Arkansas vs New Mexico State 3/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The New Mexico State Aggies and Arkansas Razorbacks meet Saturday in the college basketball NCAA Tournament Second Round at the KeyBank Center. The New Mexico State Aggies look for another upset after shocking UConn in the first round. The Arkansas Razorbacks look for another win after beating Vermont in their opener. 

The New Mexico State Aggies are averaging 71.1 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 63.2 points on 39.2 percent shooting. Teddy Allen is averaging 19.3 points and 6.8 rebounds, while Sir’Jabari Rice is averaging 12.2 points and 3.2 assists. Johnny McCants is dishing 2.3 assists and Donnie Tillman is grabbing 3.4 rebounds. The New Mexico State Aggies are shooting 32.6 percent from beyond the arc and 69.1 percent from the free throw line. The New Mexico State Aggies are allowing 30.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game.

The Arkansas Razorbacks are averaging 77.3 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 68.2 points on 40.9 percent shooting. JD Notae is averaging 18.4 points and 4.5 rebounds, while Stanley Umude is averaging 11.8 points and 1 assist. Au’Diese Toney is the third double-digit scorer and Jaylin Williams is grabbing 9.6 rebounds. The Arkansas Razorbacks are shooting 31.1 percent from beyond the arc and 74.9 percent from the free throw line. The Arkansas Razorbacks are allowing 32.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game.

The Aggies are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 Saturday games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Razorbacks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 11-3-1 ATS in their last 15 games overall. The over is 8-1 in Aggies last 9 neutral site games. The over is 7-0 in Razorbacks last 7 overall.

The Arkansas Razorbacks entered this tournament a little shaky with losses in two of their last three games, and their contest against Vermont wasn’t all that convincing either. The New Mexico State Aggies showed us some things against UConn, as the defense gets after it and Teddy Allen is a gamer who not only knocks down shots, but gives the entire team ridiculous confidence. New Mexico State was one of the more impressive teams in the first day of the tournament. I like what I saw. I’ll take a shot with the Aggies and free points.