New Mexico (1-0) vs. UCLA (1-0)
November 8, 2024 11:00 pm EDT
The Line: UCLA -6; Over/Under: +150
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In this article, we will formulate a UCLA vs New Mexico Prediction for this college basketball game on Friday, November 8th, at the Dollar Loan Center.
New Mexico Wants to Push the Pace
New Mexico wants to push the pace and it’s going to be important the offense is good in this game. New Mexico faced off against Nicholls in the first game and they scored 91 points on the way to the seven point victory. At halftime they were up 48-43 and they didn’t take their foot off the gas. There were five different layers that put at least 10 points.
Nelly Junior Joseph was the top plate for New Mexico putting up 28 points, 16 rebounds, and two assists. Mustapha Amzil also was good putting up 13 points, 13 rebounds, and two assists. There were eight different players that played 10 minutes, and there is some questions about the depth on the end of the bench.
UCLA Dominated First Game
UCLA in the first game faced off against Rider and the offense scored 85 points while the defense gave up 50 points and that led to the victory. At half time they were up 41-23 and they ended up cruising to the victory. The offense was good, but the defense really stepped up, and the defense is going to need to step up here.
Tyler Bilodeau had a strong game putting up 18 points and six rebounds. There were four different players that put up at least 12 points. Guard Dylan Edwards had a strong game putting up 14 points, six assists, and one rebound. In this game UCLA wants to find success, the defense is going to need to be good.
Why UCLA Will Beat New Mexico?
- UCLA has won six of its last seven games against the Mountain West Conference.
UCLA vs New Mexico Prediction
This game is going to come down to the UCLA defense. We all know that UCLA is going to run up the score, the question is will their defense make enough stops on New Mexico. I believe they will be. New Mexico’s offfense is going to really struggle against the UCLA defense and that is going to be the difference here as UCLA is going to end up cruising to the victory. Back UCLA against the spread here.
