Kennesaw State vs New Mexico State Picks and Prediction – 1/24/2025

The Kennesaw State Owls go on the road to Las Cruces, New Mexico on Thursday night to play the New Mexico State Aggies. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The last game on the court for Kennesaw State who has a record of 11-7 was a win against Louisiana Tech. The win came by a final score of 78-76. On the year the Owls have been above average with a total of 80 points per game scored. The defense, though has been below average giving up 75.4 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the Owls is sitting at 43.2 boards per game. Simeon Cottle has been the leading scorer for Kennesaw State with 18.8 points per game.

New Mexico State for their part heads to the game here with a 11-7 record. The last game on the court for the Aggies was against Liberty. The game ended up being a close loss by a score of 68-60. Offensively New Mexico State has been average with 73.7 points per game scored and on defense the Aggies have been good giving up 67 points per game. The rebounding for New Mexico State is sitting at 37.9 boards per game. Christian Cook is leading New Mexico State in scoring with 15.2 points per game. 

The Kennesaw State Owls are 1-5 away from home so far this season. The Owls have been struggling on defense however and have not been good at coming up with a victory on the road till now. The New Mexico State Aggies are 7-1 at home and rated a little higher than Kennesaw State and will have home court advantage. The Aggies are better on defense than Kennesaw and will hit more shots from the floor in this matchup. New Mexico State will hit a few important free-throw shots at the end to get a close victory on their home court. Final Score Prediction, New Mexico State wins 74-64.