New Mexico vs. Clemson Prediction: Will Jaelen House, Lobos Cause Problems for the Tigers in Round of 64?
No. 11 New Mexico faces No. 6 Clemson this afternoon in Memphis. Will Jaelen House and the Lobos cause problems for the Tigers in the Round of 64? Hollywood Picks shares his New Mexico vs. Clemson prediction.
Hollywood Picks - March 22, 2024, 11:28 AM EDT
5 minNew Mexico vs. Clemson Prediction: Will Jaelen House, Lobos Cause Problems for the Tigers in Round of 64?
Today, we're rolling with New Mexico to cover the 2.5 point spread against Clemson. New Mexico are the Mountain West Conference champions and they come into this tournament as an 11 seed playing a 6 seed Clemson.
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New Mexico vs. Clemson Date, Start Time, and Where to Watch
- Date: Friday, March 22, 2024
- Start Time: 3:10 pm ET
- Where to Watch: TruTV
New Mexico vs. Clemson Prediction
New Mexico was 23-11-0 against the spread this season and came through a tricky MWC Tournament to end up as the champions. Their defense is clicking at the right time, getting hot to end the season they bring some momentum into this matchup today. On the season, they average 80.5 points per game and allow their opponents to put up 70.5 points per game, one scary aspect of this squad is the points they give up.
Clemson comes into this game losers of three out of their last four and bowed out of the ACC tournament after only one game, while they won some big regular season games against North Carolina and South Carolina. I feel that said more about their opponents performance on that date than anything Clemson is going to offer today. They allow opponents to score 34% of their threes, and themselves shoot 46.8% from the floor, 35.4% from beyond the arc, and 79.0% at the line.
Clemson will need everything PJ Hall can give them on offense against a clamp down New Mexico team. And I feel that New Mexico with their momentum will be just too much for Clemson today. If PJ Hall isn't able to dominate in the paint I'm not confident that Clemson will be able to hang in this one. Jaelen House and Jamal Mashburn Jr. give New Mexico a two headed monster who will give Clemson problems, and if they can get Clemson's guards in foul trouble early it will be a long game.
New Mexico vs. Clemson Pick
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