New Mexico vs. UNLV: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 10, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 9, 2024

In regular season action on Saturday, the No. 25 New Mexico Lobos (19-4, 7-3 MWC) will meet the UNLV Rebels (12-9, 5-4 MWC), with UNLV’s Luis Rodriguez among the key players to watch. Tipoff at The Pit is at 8:00 PM ET. The Lobos are currently sizable 12-point favorites over the Rebels. The game has an over/under of 155.5.

New Mexico vs. UNLV Betting Lines

New Mexico vs UNLV Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
New Mexico -12 155.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick New Mexico (-12)
Total Pick Under (155.5)

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New Mexico vs. UNLV Stat Rankings

New Mexico Avg. (Rank) UNLV Avg. (Rank)
84.4 (14th) Points Scored 75.1 (155th)
69.7 (118th) Points Allowed 69.7 (118th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
9.6 (94th) Off. Rebounds 8.7 (174th)
6.8 (237th) 3pt Made 7.4 (188th)
15.3 (59th) Assists 15.0 (81st)
9.8 (50th) Turnovers 9.8 (50th)

New Mexico vs. UNLV Betting Trends

  • The Lobos are 16-6-0 against the spread this year.
  • New Mexico’s ATS record as 12-point favorites or more is 4-2.
  • The Lobos have played 22 games this season, and 12 of them have gone over the total.
  • New Mexico’s games have had more than 155.5 points scored on 11 occasions this season.
  • Lobos games this season have posted an average total of 154.1, which is 1.4 points fewer than the total for this matchup.
  • Against the spread, UNLV is 12-7-0 this year.
  • The Rebels are unbeaten ATS (1-0) as a 12-point underdog or greater this season.
  • Out of 22 New Mexico’s games so far this season, 12 have hit the over.
  • There have been four Rebels games this year with more than 155.5 points scored.
  • The over/under for this game is 10.7 points higher than the average scoring total for UNLV’s games of 144.8.

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New Mexico Impact Players

  • Jadyn Toppin registers a team-leading 8.6 rebounds per game. In addition, he’s putting up 12.8 points and 0.6 assists, shooting 64.2% from the floor.
  • N. Joseph puts up 9.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. At the other end, he puts up 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocked shots.
  • Jaelen House leads the Lobos with 15.5 points per game and 3.8 assists, while also posting 3.4 rebounds.
  • Tru Washington puts up 8.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest, shooting 48.6% from the field.

UNLV Impact Players

  • Rodriguez leads the Rebels in rebounding (6.9 per game), and puts up 12.0 points and 1.6 assists. He also averages 1.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Dedan Thomas Jr. is the Rebels’ top assist man (6.1 per game), and he produces 11.9 points and 2.9 rebounds.
  • Kalib Boone is recording a team-leading 12.3 points per game. And he is producing 4.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists, making 59.8% of his shots from the field.
  • Keylan Boone is averaging 12.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest, making 41.3% of his shots from the field and 32.5% from 3-point range, with 1.8 triples per game.
  • The Rebels get 8.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game from Justin Webster.

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