Colorado State Rams (20-6) vs. New Mexico Lobos (20-6)
February 21, 2024 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: New Mexico Lobos -4; Over/Under: +155
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The Colorado State Rams and the New Mexico Lobos meet in college basketball action from the Pit on Wednesday night. Who comes out on top in Wednesday’s Mountain West action? Let’s dive in and find out with our Colorado State vs. New Mexico Prediction.
Colorado State Team Preview
The Colorado State Rams come into this game looking to build on a 75-55 win over Utah State last time out. Isaiah Stevens leads the Rams in scoring and assists with 16.2 PPG and 7.4 APG while Joel Scott has 11.8 PPG with 5.8 RPG. Nique Clifford has 13 PPG with 7.1 RPG to lead the Rams on the glass and Patrick Cartier has 11.4 PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Colorado State so far this year. As a team, Colorado State is averaging 77.9 PPG on 49.8% shooting from the field, 35.5% from three and 76.6% from the foul line this season. Colorado State will face UNLV after this one.
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New Mexico Team Preview
The New Mexico Lobos come into this one looking to bounce back from an 81-70 loss to San Diego State last time out. Jaelen House leads the Lobos in scoring with 15.9 PPG along with 3.7 APG and 3.1 RPG while Donovan Dent has 15.4 PPG with a team-high 5.6 APG to lead the Lobos in assists. Jamal Mashburn Jr. has 14.6 PPG and JT Toppin has 12.7 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 8.5 PPG with 7.6 RPG as well this season. As a team, New Mexico is averaging 83.3 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 34.7% from three and 71.1% from the foul line this season.
Colorado State vs. New Mexico Prediction
I’m on New Mexico here. The Rams are a solid team, but the Lobos have been so good at home for the better part of the season and I’m just not in a spot where I want to go against that right now, especially with so much at stake in terms of seeding for the NCAA tournament and even sooner, the Mountain West conference tournament. I’ll lay it and play it with New Mexico at home in this one.
