The New Mexico State Aggies and Utah State Aggies meet Friday in college basketball action at The HTC Center. The New Mexico State Aggies look for another win to improve to 4-0 on the year. The Utah State Aggies look for a third straight win to improve to 3-1.
The New Mexico State Aggies are averaging 71.7 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 62 points on 37.2 percent shooting. Teddy Allen is averaging 15 points and 5 rebounds, while Sir’Jabari Rice is averaging 13.5 points and 1 assist. Donnie Tillman is the third double-digit scorer and Mario McKinney Jr. is grabbing 2 rebounds. The New Mexico State Aggies are shooting 36.6 percent from beyond the arc and 70.1 percent from the free throw line. The New Mexico State Aggies are allowing 27.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36 rebounds per game.
The Utah State Aggies are averaging 80.3 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 75 points on 40 percent shooting. Justin Bean is averaging 23 points and 13.5 rebounds, while Brandon Horvath is averaging 18.5 points and 2 assists. Rylan Jones is dishing 5.5 assists and Trevin Dorius is grabbing 5 rebounds. The Utah State Aggies are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 74.2 percent from the free throw line. The Utah State Aggies are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 8.7 rebounds per game.
The Aggies are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games. The Aggies are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 neutral site games and 15-6 ATS in their last 21 games as a favorite. The over is 5-1 in Aggies last 6 overall. The under is 7-2 in Aggies last 9 overall.
The New Mexico State Aggies have proven time and time again to be very good in these situations, and their defense has been ridiculous through six games. These are also bigger games for the New Mexico State Aggies, as they don’t get this competition often. I’ll lay the bucket.