College hoops betting interest focuses on the New Mexico State vs Southern battle Monday at Pan American Center as the Aggies look to defend home court and cover the NCAAB point spread.

New Mexico State will face the 3-8 Jaguars, who own a 1-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Aggies are 6-3 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Jaguars are 0-2 favoring the OVER.



View Southern vs New Mexico State Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 64-rated Aggies and the No. 256-ranked Jaguars, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 76-60 result in favor of the Aggies.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New Mexico State's No. 46 nationally ranked offense (77.4 points per game) against a Jaguars defense that sits as the No. 207 at 68.2 PPG. The Aggies have been averaging 44% from the field, more than the Jaguars have managed so far this season (38.9% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Southern owns the country's No. 257-rated mark, allowing 75.6 points per game on the highway. New Mexico State, on the other hand, rates No. 41 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Southern, they were an 87-57 loser as they battled Texas El Paso on the road. Southern was crushed on Saturday, getting blown out by Texas El Paso and falling by an 87-57 score at Haskins Center.

New Mexico State won its last outing, a 92-65 result against Western New Mexico on December 14. The battle between the Aggies and Mustangs didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Western New Mexico was handed a 92-65 defeat on Wednesday at Pan American Center.


New Mexico State Aggies Trends:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
After playing Western New Mexico are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few Jaguars at Aggies trends to consider:
New Mexico State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
New Mexico State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
Southern home to Loyola New Orleans, Thursday, December 29
New Mexico State home to McNeese State, Wednesday, December 21