Colorado State vs New Mexico Picks and Prediction – 2/22/2024

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On Wednesday, the Colorado State Rams (20-6) face off against the New Mexico Lobos (20-6) at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jaelen House scored 22 points for the Lobos in their 81-70 loss to San Diego State. Make sure you stay up to date with College Basketball with our expert College Basketball picks.

New Mexico comes into this matchup on a one-game losing streak and has dropped three of their last five games. Jaelen House leads New Mexico in scoring, averaging 15.9 points. Donovan Dent is their second-leading scorer with an average of 15.4 points scored each game. New Mexico’s rebounds-leader, JT Toppin, leads with an average of 8.8 rebounds on average per game. Donovan Dent leads the Lobos in assists, averaging 5.6 per game. In their last five games, New Mexico has allowed an average of 80.4 points and is 8-5 in conference play, one game behind San Diego State and Utah State for first place in the Mountain West Conference standings. New Mexico is hoping to snap their losing streak and win a conference game against a team that has the exact same overall and conference record as them. Overall, the Lobos score an average of 83.3 points per game.

Colorado State is heading into this matchup with a recent win and four victories in their last five games. Isaiah Stevens scored 18 points in their latest win, leading the team in scoring with an average of 16.2 points per game. Nique Clifford follows with 13 points per game and leads in rebounds with 7.1 per game. Stevens also tops the team in assists, averaging 7.4 per game. The Rams have been averaging 68.8 points in their last five games and share an 8-5 conference record with New Mexico in the Mountain West Conference standings. They seek to extend their winning streak to two games and close in on the top spot in the standings. On average, the Rams score 77.9 points per game.