San Diego State vs New Mexico 1/14/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The New Mexico Lobos and the San Diego State Aztecs meet in college basketball action from the Viejas Arena on Saturday.

The New Mexico Lobos will be looking to build on an 82-75 win over Oral Roberts in their last matchupJamal Mashburn Jr. leads the Lobos in scoring with 17.9 PPG while Jaelen House has 16.6 PPG with a team-high 4.8 APG to lead the Lobos in assists this season. Morris Udeze has 16 PPG and 7.9 RPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for New Mexico this season. Josiah Allick also has a team-high 8.2 RPG to lead New Mexico on the glass this season. As a team, New Mexico is averaging 82.6 PPG on 48.6% shooting from the field, 35.1% from three and 72.6% from the foul line this season.

The San Diego State Aztecs will try to add to their current six-game win streak after a 74-65 win over Nevada in their last game. Matt Bradley leads the Aztecs in scoring with 13.5 PPG along with 4.4 RPG while Darrion Trammell has 12.1 PPG and a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Aztecs in the assist department as San Diego State’s only other double-digit scorer so far this season. Nathan Mensah also has a team-high 6.1 RPG as well this season to lead the Aztecs on the glass. As a team, San Diego State is averaging 75.4 PPG on 46.1% shooting from the field, 36.8% from three and 73.4% from the foul line this season.

New Mexico is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS win and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600 while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games overall. San Diego State is 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 home games and 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall while the over is 12-4 in their last 16 home games.

I get the case for San Diego State being favored at home, but time and time again this season, San Diego State has laid sizeable numbers, and time and time again, they’ve failed to cover them and I worry this game ends up being no different. I think this one has potential to be a one possession game that comes down to the wire, so give me the Lobos and the points here.