New Mexico at Wyoming 2/20/18 - CBB Picks & Predictions

The New Mexico Lobos (13-14, 8-6 Mountain West) look for their second straight win on Tuesday when they visit the Wyoming Cowboys (17-10, 8-6 Mountain West) in a showdown between fourth place teams in the Mountain West Conference. New Mexico is coming off a Wednesday win over Utah State of 78-63 in which Anthony Mathis tied his career-high in scoring with 25 points. Wyoming snapped a two-game losing streak on Saturday with its 89-75 win over San Jose State behind six 3-pointers by Hayden Dalton. Four players are averaging double figures in scoring for New Mexico. The leading scorer is Anthony Mathias with an average of 12.9 points per game, while Sam Logwood and Antino Jackson are close behind with averages of 12.4 and 10.4 points per game respectively. The team’s leading rebounder is Joe Furstinger with an average of 7.0 per game. As a team, the Lobos are shooting 43.7% from the field and 36.9% from 3-point territory. Offensively, New Mexico is scoring an average of 79.2 points per game, while allowing an average of 75.5.

Justin James leads a trio of Wyoming players averaging double figures in scoring. The 6-foot-7 guard is averaging 18.5 points per game, while he is second in rebounding with an average of 6.3 per game. Hayden Dalton is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.1 points per game, and the leading rebounder with an average of 8.1 per game. As a team, Wyoming is shooting 43.3% from the field and 32.7% from 3-point territory. Offensively, the Cowboys are scoring an average of 79.2 points per game, while allowing an average of 78.3.