New Mexico
New Mexico vs. San Diego State odds, props, predictions: Lobos, Aztecs angling for shot at Mountain West title | Sporting News
The Aztecs are looking for revenge on the Lobos after suffering their worst defeat of the season to New Mexico last month. The Lobos and Aztecs sit one game back of first-place Utah State, and tonight’s game will be significant in the race for the Mountain West Championship. Each team plays Utah State before the end of the season, so the winner of this contest controls their own destiny to win the conference.
New Mexico is one of the best spread bets in college basketball, with a 17-8 ATS record. But they have gone through their worst stretch of the season over their last four, going 2-2 and only covering in the wins. Their offense remains the focal point and can light up any opponent, having hit the OVER for total points in nine of their last 10 and four straight.
San Diego State is not nearly as strong against the spread, with a 10-15 ATS record. They have been on a good run recently, winning and covering three of their last four contests. They have proven the ability to win in low-scoring or high-scoring games, hitting two OVERS and two UNDERS in their last four contests.
Here is the New Mexico vs. San Diego State betting news, player props and a prediction for tonight’s Mountain West Conference matchup. The game tips off at 10 p.m. on FS1.
Live odds for New Mexico vs. San Diego State
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New Mexico Lobos betting news
The Lobos boast an impressive adjusted efficiency margin (+18.91), ranking 24th on Kenpom. Their offense and defense rank 30th for adjusted efficiency, coming against a top 100 (90th) strength of schedule this season. These are all very high metrics for a mid-major program. One big key for the Lobos is their pace — they run on everyone, ranking seventh in the nation for adjusted tempo.
New Mexico boasts a quartet of double-figure scorers, making them difficult to defend because they are so balanced. They have two players tied for the team lead in points, Jaelen House (15.6 PPG) and Donovan Dent (15.6 PPG). Dent is the more efficient player, shooting an impressive 53.2% from the floor and is solid from deep, shooting 38.2% from three.
Just a tick behind House and Dent is Jamal Mashburn Jr., who is scoring 15.3 PPG. And in the frontcourt, forward JT Toppin adds 12.4 PPG and leads the team in rebounding with 8.8 RPG. Toppin is paired down low with Nelly Junior Joseph, who averages 8.8 PPG and 7.8 RPG. Toppin leads the team in blocks with 2 BPG, and Joseph is close, blocking 1.5 shots a night.
That presence inside is the primary reason the Lobos’ defense is so strong. Their backcourt is slightly undersized, with House, Dent and Mashburn Jr. all listed at 6-foot-2 or under. But Toppin and Joseph do a good job protecting the rim.
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San Diego State Aztecs betting news
The Aztecs are slightly higher on Kenpom, ranking 19th for adjusted efficiency margin (+20.21), led by their defense, which ranks 10th for adjusted efficiency. Their offense is still above average, ranking 50th for adjusted efficiency. They play a contrasting style to the Lobos, ranking 220th for adjusted tempo. The team that dictates the pace tonight will likely be the winner.
The Aztecs will look to their star forward, senior Jaedon LeDee, to help control that tempo and slow the Lobos down. LeDee transferred to SDSU from TCU prior to last season. After failing to average double figures in his career, he has exploded this season with 20.3 PPG and 8.5 RPG. He ranks in the top 25 in the nation in scoring and has helped carry the Aztecs’ offense at times. He is also consistent, scoring double figures in every contest this season, including six games with 25-plus points.
The key to San Diego State’s season lies with their backcourt, where they have four players averaging 26 minutes or more a night, with all four scoring between eight and 12 points a night. If they could get one of them to step up and be a consistent 15-plus point threat to pair with LeDee, the Aztecs could be dangerous in March. Reese Waters (11.3 PPG) needs to get back on track, having scored in single digits in three of his last four.
New Mexico vs. San Diego State player props at FanDuel Sportsbook
Here are some of the top player prop markets for New Mexico vs. San Diego State from FanDuel Sportsbook.
Donovan Dent player props
- 11.5 points OVER (-125) / UNDER (-104)
Jamal Mashburn player props
- 13.5 points OVER (-104) / UNDER (-125)
Jaedon LeDee player props
- 16.5 points OVER (-122) / UNDER (-106)
- 7.5 rebounds OVER (-102) / UNDER (-130)
JT Toppin player props
- 10.5 points OVER (+100) / UNDER (-130)
- 9.5 rebounds OVER (-108) / UNDER (-122)
Jaelen House player props
- 14.5 points OVER (-125) / UNDER (-104)
Darrion Trammell player props
- 9.5 points OVER (-125) / UNDER (-104)
New Mexico vs. San Diego State prediction: Tight battle comes down to the wire
New Mexico can clearly hang with SDSU, having dominated them at home just last month. With the betting line sitting at , it’s hard not to take the points in what should be a hard-fought conference game with a shot at the conference title on the line.
Pick: New Mexico
Native Vote 2026
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Laguna Pueblo woman is the front runner to be New Mexico’s next governor.
Shortly after polls closed Tuesday night, Deb Haaland was declared the winner over Bernalillo County district attorney Sam Bregman in the state’s semi-open Democratic Party primary. As of 11:00 p.m., Haaland carried support from 72% of the Democratic primary voters to Bregman’s 28%, according to unofficial results from the New Mexico Secretary of State.
“We’re showing everyone that a better future in New Mexico is possible,” she told supporters gathered in Albuquerque’s historic Old Town Plaza. “New Mexicans want a leader who will stand up for working people, and who is ready to take on Donald Trump. I proudly accept your nomination as a Democratic nominee.”
Haaland spoke for 13 minutes, at times through a scratchy throat that required her to pause for water breaks. “Excuse me, I’ve been talking with voters all day,” she said while grabbing a water bottle before hitting her campaign stump notes on affordability, health care and public safety.
She will face Republican Gregg Hull, a former mayor from suburban Rio Rancho that won his party’s three-way primary with 47% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the New Mexico Secretary of State.
Haaland will be the Democratic Party nominee in a state dominated at every level by Democrats, and is expected to be heavily favored in the general election. With that insight she said her campaign message does translate to Republicans and Independent voters.
“We want our kids to thrive. We want our kids to have a quality, public education. We want every New Mexican to have health care. Everybody wants to feel safe in their neighborhoods, and everybody wants to be able to afford to put a hot meal on their table every night and have a roof over their children’s heads,” she said. “Those issues transcend whatever political spectrum we’re trying to slice and dice people into.”
Shortly after the race was called, Haaland campaign staff, major donors, surrogates, and their families walked from a building on the west side of Albuquerque’s Old Town Plaza to the historic plaza core, where the Haaland campaign had set up a stage and reserved the entire plaza for its victory celebration.
“We are now witnessing history in the making,” New Mexico state Rep. Derrick Lente (Sandia Pueblo) said to supporters immediately after Haaland was declared the winner.
Denise Wilie (Dine) also joined the celebration of Haaland’s victory. Wilie said she worked on get-out-the-vote efforts with the Native American Voters Alliance in McKinley County.
“It just is so exhilarating to even think about, a woman and a Pueblo woman,” she said. “Indigenous all the way, is how I feel. I’m like, yes, let’s get more of our voices.”
Haaland was introduced by her two sisters and walked to the stage escorted by a mariachi band.
Speaking to reporters after the event Haaland reflected on voting for a Pueblo woman (herself) for governor.
“I got emotional, quite frankly, when I went to vote for myself because you do that when you’re a candidate,” she said. “We’ve never had a Native American governor in New Mexico. We’re a multicultural state. I think representation matters, especially in a political era such as this one. So, I’m really proud and honored to carry on the legacy of my ancestors, who worked so incredibly hard to make sure that I had a place here today.”
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