New Mexico vs Wyoming College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/17/21

The Wyoming Cowboys and the New Mexico Lobos meet in college basketball action from Clune Arena on Wednesday night.

The Wyoming Cowboys will look to bounce back from a 68-59 loss to Colorado State last time out. Marcus Williams leads the Cowboys in scoring with 15.9 PPG along with 4.2 APG while Hunter Maldonado has 12.2 PPG with 6.1 RPG and 4.6 APG to lead the Cowboys in rebounding and assists. Kenny Foster has 10.4 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Wyoming up to this point in the year. Kwane Marble II has 9.9 PPG with 4.2 RPG while Graham Ike has 9.7 5.2 RPG as well so far this season. As a team, Wyoming is averaging 75.6 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 34.6% from 3-point range and 72.1% from the foul line while allowing 76.7 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field and 32.6% from 3-point range this season.

The New Mexico Lobos will look to bounce back from a 65-55 loss to Fresno State in their last matchup. Makuach Maluach leads the Lobos in scoring and rebounding with 14 PPG with 5.8 RPG as New Mexico’s Lobos lone double-digit scorer up to this point in the year while Saquan Singleton has 8.6 PPG with a team-high 3.1 APG to lead the Lobos in assists. Rod Brown and Valdir Manuel each have 8.1 PPG as well this season to chip in for New Mexico. As a team, New Mexico is averaging 63.6 PPG on 39.9% shooting from the field, 25.4% shooting from the field and 60.7% from the foul line while allowing 69.8 PPG on 43.3% shooting from the field and 34.1% from 3-point range this season.

Wyoming is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site while the under is 10-4 in their last 14 neutral site games. New Mexico is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games and 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games overall while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record. The favorite is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings between these two teams.

I find myself trying to make a case for New Mexico as I don’t want to lay points with Wyoming in a road environment, but the fact is that even with no fans, New Mexico still doesn’t have a home court. Even if they’re getting used to playing in an arena, it’s not their true home gym and that’s got to be weighing on the players. Wyoming has been playing alright this season and I just think that they’re the better play here given that they’re also more consistent offensively. Give me the Cowboys here and lay the points.