Colorado State vs. New Mexico betting: College basketball preview for December 28

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The Colorado State Rams (7-5, 1-0 MWC) host the New Mexico Lobos (9-3, 1-0 MWC) in a matchup of MWC teams at Moby Arena, beginning at 3:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 28, 2024. The Rams are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The point total is set at 152.5 for the matchup.

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Colorado State Cover -2.5 vs New Mexico -107

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Colorado State vs. New Mexico betting lines

  • Colorado State moneyline odds to win: -141
  • New Mexico moneyline odds to win: +118
  • Spread: Colorado State (-2.5)
  • Total: 152.5

Colorado State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Colorado State covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games last season. Colorado State covered eight times in 16 opportunities when playing at home, and it covered four times in 11 opportunities in road games.
  • The Rams exceeded the total in eight of 16 home games (50%) last season, compared to two of 11 road games (18.2%).
  • At home last year, Colorado State won more often as a moneyline favorite, posting a record of 13-2 (.867). When playing on the road, it was 4-2 (.667) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Rams were the 126th-ranked team in the country (75.2 points per game) last season. On defense, they were 52nd (67.3 points allowed per game).
  • At 30.9 rebounds per game and 30.5 rebounds allowed, Colorado State was 255th and 116th in the nation, respectively, last year.
  • The Rams were seventh-best in college basketball in assists (18.0 per game) last season.

Colorado State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-8-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-0; As Underdog: 2-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-6-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 5-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.5 (165th in nation) 42.0 (125th) 33.3 (164th) 32.5 (257th) 15.8 (83rd) 11.3 (159th)

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New Mexico statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, New Mexico was better at home (10-5-0) than on the road (5-6-0) last year.
  • In 2023-24, a lower percentage of the Lobos’ games finished above the over/under at home (46.7%, seven of 15) compared to on the road (63.6%, seven of 11).

Last season stats

  • The Lobos owned a top-25 offense last year, ranking 25th-best in college basketball with 81.0 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 130th with 70.7 points allowed per contest.
  • New Mexico averaged 35.9 rebounds per game (29th-ranked in college basketball). It allowed 31.8 rebounds per contest (189th-ranked).
  • Last season the Lobos ranked 87th in college basketball in assists, dishing out 14.6 per game.

New Mexico betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-6-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-4-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.0 (137th in nation) 44.8 (264th) 36.3 (44th) 32.5 (257th) 17.8 (25th) 11.4 (172nd)
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