NIT - New Mexico Lobos vs. California Golden Bears

The New Mexico Lobos owned a dominant 22-8-1 ATS mark on the year and look to continue that in first-round NIT action against the California Golden Bears Wednesday at Haas Pavilion.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

J.R. Giddens led the way for New Mexico with 28 points and 17 rebounds in its 82-80 overtime loss to Utah in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Thursday night.

Utah covered as 4.5-point underdogs as the game played over the 130-point total listed by sportsbooks.

California fell 88-66 to UCLA in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 Tournament on Thursday, as 12.5-point underdogs. The 154 points made it OVER the posted total of 140.

Ryan Anderson led California with 15 points from 5-for-10 shooting from the field.

Team records:
New Mexico: 24-8 SU, 22-8-1 ATS
California: 16-15 SU, 15-13 ATS

New Mexico most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 10-0
After playing Utah are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

California most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
After playing UCLA are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New Mexico's last 10 games on the road
New Mexico is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
New Mexico is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
New Mexico is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of California's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of California's last 7 games at home
California is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
California is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home

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