New Mexico State Aggies vs Grand Canyon Antelopes: Don Best WAC Championship Odds & Insights for 3/13/2021

The No. 3 seed New Mexico State Aggies (12-7) are favored by 1.5 points when they play the top-seeded Grand Canyon Antelopes (16-6) in the WAC Tournament Championship with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket up for grabs. The contest on Saturday at Orleans Arena begins at 10:00 PM ET and airs on ESPNU.

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ATS Records for New Mexico State and Grand Canyon

New Mexico State Leaders

• Jabari Rice leads the Aggies scoring 13.2 points per game.
• Johnny McCants paces New Mexico State with 6.2 rebounds per game and Evan Gilyard leads the team with 2.9 assists per outing.
• The Aggies are paced by Rice from long distance -- he hits 1.8 shots from downtown per game.
• New Mexico State's steals leader is Gilyard, who grabs 1.0 per game. McCants leads the team averaging 0.9 blocks a contest.

Grand Canyon Leaders

• Asbjorn Midtgaard is at the top of the Antelopes scoring and rebounding leaderboards with 14.1 points per game and 9.8 rebounds per game this season.
• The Grand Canyon leader in assists is Jovan Blacksher Jr. with 5.4 assists per game.
• Alessandro Lever paces the Antelopes with a team-high 1.4 made three-pointers per game.
• The Antelopes leaders in steals and blocks are Blacksher (1.4 steals per game) and Midtgaard (1.3 blocks per game).

New Mexico State vs Grand Canyon: Last 6 Meetings

New Mexico State has taken four of its last six games with Grand Canyon. The Antelopes have a 2-1 record against the spread in those games against the Aggies.

Points Insights

• The Aggies score 10.6 more points per game (71.9) than the Antelopes give up (61.3).
• New Mexico State has a 6-0 record against the spread and a 12-5 record overall when putting up more than 61.3 points.
• Grand Canyon is 3-1 overall and 0-1 against the spread in games when it allows more than 71.9 points.
• The Antelopes put up 12.0 more points per game (75.6) than the Aggies allow (63.6).
• Grand Canyon has compiled a 15-3 overall record and an 8-0 ATS record in games it scores more than 63.6 points.
• New Mexico State is 0-2 against the spread and 1-2 overall when it gives up more than 75.6 points.
• The Aggies have totaled 157 more points than their opponents this season (8.3 per game on average), and the Antelopes have scored 315 more points than their opponents (14.3 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Aggies average 33.3 rebounds per game, -5.8 boards per contest fewer than the Antelopes.
• When Grand Canyon earns the rebounding advantage they are 7-4 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, New Mexico State is 1-3.
• The Aggies average 11.3 offensive boards per game, outgaining the Antelopes by 1.3 rebounds per contest.
• The Aggies are 3-3 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Antelopes are 1-2 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• Both teams thrive on the boards. New Mexico State records an average rebounding margin of +6.6 rebounds per game. Grand Canyon averages a margin of +9.3 rebounds.