Online NCAA Betting – San Diego State Aztecs Looking Like Locks Against New Mexico

After handing the New Mexico Lobos an 87-77 road loss to cash in as a 1-point road favorite on Jan. 15, the sixth-ranked San Diego State Aztecs have the look of a ‘lock’ selection when they host their rivals in a conference rematch that gets underway live from Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl in San Diego tonight at 10:30 PM ET.

10:30 PM ET, February 16, 2011

Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl, San Diego, CA

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TV: The Mountain

NCAAB Odds

San Diego State -9.5

Key head-to-Head Trends

• Over is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings.

• Lobos are 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings in San Diego St..

• Over is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings in San Diego St..

• Road team is 10-2 ATS in the last 12 meetings.

• Lobos are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings.

Analysis: The Lobos (17-8 SU, 10-11-1 ATS) had their four-game SU winning streak abruptly halted in its 68-62 loss to Colorado State on Saturday as a 1.5-point road underdog to fall to 4-6 against the online NCAA betting odds over its L/10 games.

San Diego State Aztecs (25-1 SU, 15-9 ATS) won its fifth consecutive game since suffering its only loss of the season to BYU on Jan. 26, by beating UNLV 63-57 on Saturday to cash in against the online NCAA betting line as a 1.5-point road dog and improve to 3-2 ATS over its L/5 games.

Prediction: I’ll get right to the pint with this online NCAA betting prediction by simply saying that, if the San Diego State Aztecs already beat the Lobos by 10 points on the road just about a month ago, then they should definitely be able to win at home by an identical amount of points at the very least.

Statistically speaking, San Diego State is the slightly better shooting team (46.6 percent to 46.4 percent) but the far better defensive ballclub as they rank a spectacular ninth in points allowed per game (58.5) and stellar 19th in field goal defense (39.3 percent).

New Mexico has four double-digit scorers on its roster but none average more than 12.9 points per contest and the Lobos are just 1-5 SU I its last half-dozen road games.

The Aztecs have the best player on the floor in this contest in senior point guard D.J. Gay and have won 17 straight and 40 of their last 42 games on their home floor.

Back the Aztecs t make it 18 straight tonight while covering the online NCAA betting spread with just a bit of room to spare!

NCAAB Pick: San Diego State -9.5 Points

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