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Stephen F. Austin vs New Mexico State 1/4/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

New Mexico State Aggies (7-7) vs. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (10-5)
January 4, 2023 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks -2.5 / New Mexico State Aggies +2.5; Over/Under: +146.5
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The New Mexico State Aggies and the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks meet in college basketball action from the William R. Johnson Coliseum on Wednesday night.

The New Mexico State Aggies come into this one looking to bounce back from back-to-back losses following a 75-62 loss to Sam Houston State last time out. Deshawndre Washington leads the Aggies across the board in scoring, rebounding and assists this season, putting up 12.9 PPG, 7.9 RPG and 4.7 APG while Xavier Pinson has 12.9 PPG with 3.4 RPG and 4.4 APG. Issa Muhammad has 10.7 PPG with 4.7 RPG and Anthony Roy has 10.5 PPG while DaJuan Gordon has 10.4 PPG with 5.5 RPG to finish off the scoring in double figures for New Mexico State so far this season. As a team, New Mexico State is averaging 77.2 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field, 35.5% from three and 69.1% from the foul line this season.

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks will be looking to build on their four-game win streak after a 66-62 win over UT-Arlington in their last game. Sadairdrene Hall leads the Lumberjacks in scoring and rebounding with 13.4 PPG along with 6.6 RPG while Latrell Jossell has 12.5 PPG and Nigel Hawkins has 11.5 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Stephen F. Austin up to this point in the season. AJ Cajuste has 9.8 PPG with a team-high 4.7 APG to lead the Lumberjacks in the assist department this season. As a team, Stephen F. Austin is averaging 77.8 PPG on 48.5% shooting from the field, 39% from three and 73.7% from the foul line this season.

New Mexico State is 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games following a double-digit loss at home. Stephen F. Austin is 2-9 ATS in their last 11 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games following an ATS win.

I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m backing the Lumberjacks here. New Mexico State’s been stumbling in their recent games, and Stephen F. Austin has had a tendency of playing their best hoops on their home floor this season. The line isn’t all that bad either so I’ll lay the points with the Lumberjacks here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Stephen F. Austin -2.5

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Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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