Wyoming Cowboys vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 2/23/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wyoming Cowboys vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Location: Moby Arena in Fort Collins, CO

TV: CBSSN

The Colorado State Rams (21-4) will take on the Wyoming Cowboys (22-4) at Moby Arena on Wednesday.

The Wyoming Cowboys took the court against Air Force and walked away with a win by a score of 75-67 in their last contest. Wyoming ended the contest having earned a 51.0% FG percentage (25 out of 49) and converted 3 out of their 17 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Cowboys buried 22 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 11 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 1 steal. With respect to defending, Wyoming allowed 44.1% from the field on 26 of 59 shooting. Air Force recorded 10 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. On top of that, Air Force snagged 22 boards (8 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Air Force finished the contest at 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 6 of 9 attempts. They also converted 9 of 19 shots from three-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Cowboys finished with 13 and Air Force had 26 personal fouls.

Hunter Maldonado is one player who was a factor in the game. He ended up with 29 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 40 minutes and grabbed 7 rebounds. He ended up going 52.9% from the floor and dished out 8 assists.

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Wyoming will play this game with a mark of 22-4 so far this year. They are turning it over 10.9 times per game and as a squad they are committing 14.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Wyoming is grabbing 35.6 rebounds per contest and has racked up 295 dimes this season, which has them ranked 294th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Cowboys are shooting 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (208 of 598) and 72.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.7 points per contest (67th in college hoops) while going 47.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Cowboys have forced 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are 26th in D-1 in giving up assists with 263 surrendered so far this year. The Cowboys defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.7% (644 of 1,544) and they surrender 32.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They concede 29.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 84th in college basketball in points per game allowed (65.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Colorado State Rams took a defeat with a final score of 72-51 when they faced UNLV. The Rams were able to snag 17 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 22 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. UNLV earned 18 fouls in the matchup which took the Rams to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They were able to convert 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Colorado State converted 5 out of 22 attempts (22.7%). Overall, the Rams finished the game shooting 18 out of 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 34.6%. The Rams permitted UNLV to bury 23 of 51 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1% in the game. They finished 37.5% from three-point range by connecting on 9 of 24 and ended up shooting 17 of 24 from the free throw line (70.8%). When talking about team rebounding, Colorado State allowed UNLV to grab 41 in total (10 offensive).

Isaiah Stevens was important for the Rams in this contest. He made 5 out of 13 for the contest for a rate of 38.5%, and earned 2 rebounds. He earned 14 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for the contest.

Colorado State has a record of 21-4 on the season. The Rams have committed 14.9 fouls per game and they go 78.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per game (70th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 9.9 times per game. Colorado State has totaled 1,903 pts this season (76.1 per game) and they collect 32.1 boards per game. As an offense, the Rams are shooting 49.0% from the field, which is ranked 9th in Division 1.

The Rams defensively are ranked 126th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 67.2. They are able to force 12.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (162nd in college basketball). The Colorado State defense gives up 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (212 of 631) and opponents are converting on 71.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.4 assists and 32.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 82nd and 64th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wyoming

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