Teams looking to punch their ticket to the 2021 Myrtle Beach Invitational championship game meet when the New Mexico State Aggies battle the Utah State Aggies on Friday. Tipoff is set for noon ET from HTC Center in Conway, S.C. New Mexico State is favored by two points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over-Under is set at 133.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

Before making any New Mexico State vs. Utah State picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The model knows Utah State senior forward Justin Bean is a big part of the Aggies' success and leads the team, averaging 26.3 points and 14.3 rebounds per game. His 33-point effort in the win over Penn was his second 30-point game of the season. He also grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds. Bean has scored in double figures 48 times in his career and 20 or more six times.

The model also knows redshirt junior guard Teddy Allen leads New Mexico State, averaging 17 points and five rebounds per game. In the win over Davidson, Allen scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds as the Aggies used a big second-half rally to erase a 33-28 halftime deficit. Allen has scored in double figures in all three games this season and in 32 during his career, with stops at West Virginia and Nebraska before coming to New Mexico State. He was a preseason All-WAC first-team selection by conference coaches.  

Now, it has set its sights on New Mexico State vs. Utah State. It is leaning Over on the total and it also says one side of the spread hits in nearly 70 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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