the game at 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 9 of 12 attempts. Furthermore, Jacksonville State pulled down 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Jacksonville State doled out 11 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. In terms of defense, New Mexico State let their opponent shoot 39.1% from the field on 25 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in this matchup while creating 6 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 39 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Aggies buried 6 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. New Mexico State finished the contest having earned a 34.4% field goal percentage (22 of 64) and made 9 out of their 30 shots from 3-point land.

Robert Carpenter is one player who was a factor in this game. He finished shooting 35.3% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He played 28 minutes and grabbed 5 boards. He notched 16 points on 6 of 17 shooting.

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New Mexico State heads into this one with a mark of 11-9 this year. They are averaging 72.1 pts per game (246th in Division 1) while shooting 42.8% from the field. The Aggies are shooting 34.2% on 3-pointers (159 of 465) and 67.2% from the free throw line. As a team, New Mexico State is snagging 38.2 boards per game and has totaled 255 dimes on the year, which is 285th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.1 times per game and as a team are committing 19.4 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Aggies are able to force 11.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.1 fouls. They are 74th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 239 relinquished for the year. The Aggies defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.2% (450 of 1,148) and they surrender 34.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 28.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 62nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (67.2).

In their last game, the MTSU Blue Raiders walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-69 against Louisiana Tech. The Blue Raiders snagged 18 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 24 for the matchup. They also turned it over 7 times, while earning 10 steals in this game. Louisiana Tech earned 9 personal fouls in the game which took the Blue Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to convert 6 of them for a percentage of 60.0%. In reference to 3-point attempts, MTSU knocked down 7 of their 25 tries (28.0%). In all, the Blue Raiders went 28 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.8%. The Blue Raiders allowed Louisiana Tech to convert 24 out of 51 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1% for the matchup. They went 29.4% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 5 of 17 and ended up shooting 22 of 28 at the free throw line (78.6%). In regard to cleaning the glass, MTSU permitted Louisiana Tech to collect 40 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Camryn Weston pitched in for the Blue Raiders in this game. He tallied 16 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes in the game. He converted 5 out of 13 for the matchup giving him a rate of 38.5%, and had 5 rebounds.

MTSU has a win-loss mark of 14-6 on the season. As an offensive team, the Blue Raiders are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which ranks 122nd in the nation. MTSU has totaled 1,552 pts this season (77.6 per contest) and they grab 38.4 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.2 times per game (294th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 11.2 times per game. The Blue Raiders have committed 18.0 fouls per game while shooting 67.5% from the charity stripe.

The Blue Raiders are ranked 167th in college in points per game surrendered with 70.8. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (99th in D-1). The MTSU defense concedes 28.2% on 3-point attempts (125 of 443) and their opponents are making 74.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 12.7 assists and 35.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 157th and 231st in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take MTSU

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