New Mexico vs. San Diego State betting: College basketball preview for January 11

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The New Mexico Lobos (13-3, 5-0 MWC) are favored (-3.5) to extend a six-game winning streak when they host the San Diego State Aztecs (10-3, 3-1 MWC) at 1:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at The Pit. The game airs on CBS. The matchup has an over/under of 147.5 points.

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New Mexico Cover -3.5 vs San Diego State -110

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New Mexico vs. San Diego State betting lines

  • New Mexico moneyline odds to win: -173
  • San Diego State moneyline odds to win: +144
  • Spread: New Mexico (-3.5)
  • Total: 147.5

New Mexico statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • New Mexico has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered three times in eight games at home, and it has covered two times in four games on the road.
  • When playing at home, the Lobos go over the total 75% of the time (six of eight games). They’ve hit the over in 25% of road games (one of four contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, New Mexico has won a lower percentage of its home games (.875) compared to road games (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Lobos’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, scoring 85.3 points a contest compared to the 85.4 they’ve averaged this year.
  • New Mexico has been slightly suspect on the defensive end of the floor recently, allowing 75.6 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 74.8 it has conceded this year.
  • Over their last 10 outings, the Lobos are making 0.3 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.3 compared to 7.6 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (36.1% compared to 35.7% season-long).

New Mexico betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-8-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 5-7-0 (As Favorite: 5-7-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-6-0 (Home: 6-2-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-2 (Home: 7-1; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.4 (110th in nation) 43.8 (211th) 35.4 (64th) 32.4 (253rd) 16.8 (44th) 11.8 (214th)

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San Diego State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2023-24 against the spread, San Diego State had a better winning percentage at home (.615, 8-5-0 record) than on the road (.231, 3-10-0).
  • Aztecs games went above the over/under 38.5% of the time at home (five of 13) last year, and 46.2% of the time on the road (six of 13).

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Aztecs put up 74.1 points per game (155th-ranked in college basketball) last season. They ceded 66.7 points per contest at the other end (39th-ranked).
  • San Diego State pulled down 34.0 rebounds per game (83rd-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 30.1 rebounds per contest (95th-ranked).
  • The Aztecs dished out 13.0 assists per game, which ranked them 181st in the country.

San Diego State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 1-5-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-7-0 (Home: 1-5-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.0 (234th in nation) 35.5 (third) 35.1 (71st) 31.2 (189th) 12.9 (250th) 10.1 (53rd)
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