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Game time: February 17, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET

Venue: E. A. Diddle Arena — Bowling Green, KY

Article updated Feb 17, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The New Mexico St. Aggies are traveling to play the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at the E.A. Diddle Arena stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 3:00pm EST. Western Kentucky is the

Game outlook

The New Mexico St. Aggies are traveling to play the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at the E.A. Diddle Arena stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 3:00pm EST. Western Kentucky is the betting favorite opening at -9 and the current line is Western Kentucky -9.5.

Aggies vs Hilltoppers Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Hilltoppers to win today's game by 5 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the New Mexico St. Aggies to cover the 9.5 point spread and the total to go under 153 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: New Mexico St. 71 to Western Kentucky 76

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw predicts Western Kentucky Hilltoppers to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Western Kentucky will win straight-up is 83%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be NMXST 67, W.KEN 86.

OddsShark predicts Western Kentucky will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

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New Mexico St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 335, New Mexico St. is ranked #301 in offense (scoring an average of 68.88 per game), #172 in defense (allowing an average of 71.58 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-14 (9-11-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Aggies hit an average of 42.26% of their field goals (ranked #297) and 70.67% of their free throws (ranked #220) and makes an average of 32.77% of their three pointers ranked #236 in the NCAAB). They average 34.75 rebounds per game (ranked # 228) and average 11.42 offensive assists and 13.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 309 and 277 respectively).

Defensively speaking, New Mexico St. allows an average of 40.47% field goals (ranked #31) and 69.05% free throws (ranked #51 in the NCAAB) The Aggies allow an average of 33.39% of the three pointers (ranked #177) and averages 35.38 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.38) Finally, the Aggies average 13.17 defensive assists and 12.58 turnovers per game (ranked # 210 and 139 respectively).

Western Kentucky Key Betting Stats

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers has a power ranking of 80 and are #44 for offense (scoring an average of 80.29 per game), #249 for defense (giving up an average of 74.21 points per game) and 18-7 (14-8 ATS) overall. New Mexico St. went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Western Kentucky.

For offense, the Hilltoppers hit an average of 46.64% of their field goals (ranked #77) and 70.12% of their free throws (ranked #245) and makes an average of 34.02% of their three pointers (ranked #177 in the NCAAB). They average 40.13 rebounds per game (ranked # 22) and average 13.46 offensive assists and 14.04 turnovers per game (ranked # 156) and 331 respectively).

On defense, Western Kentucky allows an average of 41.00% field goals (ranked #44) and 71.04% free throws (ranked #165 in the NCAAB) The Hilltoppers allow an average of 29.80% of the three pointers (ranked #21) and averages 37.04 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 37.04) Finally, the Hilltoppers average 12.88 defensive assists and 14.29 turnovers per game (ranked # 188 and 49 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the New Mexico St. Aggies to cover the 9.5 point spread and the total to go under 153 points.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · New Mexico St. Aggies+305 → +360Moved
  • Moneyline · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers-385 → -480Moved
  • Spread · New Mexico St. Aggies+9 (-110) → +9.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers-9 (-110) → -9.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over154.25 (-110) → 153 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under154.25 (-110) → 153 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

New Mexico St. Aggies
16-16 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
18-14 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-17T11:35:39.276Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-18Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 70 · New Mexico St. Aggies 72
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defeated New Mexico St. Aggies 72-58

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defeated New Mexico St. Aggies 72-58 on February 17, 2024, a 14-point decision in the series. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 39-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded New Mexico St. Aggies +9.5 (-110) spread, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers covered, while the 130 combined points finished under the recorded total of 153.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • SfdanSpread · New Mexico St. Aggies +9 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -9 (-110)Win
  • UncledavidTotal · Under 155 (-110)Win
  • StevedTotal · Over 155 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -9 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 154.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -9 (-110)Win