New Mexico vs. Colorado State prediction: Why New Mexico is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/6/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Tuesday at 9:00 PM ET as New Mexico locks horns with Colorado State in men's college basketball action at Moby Arena.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model gives New Mexico a slight edge with a 54% win probability over Colorado State.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Tuesday's New Mexico vs. Colorado State matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

New Mexico vs. Colorado State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Tuesday's NCAA basketball matchup between New Mexico and Colorado State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives New Mexico a 54% chance of beating Colorado State. Our predicted final score has New Mexico winning 73-72.

According to our model, Colorado State (+1.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 144.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

New Mexico vs. Colorado State odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

New Mexico vs. Colorado State picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Over 144.5 total points.

New Mexico vs. Colorado State game-day updates and essential details

Tuesday's men's college basketball matchup between Colorado State and New Mexico at Moby Arena is scheduled to begin at 9:00 PM ET.

• Who: New Mexico vs. Colorado State
• Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
• Time: 9:00 PM ET/6:00PM PT
• Venue: Moby Arena

Conclusion

We predict New Mexico, with a 54% win probability, will likely beat Colorado State on Tuesday.

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