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New Mexico State Aggies at Seattle Redhawks Free Preview 01/17/19

John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports

The Seattle Redhawks (12-6, 0-3 WAC) welcome the New Mexico State Aggies (13-4, 2-1 WAC) to Redhawk Center as they attempt to extend their seven-game home winning streak. The game begins at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 17, 2019.

New Mexico State Aggies at Seattle Redhawks ATS Prediction

In the Aggies’ last game, they defeated the Bakersfield Roadrunners, 73-62. Getting to the charity stripe was one of New Mexico State’s biggest advantages. They made 31 trips to the line, while Bakersfield went just 11 times. New Mexico State was led by Terrell Brown, who was the game’s high scorer with 19 points on 4-for-6 shooting.

The Redhawks were beaten by the Utah Valley Wolverines in their last contest, 88-78. One of Utah Valley’s biggest advantages was getting to the free throw line. They had 43 free throw attempts, while Seattle had 30. Seattle’s Myles Carter put up 16 points and 10 rebounds in the contest.

After the Aggies won two out of three matchups against the Redhawks last season, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. In the last matchup, New Mexico State won 84-79. Getting to the free throw line was one of New Mexico State’s biggest strengths. They had 37 free throw attempts, while Seattle had 22.

It will be a battle of conflicting styles as the up-and-down Redhawks will look to push the more half-court-oriented Aggies. The Redhawks currently rank 83rd in possessions per game while the Aggies are 254th. Additionally, the Aggies rank 46th in turnover percentage (16.6 percent), while the Redhawks rank 271st in opponents’ turnover percentage (17.7 percent).

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Notes

Betting Notes:

New Mexico State ranks 24th in three pointers attempted per game (27.8) while Seattle ranks 227th (19.7).

The Aggies rank 21st in blocks allowed per game (2.4) while the Redhawks rank 77th (3.2).

New Mexico State ranks 16th in rebounds allowed per game (30.7) while Seattle ranks 72nd (33.4).

The Aggies rank sixth in steals allowed per game (4.5) while the Redhawks rank 48th (5.5).

New Mexico State is third in the NCAA with 8.8 assists allowed per game while Seattle is fifth with 9.4 assists allowed per game.

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The Aggies’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 6.0, down from 10.4 for the season.

During their last five games, the Redhawks have scored an average of 78.0 points per game (1.9 below their season average) and allowed an average of 75.8 points per game (5.1 above their season average).

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