New Mexico Lobos (23-9) vs. Boise State Broncos (22-9)
March 14, 2024 11:30 pm EDT
The Line: Boise State Broncos -1.5; Over/Under: +153.5
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The New Mexico Lobos and the Boise State Broncos meet Thursday in the college basketball Mountain West Tournament Quarterfinals at the Thomas & Mack Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New Mexico vs. Boise State prediction.
New Mexico Team Preview
The New Mexico Lobos come into the quarterfinals fresh off of an 82-56 win over Air Force last time out. Jamal Mashburn Jr. leads the Lobos in scoring with 15.1 PPG and Jaelen has 15 PPG along with 3.5 APG and 3.6 RPG while Donovan Dent has 15 PPG with a team-high 5.5 APG to lead the Lobos in assists. JT Toppin has 12.6 PPG with a team-high 8.8 RPG to lead the Lobos in rebounding and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for New Mexico so far this season. Nelly Junior Joseph has 9.2 PPG with 8.1 RPG as well this season. As a team, New Mexico is averaging 82.3 PPG on 46% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three and 71.2% from the foul line this season.
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Boise State Team Preview
The Boise State Broncos come into the conference tournament as the 3-seed, finishing the year with an overall record of 22-9 with a 13-5 mark in conference play. Tyson Degenhart has 16.8 PPG with 6 RPG while Chibuzo Agbo has 13.6 PPG with 5.1 RPG. O’Mar Stanley has 13.2 PPG with a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead the Broncos on the glass while Max Rice has 12.5 PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Boise State up to this point in the year. Cam Martin has a team-high 2.5 APG to lead the Broncos in the assist department this season. As a team, Boise State is averaging 76.1 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 34.8% from three and 73.4% from the foul line this season.
New Mexico vs. Boise State Prediction
I’m on New Mexico here. The Lobos are a deep team that right now is on the bubble and need to keep winning games to get off of it and a win over Boise would be a massive step in the right direction. Boise’s a solid team in their own right but I think there could be some rust early on and New Mexico is a fast-paced team that can bury you in a hurry if you don’t match their tempo from the get go. I’ll side with the Lobos here.+
