Colorado State Rams vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 1/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado State Rams vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

Provident Credit Union Event Center is where the San Jose State Spartans (7-6) will play the Colorado State Rams (12-1) on Saturday.

The Colorado State Rams took the court against Utah State and notched a win by a score of 77-72 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Rams ended up finishing with 20 while Utah State totaled 19 fouls. They buried 4 of their 18 attempts from long range. Utah State ended up going 81.8% when shooting free throws by converting 18 of 22 attempts. Additionally, Utah State collected 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Utah State recorded 10 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Colorado State allowed 45.5% from the floor on 25 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Rams made 17 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 85.0%. Colorado State ended the contest with a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 of 54) and converted 10 of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter.

David Roddy is one player who was a factor for this contest. He finished with 24 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He shot 69.2% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Colorado State heads into this contest with a mark of 12-1 on the season. They are giving up possession 10.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Colorado State is grabbing 32.2 rebounds per game and has totaled 201 assists on the season, which has them ranked 170th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Rams are shooting 39.6% from downtown (113 of 285) and 81.4% from the free throw line. They average 79.0 pts per game (40th in college hoops) while connecting on 50.0% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rams are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers every game while drawing 18.2 fouls. They rank 47th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 146 relinquished for the campaign. The Rams defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.8% (325 of 759) and they surrender 31.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 32.3% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 158th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (67.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the San Jose State Spartans took a defeat with a final score of 79-59 when they faced Fresno State. The Spartans collected 17 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 21 in the game. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. Fresno State earned 13 personal fouls for this game which took the Spartans to the free throw line for 15 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of them for a percentage of 60.0%. With respect to three-point shots, San Jose State buried 8 of their 22 attempts (36.4%). When all was said and done, the Spartans went 21 out of 50 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.0%. The Spartans permitted Fresno State to convert 31 of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 52.5% for this game. They finished 37.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 9 out of 24 and finished the game at 8 of 13 at the free throw line (61.5%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, San Jose State allowed Fresno State to pull down 39 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Omari Moore ended up having an impact for the Spartans for this contest. He totaled 11 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes in this game. He knocked down 4 of 8 in this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

San Jose State has a mark of 7-6 this season. As an offense, the Spartans are connecting on 45.2% from the field, which is 139th in the nation. San Jose State has 934 pts for the campaign (71.8 per contest) and they pull in 35.0 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.5 times per game (106th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. The Spartans are committing 16.3 fouls per game and they hit 65.7% from the charity stripe.

The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 203rd in the nation in points allowed per game with 69.4. They are able to force 10.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (232nd in D-1). The San Jose State defense allows 30.8% on 3-pointers (76 of 247) and opponents are knocking down 70.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 13.9 dimes and 36.5 boards per game, which has them ranked 278th and 268th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Jose State

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