Utah State Aggies vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 2/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah State Aggies vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Location: Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA

TV: CBSSN

The Utah State Aggies (15-11) are en route to Viejas Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the San Diego State Aztecs (15-6).

The Utah State Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against Nevada and ended up losing by a score of 85-72 in their last game. Utah State walked away from the contest with a 41.4% FG percentage (24 of 58) and knocked down 6 out of their 23 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Aggies converted 18 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 78.3%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 33 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 16 dimes for the contest while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about the defense, Utah State let their opponent shoot 47.5% from the field on 29 of 61 shooting. Nevada doled out 17 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Additionally, Nevada collected 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Nevada finished the game at 65.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 26 attempts. They also converted 10 out of their 20 tries from long range. With respect to personal fouls, the Aggies finished with 21 while Nevada had 20 personal fouls.

Brandon Horvath is a guy who was a contributor for this game. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and also grabbed 8 boards. He accounted for 29 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Utah State heads into this one with a mark of 15-11 on the year. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.5 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Utah State is grabbing 35.6 boards per game and is sitting with 469 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 4th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Aggies are hitting 34.6% on shots from distance (208 of 602) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.7 points per game (71st in D-1) while connecting on 48.3% from the field.

On defense, the Aggies are able to force 12.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.2 fouls. They relinquish 34.5% on three-point shots and they are 149th in college basketball in points per game allowed (67.8). The Aggies defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (623 of 1,473) and they concede 31.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 293rd in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 349 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the San Diego State Aztecs took home the win by a final score of 76-64 when they played Air Force. The Aztecs earned 21 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. Air Force committed 21 personal fouls for the contest which took the Aztecs to the charity stripe for 27 shots. They were able to knock down 21 of those for a percentage of 77.8%. In regard to three-point attempts, San Diego State made 5 of their 10 attempts (50.0%). Overall, the Aztecs finished 25 for 40 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 62.5%. The Aztecs permitted Air Force to make 24 of 49 tries from the field which had them shooting 49.0% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 22.2% from three-point range by going 4 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 15 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, San Diego State allowed Air Force to pull down 16 overall (3 offensive).

Nathan Mensah ended up being a factor for the Aztecs for this contest. He recorded 14 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes for this game. He knocked down 6 of 7 for the matchup giving him a rate of 85.7%, and added 6 rebounds.

San Diego State has a win-loss record of 15-6 for the year. The Aztecs are responsible for committing 17.0 fouls per game and they hit 68.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.8 times per contest (272nd in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. San Diego State has 1,369 pts this season (65.2 per game) and they collect 35.6 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Aztecs are connecting on 42.6% from the field, which has them ranked 261st in the nation.

The San Diego State defense concedes 29.9% on shots from 3-point land (128 of 428) and their opposition makes 67.8% of their foul shots. They concede 10.4 assists and 33.5 boards per game, ranking them 40th and 110th in the country. The Aztecs defensively are ranked 3rd in D-1 in PPG allowed with 57.8. They are able to force 14.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.1% from the field (11th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego State

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