UTEP vs New Mexico State 11/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The New Mexico State Aggies and UTEP Miners meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Don Haskins Center. The New Mexico State Aggies look for a 2-0 start. The UTEP Miners look for their first win.

The New Mexico State Aggies are averaging 101 points on 52.7 percent shooting and allowing 52 points on 29.4 percent shooting. Issa Muhammed is averaging 20 points and 8 rebounds, while Deshawndre Washington is averaging 17 points and 10 assists. Mike Peake is the third double-digit scorer and Marchelus Avery is grabbing 6 rebounds. The New Mexico State Aggies are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 62.5 percent from the free throw line. The New Mexico State Aggies are allowing 20 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 47 rebounds per game.

The UTEP Miners are averaging 57 points on 40.4 percent shooting and allowing 72 points on 54.8 percent shooting. Ze’Rik Onyema is averaging 10 points and 2 rebounds, while Tae Hardy is averaging 9 points and 3 rebounds. Otis Frazier III is grabbing 4 rebounds and Shamar Givance is grabbing 4 rebounds. The UTEP Miners are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 percent from the free throw line. The UTEP Miners are allowing 28.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29 rebounds per game.

The Aggies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Miners are 16-5 ATS in their last 21 Saturday games and 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Aggies last 4 Saturday games. The underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

There’s not a lot of separating between these teams, and the UTEP Miners got a big game in their opener to knock the rust off against Texas. While the defense struggled, UTEP hung around in that game and had a single digit deficit with 7 minutes to play. That’s an encouraging performance and one that should help UTEP moving forward. I’ll grab the free bucket here.