New Mexico State vs Florida International Prediction 1/16/25 College Basketball Picks

The New Mexico State Aggies and the FIU Panthers meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New Mexico State vs. FIU prediction.

New Mexico State Recap

The New Mexico State Aggies come into this game looking to build on an 85-57 win over UTEP last time out to improve to 10-6 on the year. After this game, New Mexico State will head on the road again for a game against Liberty that could go a long way toward determining seeding in the conference tournament.

Aggies Win 6th In A Row

Christian Cook leads the Aggies in scoring with 15.4 PPG while Peter Filipovity has 12 PPG with a team-high 7.4 RPG to lead New Mexico State in rebounding so far this season. Robert Carpenter has 12 PPG with 6.5 RPG while Zawdie Jackson has 11.2 PPG with a team-high 4.4 APG to lead the Aggies in the assist department and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for New Mexico State up to this point in the year. Dionte Bostick has also chipped in 8.4 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 1.1 SPG as well this season. As a team, New Mexico State is averaging 76.5 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three, and 67.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the New Mexico State Aggies will win

• New Mexico State has won each of its last six games.
• Florida International has lost four of its last five games against the Conference USA.

FIU Recap

The FIU Panthers come into this game looking to bounce back from an 81-74 loss to Sam Houston last time out to fall to 7-10 on the year. After this game, FIU will welcome UTEP to town.

Panthers Drop Back-To-Back Games

Jayden Brewers leads the Panthers in scoring and rebounding with 14.4 PPG 5.2 RPG and 2.3 APG while Vianney Salatchoum has 10.2 PPG with 4 RPG up to this point in the year. Jonathan Aybar has 10.4 PPG with 4.8 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for FIU while Dashon Gittens has 9.2 PPG with 3.8 RPG and Asim Jones has 9.9 PPG with 2.6 RPG and 3.1 APG as well to lead the Panthers in the assist department. As a team, FIU is averaging 73.9 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 31% from three-point range, and 71.3% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Florida International Panthers will win

• The home team has won six of New Mexico State’s last seven games.
• New Mexico State has lost six of its last eight night games against the Conference USA.

Total Points Facts

• Five of Florida International’s last six games have produced a total of 144+ points.
• Five of New Mexico State’s last six games have produced a total of 142 or fewer points.

New Mexico State vs. FIU Prediction

I’m with New Mexico State here. I’ve really been impressed with the Aggies here and their resurgence in C-USA this season under Jason Wooten, and I think it just boils down to New Mexico State being the better team by a fair margin here. I think that FIU will be competitive in a lot of spots, but I just would need a few more points to back FIU in this game. Give me New Mexico State.