It will be a battle between WAC opponents when the California Baptist Lancers (8-5) welcome the New Mexico State Aggies (11-3) to the CBU Events Center. The game is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 3, 2019.
New Mexico State Aggies at California Baptist Lancers Betting Prediction
In the Aggies’ last contest, they defeated the North Dakota State Bison, 73-56. The Aggies had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (36.6 vs. 13.5) and had a much better turnover percentage (9.9 vs. 15.5). With 16 points on 7-for-14 shooting, JoJo Zamora was New Mexico State’s high scorer.
The Lancers beat the San Diego Christian Hawks in their last contest, 87-71. The Lancers had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (27.8 vs. 5.7) and had a better effective field goal percentage (0.597 vs. 0.500). Milan Acquaah led California Baptist in scoring with 22 points on 8-for-18 shooting from the field.
Acquaah has averaged 0 points over the last five games for California Baptist.
Contrasting paces will be on display in this contest. California Baptist prefers an up-tempo style of play (52nd in possessions per game), while New Mexico State is slower-paced (254th in possessions per game). Ball protection should be an advantage for the Aggies. They rank 59th at avoiding errors (turnover percentage of 17.0 percent), while the Lancers force the 39th-fewest turnovers in the country (opponents’ turnover percentage of 16.7 percent).
New Mexico State at California Baptist ATS Pick
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Notes
Betting Notes:
California Baptist ranks 31st in three pointers allowed per game (19.2) while New Mexico State ranks 114th (21.9).
The Aggies rank 10th in rebounds allowed per game (29.5) while the Lancers rank 87th (33.6).
New Mexico State allows the 10th-fewest steals per game (4.6) while California Baptist ranks 39th (5.4).
The Aggies are fourth in the nation with 9.1 assists allowed per game while the Lancers are 25th with 10.5 assists allowed per game.
New Mexico State allows the 21st-fewest blocks per game (2.4) while California Baptist ranks 24th (2.5).
Bettings Trends:
The Aggies’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 12.0, down from 12.1 for the season.
During their last five games, the Lancers have scored an average of 79.6 points per game (2.8 below their season average) and allowed an average of 85.4 points per game (12.7 above their season average).
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