Utah State Aggies (16-1) vs. New Mexico Lobos (14-3)
January 16, 2024 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: New Mexico Lobos -4; Over/Under: +155
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The Utah State Aggies and New Mexico Lobos face off on Tuesday in a college basketball showdown at The Pit. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Utah State vs New Mexico prediction.
Utah State Coming Off Huge Comeback
Utah State has played really well heading into this game, but they almost lost the last game against UNLV. At halftime they were down seven points, but in the second half they scored 47 points on the way to the one point victory. Luis Rodriguez had a strong game putting up 23 points and nine rebounds. Utah State on the season is averaging 81.9 points while their defense is giving up 66.5 points per game. The offense is ranked 33rd in the league and they are going to need the offense to run up the score here. Great Oscobor had a strong game averaging 18.9 points while shooting 58.5 percent from the field.
New Mexico Coming Off a Huge Win
New Mexico in the last game faced off against San Diego State, and they secured the 88-70 victory. Jaelen House had a strong game putting up 26 points, six rebounds, and four assists. New Mexico on the season is averaging 82.6 points while their defense is giving up 68.4 points per game. The offense is ranked 28th in the league while their defense is ranked 103rd. Jaelen House on the season is averaging 15.7 points while shooting 36 percent from the field and 31 percent from behind the three point line. New Mexico will play against Air Force after this game.
Utah State vs New Mexico Betting Prediction
There won’t be a whole lot of defense played in this game. Utah State and New Mexico are both teams that like to push the pace and they are both going to run up the score here. There really isn’t a strong play on either side in terms of the play, but this game is going to be a shootout. New Mexico is going to put on a show here and this game is going to go over the total. Back the over to cash.
