March Madness picks, odds, and predictions for New Mexico Lobos vs Clemson Tigers. March Madness free picks and best bet analysis.
March Madness oddsDespite being the higher seed, Clemson opened as a 1.5-point underdog and has since swelled to as big as +2.5 with early betting action coming in on the Lobos out of the Mountain West Conference.
But take New Mexico inside and it’s giving up more than 49% success on 2-point attempts and ranking 304th in points allowed per play on shots at the rim, according to ShotQualityBets. New Mexico will get its heels above the 3-point line and take away the Tigers’ outside threats like Joe Girard, leaving Clemson to dump the ball inside and let Hall go to work. The Lobos often find themselves in foul trouble and send foes to the stripe for 19.7 free-throw attempts. Hall will cash in those freebies, shooting 79% from the line.
Jaelen House was electric in the MWC tournament and game models call for 17+ from him in a fast-paced contest. That spread didn’t stick around long, as money on New Mexico added another point to the spread, which sits at -2.5 as of Wednesday afternoon. According toAnd you can’t blame them. New Mexico enters the tournament on a red-hot run through the MWC postseason, taking the tournament title as a No. 6 seed in a very competitive conference. The Lobos covered in all four postseason games and are riding a 6-0 ATS streak into the Big Dance, improving to 23-11 ATS on the season.
As for the Over/Under for Friday’s game, it opened as low as 147.5 points on Sunday and has seen one of the biggest adjustments across all the March Madness odds. Money flooded in on the Over, and this number is now sitting as high as 152 points, with Covers Consensus showing 57% of picks on the Over.
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