San Jose State vs New Mexico 2/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The New Mexico Lobos and San Jose State Spartans meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Provident Credit Union Event Center. The New Mexico Lobos look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The San Jose State Spartans look for their first win since January 8. 

The New Mexico Lobos are averaging 76.2 points on 44.5 percent shooting and allowing 76 points on 45.1 percent shooting. Jamal Mashburn Jr. is averaging 17.9 points and 2.8 rebounds, while Jaelen House is averaging 17.2 points and 3.4 rebounds. KJ Jenkins is the third double-digit scorer and Gethro Muscadin is grabbing 5.3 rebounds. The New Mexico Lobos are shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free throw line. The New Mexico Lobos are allowing 32.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.3 rebounds per game.

The San Jose State Spartans are averaging 65.3 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 73.4 points on 47.1 percent shooting. Omari Moore is averaging 12.8 points and 4.6 assists, while Myron Amey Jr. is averaging 8.9 points and 2.8 rebounds. Trey Smith is dishing 1.7 assists and Trey Anderson is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The San Jose State Spartans are shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc and 67.7 percent from the free throw line. The San Jose State Spartans are allowing 36.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.4 rebounds per game.

The Lobos are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 road games and 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The Spartans are 6-14-1 ATS in their last 21 Sunday games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home games. The over is 7-3 in Lobos last 10 road games. The over is 5-1 in Spartans last 6 overall. The favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

The New Mexico Lobos don’t light the world on fire, but they’re 6-2 against the spread on the road and 15-7-2 against the spread on the season. The San Jose State Spartans haven’t won a game in over a month, and they’re losing their last five games by an average of 17.4 points. San Jose State loses as an underdog by an average of 15.3 points. Can’t bet that. I’ll lay the chalk with the Lobos.