Sam Houston State vs New Mexico State 1/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The New Mexico State Aggies and Sam Houston State Bearkats meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum. The New Mexico State Aggies look to build on their 10-game winning streak. The Sam Houston State Bearkats look for a win after winning six of their last seven games.

The New Mexico State Aggies are averaging 72.6 points on 47.5 percent shooting and allowing 63.4 points on 39.1 percent shooting. Teddy Allen is averaging 18.8 points and 6.9 rebounds, while Sir’Jabari Rice is averaging 13.1 points and 3.2 assists. Johnny McCants is dishing 2.1 assists and Donnie Tillman is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The New Mexico State Aggies are shooting 33.7 percent from beyond the arc and 73.3 percent from the free throw line. The New Mexico State Aggies are allowing 30.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.4 rebounds per game.

The Sam Houston State Bearkats are averaging 71.3 points on 43.2 percent shooting and allowing 65.3 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Savion Flagg is averaging 19.8 points and 8.3 rebounds, while Demarkus Lampley is averaging 11.3 points and 2.4 rebounds. Jaden Ray is grabbing 2.6 rebounds and Tristan Ikpe is dishing 2.5 assists. The Sam Houston State Bearkats are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 56.3 percent from the free throw line. The Sam Houston State Bearkats are allowing 34.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.4 rebounds per game.

The Aggies are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Bearkats are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 12-4-1 in Aggies last 17 overall. The over is 4-1 in Bearkats last 5 home games.

I considered the Sam Houston State Bearkats and the points here based on their current stretch, but this is the test to prove that this recent run is real or not. The New Mexico State Aggies are easily the class of the WAC, and they’ve held their own time and time again even against good teams out of conference. New Mexico State is just a step up from anybody else, and I need more points to bet against it. Give me the reasonable chalk.