Abilene Christian vs New Mexico State Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/4/24

The Abilene Christian Wildcats and the New Mexico State Aggies meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Pan American Center. Here’s an Abilene Christian vs New Mexico State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Abilene Christian vs New Mexico State pick. We will examine:

The Abilene Christian Wildcats’ recent form and player performance

The New Mexico State Aggies’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Abilene Christian Wildcats

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the New Mexico State Aggies

Recent betting trends in games played between Abilene Christian and New Mexico State

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Abilene Christian vs New Mexico State game

Abilene Christian Wildcats Betting Preview

The Wildcats went 4-2 over their first six games this year with wins over Howard Payne, McMurry, Texas State, and Southern Miss. The losses were to Middle Tennessee and Kennesaw State. After another loss to Montana State, Abilene Christian came back with a W in their next outing.

Back on Saturday versus Omaha, the Wildcats were up 39-19 after one half. Abilene Christian scored 32 more from there in a 71-55 win. Tops in scoring was Leonardo Bettiol with 19 points and six boards.

New Mexico State Aggies Betting Preview

Over on the New Mexico State side, they won their first three over New Mexico Highlands, Utah Tech, and Texas A&M-CC. Since then it’s been losses to Dayton, UNLV, Pepperdine, and Bowling Green.

In their game versus the Falcons over the weekend, New Mexico State trailed by three going into the second half and nearly posted a comeback but ended up losing 61-60. Jaden Harris led the way with 18 points and nine rebounds in the defeat.

Why the New Mexico State Aggies will win

• New Mexico State has won 26 of its last 30 night games against the Western Athletic Conference at Pan American Center.
• Abilene Christian has lost each of its last six Wednesday night games.

Why the Abilene Christian Wildcats will win

• New Mexico State has lost each of its last four games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Abilene Christian has won the first half in five of its last six games.

Abilene Christian vs New Mexico State Prediction

I’ll try New Mexico State here but you could certainly call it either way. The Aggies didn’t play great versus a struggling Bowling Green team in their last outing though, hitting just 33.8 percent from the field with 15 turnovers. That said, New Mexico State did dominate the boards 49-36 (17-8 offensive). The Aggies have been below 66 points in three of the four games during this current losing streak, so hitting that 70-point mark here will be important.

As for Abilene Christian, they demolished Omaha in their last game thanks to a 48.1 percent shooting mark and 31 rebounds. The Wildcats have 71 or more points in five of their last six games, but they’re also giving up sizable points totals to good offenses. New Mexico State will need to be fired up on that side of the ball for this one.

Andrew Jett's Pick: New Mexico State Aggies -3.5