San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 2/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Friday, February 4, 2022

Location: Moby Arena in Fort Collins, CO

TV: FS1

The Colorado State Rams (16-3) welcome the San Diego State Aztecs (12-5) at Moby Arena on Friday.

The San Diego State Aztecs faced off with New Mexico and went home with a win by a final score of 72-47 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Aztecs ended up with 15 and New Mexico had 16 personal fouls. They converted 7 out of their 22 tries from three-point range. New Mexico ended up shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by burying 8 of their 10 attempts. Furthermore, New Mexico snagged 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. New Mexico doled out 8 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. In the matter of defending, San Diego State let their opponent shoot 30.8% from the floor on 16 of 52 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 12 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 35 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Aztecs knocked down 11 of 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. San Diego State ended having earned a 44.8% FG percentage (26 out of 58) and converted 9 of their 20 shots from downtown.

Keshad Johnson is one player who had an impact in this game. He went 60.0% from the field and earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 26 mins and also snagged 10 rebounds. He scored 14 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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San Diego State enters this game with a win-loss mark of 12-5 on the campaign. They are averaging 64.6 pts per contest (321st in the country) while hitting 42.5% from the field. The Aztecs are shooting 33.4% on shots from distance (99 of 296) and 66.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, San Diego State is grabbing 36.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 203 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 333rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.9 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Aztecs are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They give up 28.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 4th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (56.8). The Aztecs defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 36.9% (346 of 937) and they surrender 34.5 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 6th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 171 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Colorado State Rams went home defeated by a final of 84-78 when they faced Wyoming. In the matter of attacking the glass, Colorado State allowed Wyoming to grab 32 in total (3 on the offensive glass). They shot 42.9% from behind the 3-point line via 9 of 21 and ended up going 19 of 24 at the charity stripe (79.2%). The Rams allowed Wyoming to make 28 of 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.8% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Rams finished the game shooting 32 out of 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Colorado State converted 6 of 20 attempts (30.0%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. Wyoming committed 16 fouls for the contest which took the Rams to the free throw line for 11 shots. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. The Rams recorded 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for the contest.

David Roddy was important for the Rams in this matchup. He totaled 23 points in his 32 mins on the court and tallied 2 assists in this game. He buried 9 out of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Colorado State has a win-loss record of 16-3 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Rams are connecting on 49.6% from the floor, which is 5th in D-1. Colorado State has earned 1,487 pts this year (78.3 per game) and they collect 33.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.1 times per game (62nd in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per game. The Rams are committing 15.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.9% from the charity stripe.

The Rams defensively are ranked 148th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 67.7. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (196th in college basketball). The Colorado State defense concedes 33.2% on 3-point shots (163 of 491) and opponents are converting on 70.1% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 11.3 dimes and 31.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is 79th and 38th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego State

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