The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (6-1) will attempt to keep their five-game winning streak alive when they take on the New Mexico Lobos (4-1) at University Arena. The game begins at 9:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 1 and will air on RT.
The Lobos beat Nicholls 75-63 the last time they played. Elijah Brown was the team’s leading scorer with 18 points on 5-for-12 shooting. The Golden Eagles, meanwhile, are coming off a 100-95 win over Detroit in their last game. Obi Emegano led the game in scoring by posting 31 points on 8-for-14 shooting.
New Mexico, a nine-point favorite, will look to capitalize at home against Oral Roberts. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is set at 141 points. The Lobos enter the game with records of 4-1 Straight Up (SU) and 1-1 Against The Spread (ATS). The Lobos are an impressive shooting team from the line with a .757 free throw percentage, one of the highest marks in Division I. As for the New Mexico defense, it’s been a struggle for opposing teams to score on the Lobos. The 57.0 points that New Mexico’s defense allows per home game makes them the 40th-ranked defense at home. The Lobos have really locked down opponents on the defensive end, ranking 48th in the country with a .380 opponent field-goal percentage.
On the other side, the Golden Eagles have records of 4-2 ATS and 6-1 SU. Oral Roberts is one of the top three-point shooting teams in the nation, making .426 of their shots from three-point range. Oral Roberts has not committed many turnovers, averaging only 10.7 per game.
These two will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Golden Eagles were winners, bringing the head-to-head record to an even 1-1 SU.
Predictions: SU Winner – NM, ATS Winner – NM, O/U – Over
Notes
New Mexico is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games.
New Mexico averages 80.2 points per game (ranked 84th). Oral Roberts, on the other hand, allows 74.9 points per game (ranked 237th).
Oral Roberts scores just 72.0 points per away game (ranked 122nd). New Mexico ranks 40th in points allowed at home, giving up 57.0 points.
Ranked 76th, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles have an offensive rating of 113.7. The New Mexico Lobos rank 104th with a defensive rating of just 96.8.
The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles average a field goal percentage of 46.3% this season. The New Mexico Lobos are a winless 0-1 when opponents have a FG% of 46.3% or greater.
The New Mexico Lobos rank higher based on their field goal percentage (72nd) than their effective field goal percentage (89th). The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (90th) than their field goal percentage (108th).
New Mexico ranks 91st in assists, registering 15.4 per game. Oral Roberts performs worse at 109th with 15.0 assists per game.
New Mexico ranks 73rd in blocks per game with 4.8 and Oral Roberts ranks 76th with 4.7 blocks per game.
New Mexico ranks 125th in offensive rebounds, while Oral Roberts ranks 50th in defensive rebounds.
On average, New Mexico makes 5.6 steals per game. Oral Roberts has a stellar 5-1 record when it gives up at least 5 steals.
