New Mexico State Aggies vs Kennesaw State Owls Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico State Aggies vs Kennesaw State Owls

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, GA

TV: ESPN+

KSU Convocation Center is the site where the Kennesaw State Owls (13-8) will take on the New Mexico State Aggies (10-10) on Saturday.

The New Mexico State Aggies faced off with Delaware and ended up losing by a score of 73-64 in their last game. New Mexico State ended the game with a 41.4% FG percentage (24 out of 58) and made 10 of their 30 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Aggies converted 6 of their 8 tries for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of hauling in boards, they collected 27 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 17 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of defense, New Mexico State allowed the other team to go 53.2% from the field on 25 of 47 shooting. Delaware recorded 8 assists and had 8 steals for this game. In addition, Delaware snagged 23 rebounds (2 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Delaware finished the game at 100.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 15 of 15 attempts. They knocked down 8 of 22 shots from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Aggies ended up walking away with 11 and Delaware finished the game with 7 personal fouls.

Anthony Wrzeszcz is a guy who played a role for this contest. He accumulated 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played 30 minutes and also snagged 3 boards. He ended up going 53.8% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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New Mexico State will take the court with a record of 10-10 on the season. They are turning it over 10.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, New Mexico State is collecting 37.7 boards per contest and has accumulated 274 assists on the season, which has them ranked 250th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Aggies are connecting on 34.5% on shots from downtown (164 of 476) and 72.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.5 pts per game (186th in D-1) while hitting 44.0% from the field.

On defense, the Aggies are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are ranked 17th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 218 surrendered so far this year. The Aggies are giving up a FG percentage of 41.1% (449 of 1,093) and they surrender 33.5 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 30.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 87th in college hoops in points per game allowed (70.1).

The last time they took the court, the Kennesaw State Owls got the victory with a final of 72-69 against Western Kentucky. The Owls recorded 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 37 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. Western Kentucky committed 22 personal fouls in this game which took the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 63.3%. In regard to 3-point shots, Kennesaw State buried 7 of 16 tries (43.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Owls finished shooting 23 for 53 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.4%. The Owls allowed Western Kentucky to make 20 out of their 69 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 29.0% for this contest. They shot 24.1% from distance by hitting 7 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 25 at the charity stripe (88.0%). Concerning attacking the glass, Kennesaw State allowed Western Kentucky to collect 34 in total (12 offensive).

RJ Johnson ended up being a factor for the Owls in this game. He recorded 19 points in his 39 mins of playing time and accounted for 4 dimes in the game. He made 6 out of 12 for this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Kennesaw State has a win-loss record of 13-8 this season. As an offensive unit, the Owls are hitting on 44.7% from the field, which is 222nd in the nation. Kennesaw State has tallied 1,828 pts for the season (87.0 per game) and they snag 43.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.0 times per game (129th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.7 times per contest. The Owls are responsible for committing 20.4 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 69.4% from the charity stripe.

The Kennesaw State defense gives up 34.0% from downtown (165 of 486) and their opponents are knocking down 72.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.4 assists and 36.2 boards every game, which is ranked 44th and 277th in the country. The Owls on defense are ranked 274th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 77.0. They have forced 12.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.9% from the floor (27th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Mexico State

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