Utah State Aggies vs New Mexico Lobos Prediction, 2/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah State Aggies vs New Mexico Lobos

Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025

Location: The Pit in Evanston, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Pit is where the New Mexico Lobos (21-4) will try to defeat the Utah State Aggies (22-3) on Sunday.

The Utah State Aggies faced off with Colorado State and took home the win by a score of 93-85 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Aggies walked away with 23 and Colorado State had 22 personal fouls. They also buried 13 of their 33 tries from beyond the arc. Colorado State finished 81.5% at the charity stripe by burying 22 of their 27 tries. Furthermore, Colorado State snagged 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Colorado State distributed 18 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. In relation to defending, Utah State let their opponent shoot 45.5% from the floor on 25 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 20 assists for the game while creating 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they compiled 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Aggies made 17 of 30 tries for a percentage of 56.7%. Utah State walked away from the contest with a 59.3% FG percentage (32 out of 54) and buried 12 out of their 23 shots from distance.

Mason Falslev is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He finished the game shooting 57.1% from the floor and also earned 5 assists. He saw the court for 36 mins and also pulled down 5 boards. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Utah State heads into this game with a record of 22-3 so far this season. They are turning it over 11.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.3 fouls per game. As a team, Utah State is pulling down 35.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 462 dimes for the season, which ranks 3rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Aggies are connecting on 36.1% on shots from downtown (218 of 604) and 68.8% from the charity stripe. They average 81.8 pts per contest (27th in the country) while hitting 49.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Aggies are able to force 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 297th in college hoops in giving up assists with 362 surrendered for the year. The Aggies defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.8% (610 of 1,392) and they concede 31.9 boards per game as a unit. They relinquish 33.2% on shots from downtown and they are 108th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (69.4).

The last time they took the court, the New Mexico Lobos walked away with a victory by a final of 71-67 when they played Wyoming. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, New Mexico permitted Wyoming to get 35 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 53.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 13 and finished the contest at 4 out of 14 at the free throw line (28.6%). The Lobos permitted Wyoming to make 28 out of 52 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 53.8% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Lobos went 23 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.8%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, New Mexico knocked down 7 out of 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 52.9%. Wyoming had 23 personal fouls in this contest which took the Lobos to the free throw line for a total of 34 tries. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. The Lobos snagged 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this game.

Donovan Dent ended up having an impact for the Lobos in this contest. He racked up 20 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 dimes for this game. He buried 7 of 19 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 36.8%, and had 6 rebounds.

New Mexico has a record of 21-4 for the season. The Lobos have committed 17.9 fouls per game and they connect on 68.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.7 times per game (64th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per game. New Mexico has scored 2,080 points so far this season (83.2 per game) and they grab 40.6 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Lobos are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks them 101st in the nation.

The Lobos on the defensive end are ranked 155th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 70.7. They are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.3% from the field (107th in the country). The New Mexico defense gives up 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (188 of 552) and their opposition makes 64.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 14.6 assists and 36.0 rebounds per contest, ranking them 299th and 274th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah State

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