NCAA Basketball Picks –No. 8 New Mexico, San Diego State in Mountain West Matchup
The New Mexico Lobos may own the longest active winning streak in the nation, but they will have to be careful of an upset against the underrated San Diego State Aztecs when the two rivals take to the court at the Thomas & Mack Center for their Mountain West Conference semifinal matchup tonight at 9 PM ET. Tonight’s contest could potentially turn out to be the best NCAA basketball pick on the entire docket tonight.
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Friday, March 12, 9:00 PM ET
NCAAB Betting Odds: New Mexico -2.5
San Diego St. (23-8 SU, 15-13 ATS, 12-5 Conf.)
New Mexico (29-3 SU, 18-11-2 ATS, 15-2 Conf.)
Here is a look at tonight’s key head-to-head trends surrounding this contest.
Aztecs are 5-11 ATS in the last 16 meetings.
San Diego State 411
Aztecs are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games as an underdog. 
Aztecs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Aztecs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. Mountain West.
Aztecs are 3-12 ATS in their last 15 neutral site games.
Malcolm Thomas scored a team-high 15 points and added seven rebounds as San Diego State edged Colorado State 72-71 in their quarterfinal contest in Las Vegas on Thursday.
The Aztecs failed to cover the NCAA basketball betting spread as a 10-point favorite to fall to 1-4 ATS over the last five games.
New Mexico 411
Lobos are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
Lobos are 10-4-1 ATS in their last 15 games as a favorite of 6.5 points or less.
Lobos are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 neutral site games.
Lobos are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Gifted freshman shooting guard Darington Hobson went off for a game-high 28 points and added 16 rebounds to lead New Mexico to a tougher-than-expected 75-69 win over Air Force on Thursday.
The Lobos however, never came close to cashing in as whopping 17.5-point favorites to fall to 1-4 ATS over the last five games.
Analysis: The Aztecs and Lobos spilt the regular season series with each team winning on its home floor.
San Diego State won 74-64 on Jan. 5 as 4-point home favorites while the Lobos returned the favor on Feb. 6, winning 88-86 in overtime as 7-point favorites.
I’ll ‘keep it real’ by saying, that if this point spread were just a couple of points higher, I’d really consider playing the Aztecs to cover.
However with the college basketball betting line sitting at just 2.5 points, I like Steve Alford’s new Mexico Lobos to cover the spread and cash in for NCAA college basketball gamblers everywhere.
NCAAB Expert Picks: New Mexico -2.5 Points
