New Mexico State vs UNLV Picks and Prediction – 11/24/2024

The New Mexico State Aggies visit the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday to play the UNLV Rebels. New Mexico State dropped to 3-1 following its 74-53 loss to the Dayton Flyers on Wednesday night. The leading scorer from New Mexico State was Peter Filipovity with 15 points. New Mexico State shot just 36.4% overall and was outrebounded by Dayton 41-31. Keep updated with College Basketball with our expert college basketball picks.

Christian Cook is leading New Mexico State in scoring with an average of 14.2 points per game while Zawdie Jackson is the second-leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 14.2 points and 4.5 assists per year. Robert Carpenter is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.2 per game. New Mexico State is scoring an average of 76.0 points per game.

The UNLV Rebels look for their third straight victory on Saturday when hosting New Mexico State. UNLV is 3-1 following its 80-59 victory over the Pepperdine Waves on Wednesday night. Brooklyn Hicks was the leading scorer for UNLV with 16 points off the bench. UNLV has victories over Alabama State, Omaha, and Pepperdine, with its only loss to Memphis.

Dedan Thomas Jr is leading UNLV in scoring and assists with averages of 16.8 points and 3.8 assists per game while Jeremiah Cherry is the second-leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 16.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. UNLV has only two players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 81.8 points per game.

UNLV is off to a strong start at 3-1 and will pick up another win as well as cover the number in the process on Saturday. New Mexico State has failed to cover the number in three of its last four. UNLV is scoring an average of 81.8 points per game and holding opponents to an average of 10 points less at 71.8 points per day. The Rebels shoot well from three-point territory, hitting 39.1% of their 3-point attempts which is 46th in the nation. Final Score Prediction UNLV Rebels win and cover ATS 85-71.