Boise State Broncos vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 1/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boise State Broncos vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022

Location: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, UT

TV: ESPN+

Dee Glen Smith Spectrum is the site where the Utah State Aggies (10-8) will attempt to beat the Boise State Broncos (13-4) on Thursday.

The Boise State Broncos faced Air Force and went home with a win by a final score of 62-56 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Broncos walked away with 17 while Air Force recorded 23 fouls. They also buried 6 out of their 13 attempts from distance. Air Force ended up going 42.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 14 shots. Additionally, Air Force collected 23 rebounds (7 offensive, 16 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Air Force distributed 12 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. When talking about defense, Boise State allowed 51.2% from the field on 22 out of 43 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists in the game while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 23 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Broncos converted 19 of 32 attempts for a rate of 59.4%. Boise State walked away from the contest having earned a 48.7% FG percentage (19 out of 39) and converted 5 out of their 14 3-pointers.

Tyson Degenhart is a guy who was important for this contest. He racked up 19 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He played 35 minutes and grabbed 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Boise State will enter this matchup with a mark of 13-4 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 69.7 points per outing (235th in college basketball) while connecting on 44.6% from the floor. The Broncos are hitting 34.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (124 of 364) and 60.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Boise State is pulling in 37.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 208 dimes on the season, which ranks 210th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.1 times per game and as a team are committing 15.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Broncos have forced 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.9 fouls. They relinquish 33.0% on 3-point shots and they are 14th in college hoops in PPG allowed (59.1). The Broncos defense is giving up a FG percentage of 40.9% (369 of 903) and they relinquish 29.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 19th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 149 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the Utah State Aggies went home defeated by a final of 61-54 when they faced Fresno State. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Utah State allowed Fresno State to get 28 in total (4 offensive). They finished 35.0% from distance by going 7 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 20 at the free throw line (90.0%). The Aggies allowed Fresno State to bury 18 out of 46 attempts from the floor which had them at 39.1% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Aggies ended up going 22 out of 47 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.8%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Utah State made 2 out of 12 tries (16.7%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 61.5%. Fresno State was called for 16 fouls in this contest which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for 13 attempts. They also turned it over 15 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. The Aggies recorded 21 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 26 for the contest.

Sean Bairstow pitched in for the Aggies in this game. He earned 12 points in his 39 mins on the court and tallied 5 assists for the game. He made 5 of 10 for this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Utah State has a win-loss mark of 10-8 on the campaign. As an offense, the Aggies are shooting 47.9% from the field, which is ranked 29th in Division 1. Utah State has 1,366 pts for the year (75.9 per game) and they collect 35.2 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 17.6 times per game (11th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest. The Aggies are committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they go 73.6% from the free throw line.

The Aggies on defense are ranked 203rd in Division 1 in points given up per game with 69.4. They are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the field (148th in the nation). The Utah State defense concedes 34.6% from downtown (154 of 445) and their opponents are making 77.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 14.3 dimes and 32.3 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 294th and 80th in D-1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah State

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