San Jose State Spartans vs New Mexico Lobos Prediction, 12/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose State Spartans vs New Mexico Lobos

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Location: The Pit in Albuquerque, NM

TV: ESPN+

The San Jose State Spartans (4-5) are en route to The Pit on Wednesday where they will compete against the New Mexico Lobos (6-2).

The San Jose State Spartans stepped onto the hardwood against Long Beach State and went home with a win by a final score of 82-66 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Spartans finished with 16 while Long Beach State racked up 19 fouls. They also buried 6 out of their 18 shots from long range. Long Beach State went 66.7% at the free throw line by converting 12 of 18 attempts. Furthermore, Long Beach State grabbed 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Long Beach State recorded 12 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. In the matter of defending, San Jose State allowed the other team to go 44.4% from the field on 24 of 54 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected 30 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Spartans converted 14 of 24 shots for a rate of 58.3%. San Jose State wrapped up the game with a 54.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 57) and made 6 of their 18 3-pointers.

Donavan Yap is one player who played a role in this game. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and also earned 4 assists. He saw the court for 37 minutes and totaled 1 board. He notched 18 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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San Jose State comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 4-5 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.2 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, San Jose State is collecting 33.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 105 dimes for the year, which ranks 211th in the country in terms of passing. The Spartans are connecting on 32.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (57 of 173) and 76.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 70.3 pts per game (283rd in Division 1) while connecting on 44.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Spartans are able to force 10.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 279th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 116 surrendered this season. The Spartans defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.7% (226 of 494) and they concede 31.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are surrendering 32.3% from beyond the arc and they rank 125th in the nation in opponents PPG (68.4).

For their last game, the New Mexico Lobos went home victorious with a score of 83-73 when they faced USC. In reference to attacking the glass, New Mexico allowed USC to pull down 29 in total (6 offensive). They finished shooting 41.2% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Lobos permitted USC to make 27 of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.1% in the game. Overall, the Lobos went 30 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7%. When discussing shots from downtown, New Mexico made 7 of their 21 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. USC earned 18 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Lobos to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Lobos pulled down 19 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the contest.

Tru Washington was important for the Lobos for this contest. He had 20 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 dimes for the matchup. He made 7 out of 12 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

New Mexico has a record of 6-2 on the year. The Lobos are responsible for committing 19.6 fouls per game and they hit 66.5% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 17.8 times per contest (30th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.1 times per game. New Mexico has totaled 678 points so far this season (84.8 per game) and they pull in 38.8 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Lobos are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which ranks them 127th in the country.

The Lobos defensively are ranked 268th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 74.8. They are able to force 18.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (238th in Division 1). The New Mexico defense allows 36.5% on 3-pointers (61 of 167) and their opponents are connecting on 63.9% of their free throw attempts. They give up 16.4 dimes and 38.9 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 342nd and 324th in D-1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Jose State

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