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Northern Colorado vs New Mexico St. Predictions

Game time: November 18, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Pan American Center — Las Cruces, NM

Article updated Nov 18, 1:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Northern Colorado Bears are traveling to play the New Mexico St. Aggies at the Pan American Center stadium on Saturday, 11/18/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. New Mexico St. is the

Game outlook

The Northern Colorado Bears are traveling to play the New Mexico St. Aggies at the Pan American Center stadium on Saturday, 11/18/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. New Mexico St. is the betting favorite opening at -7 and the current line is New Mexico St. -7.5.

Bears vs Aggies Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Bears to win tonight's game by 11 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Northern Colorado Bears to cover the 7.5 point spread and the total to go over 145.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Northern Colorado 83 to New Mexico St. 72

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Northern Colorado Bears and New Mexico St. Aggies, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Northern Colorado Bears to cover the spread (52%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that New Mexico St. will win straight-up is 77%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be NCOLO 65.25, NMXST 80.25.

OddsShark predicts Northern Colorado will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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74% picked New Mexico St. Aggies on Covers.com

Northern Colorado Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 222, Northern Colorado is ranked #174 in offense (scoring an average of 77.33 per game), #143 in defense (allowing an average of 67.00 points to be scored against them per game) and are 2-1 (0-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Bears hit an average of 41.85% of their field goals (ranked #261) and 69.23% of their free throws (ranked #185) and makes an average of 29.27% of their three pointers ranked #262 in the NCAAB). They average 41.33 rebounds per game (ranked # 100) and average 12.33 offensive assists and 8.67 turnovers per game (ranked # 231 and 32 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Northern Colorado allows an average of 40.22% field goals (ranked #141) and 69.77% free throws (ranked #185 in the NCAAB) The Bears allow an average of 32.53% of the three pointers (ranked #212) and averages 38.33 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 38.33) Finally, the Bears average 11.00 defensive assists and 13.33 turnovers per game (ranked # 137 and 186 respectively).

New Mexico St. Key Betting Stats

New Mexico St. Aggies has a power ranking of 305 and are #268 for offense (scoring an average of 70.50 per game), #147 for defense (giving up an average of 67.25 points per game) and 2-2 (0-2 ATS) overall. Northern Colorado went 3-0 (2-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against New Mexico St..

For offense, the Aggies hit an average of 40.50% of their field goals (ranked #289) and 69.62% of their free throws (ranked #174) and makes an average of 36.90% of their three pointers (ranked #110 in the NCAAB). They average 37.50 rebounds per game (ranked # 203) and average 13.00 offensive assists and 11.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 202) and 106 respectively).

On defense, New Mexico St. allows an average of 40.43% field goals (ranked #147) and 63.38% free throws (ranked #73 in the NCAAB) The Aggies allow an average of 30.36% of the three pointers (ranked #149) and averages 35.50 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.50) Finally, the Aggies average 14.50 defensive assists and 12.75 turnovers per game (ranked # 278 and 211 respectively).

Betting Summary

Northern Colorado has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Northern Colorado Bears to cover the 7.5 point spread and the total to go over 145.5 points.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Bears vs Aggies archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Bears vs Aggies matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Northern Colorado Bears+240 → +280Moved
  • Moneyline · New Mexico St. Aggies-300 → -350Moved
  • Spread · Northern Colorado Bears+7 (-110) → +7.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · New Mexico St. Aggies-7 (-110) → -7.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over149 (-110) → 145.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under149 (-110) → 145.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Northern Colorado Bears
0-1 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
New Mexico St. Aggies
0-2 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-11-18T06:35:16.251Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Northern Colorado Bears and New Mexico St. Aggies, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

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Final result

Matchup pick recap

New Mexico St. Aggies defeated Northern Colorado Bears 76-71

New Mexico St. Aggies defeated Northern Colorado Bears 76-71 on November 18, 2023, a 5-point decision in the series. New Mexico St. Aggies' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 48-31. Against SportsJaw's recorded Northern Colorado Bears +7.5 (-110) spread, Northern Colorado Bears covered, while the 147 combined points finished over the recorded total of 145.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • 72dolphinsSpread · New Mexico St. Aggies -7 (-110)Loss
  • JohnmiznerSpread · Northern Colorado Bears +7 (-110)Win
  • MikehuffSpread · Northern Colorado Bears +7 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Northern Colorado Bears +7.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 145.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Northern Colorado Bears +7.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 145.5 (-110)Win
  • JohnTharpSpread · Northern Colorado Bears +7.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · New Mexico St. Aggies -7.5 (-110)Loss