Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs New Mexico St. Aggies Betting Picks & Predictions
Southern Utah is on the road playing New Mexico St. at the Pan American Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/28/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. New Mexico St. -6.5 was the opening favorite and
Game outlook
Southern Utah is on the road playing New Mexico St. at the Pan American Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/28/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. New Mexico St. -6.5 was the opening favorite and current line is New Mexico St. -5.5.
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds and the New Mexico Lobos meet in college basketball action at the Pit on Monday. Last season, Southern Utah finished 10-22 overall. In the Big Sky standings, the Thunderbirds placed second. In the Mountain West, the Lobos finished 13-19 last year, just two spots above the basement.
Overall, Southern Utah had a pretty solid season last year, but it's difficult not to feel disappointed. In the Big Sky, the Thunderbirds finished 14-6 with an overall record of 10-22. As a result, Southern Utah finished second in the standings, behind only Montana State (16-4). The Thunderbirds are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games on the road and 6-20 ATS in their last 26 Monday games. As a team, New Mexico is 5-1 ATS in their last six Monday games and 2-5 ATS in their last seven total games.
Last year, the Thunderbirds were 15-6 overall at one point, but they ended up 5-4. Southern Utah won three games in the Basketball Classic before losing to Fresno State after losing to Portland State in the Big Sky Tournament. On the New Mexico side, they finished 13-19 overall last year, better than the 2020-21 season (6-16 overall). The Lobos finished just 5-12 in Mountain West matchups to finish two spots out of the basement. Despite a record of 7-6 in non-conference games last year, New Mexico lost eight of its first nine Mountain West games. In the first round of the Mountain West Tournament, the Lobos lost to Nevada 79-72.