San Diego State vs New Mexico 1/31/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
New Mexico Lobos (8-13) vs. San Diego State Aztecs (11-5)
January 31, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: San Diego State Aztecs -13 / New Mexico Lobos +13; Over/Under: +137
(Get latest betting odds)
The New Mexico Lobos and the San Diego State Aztecs meet in college basketball action from the Viejas Arena on Monday night.
The New Mexico Lobos will look to build on their 86-70 win over San Jose State last time out. Jamal Mashburn Jr. leads the Lobos in scoring with 18 PPG while Jaelen House has 16.4 PPG with a team-high 5.2 APG, leading the Lobos in the assist department. KJ Jenkins has 10.5 PPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for New Mexico so far this season. As a team, New Mexico is averaging 77.2 PPG on 44% shooting from the field, 35.1% from three and 73.9% from the foul line while allowing 77.8 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field and 32.4% from three this season.
The San Diego State Aztecs will try to bounce back from a 75-57 road loss to Utah State last time out. Matt Bradley leads the Aztecs in scoring with 16.1 PPG along with 5.1 RPG as the only double-digit scorer for San Diego State so far this season. Lamont Butler has 9.3 PPG while Nathan Mensah has 7.7 PPG and a team-high 7.4 RPG to lead the Aztecs on the glass and Trey Pulliam has 8.9 PPG with a team-high 3.3 APG to lead the Aztecs in the assist department this season. As a team, San Diego State is averaging 64.2 PPG on 42.3% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three and 65.8% from the foul line while allowing 57.4 PPG on 37.3% shooting from the field and 28.7% from three this season.
New Mexico is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 road games and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 9-3 in their last 12 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600. San Diego State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall while the under is 9-3-1 in their last 13 games following a loss.
I get the case to be made for New Mexico and the points with the way the Lobos are capable of scoring, but the problem is that the Lobos really are only able to stick around with teams that are average at best or below average defensively, and that’s not a category that the Aztecs fall into. I know the Aztecs have had a couple of clunkers lately, but I think this is a spot where they get right. Give me the Aztecs in a beatdown.
