Boise State Broncos vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 2/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boise State Broncos vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Friday, February 3, 2023

Location: Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA

TV: fuboTV

Viejas Arena is where the San Diego State Aztecs (17-5) will play the Boise State Broncos (18-5) on Friday.

The Boise State Broncos stepped onto the hardwood against Air Force and earned the victory with a final of 59-52 in their last contest. Boise State ended the game having earned a 43.1% FG percentage (22 of 51) and buried 7 out of their 22 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Broncos buried 8 of their 9 shots for a rate of 88.9%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned 28 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 6 dimes in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to defending, Boise State let their opponent shoot 39.2% from the field on 20 of 51 shooting. Air Force recorded 9 assists and had 3 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Air Force snagged 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Air Force ended up going 80.0% at the charity stripe by making 8 of their 10 attempts. They buried 4 of 24 attempts from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Broncos ended up finishing with 15 while Air Force finished the game with 12 personal fouls.

Max Rice is a player who was a factor for this game. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 36 minutes and pulled down 7 boards. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Boise State will play this game with a win-loss record of 18-5 this year. They are averaging 72.4 pts per game (165th in the nation) while connecting on 45.9% from the field. The Broncos are connecting on 37.4% on three-point attempts (188 of 503) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Boise State is snagging 36.7 boards per game and has totaled 268 dimes this year, which has them ranked 279th in college hoops in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.1 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Broncos are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.1 fouls. They concede 27.5% on 3-pointers and they rank 12th in D-1 in points per game allowed (60.7). The Broncos defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.8% (518 of 1,302) and they concede 31.8 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 20th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 218 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the San Diego State Aztecs took a loss by a final score of 75-66 against Nevada. In the matter of rebounding, San Diego State allowed Nevada to collect 24 in total (3 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 29.4% from beyond the perimeter by going 5 out of 17 and ended up going 20 of 23 from the charity stripe (87.0%). The Aztecs allowed Nevada to knock down 25 out of 50 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in the game. Overall, the Aztecs shot 21 for 48 from the field which had them sitting at 43.8%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, San Diego State converted 7 of their 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to make 17 of them for a clip of 89.5%. Nevada committed 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Aztecs to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. The Aztecs recorded 20 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for the game.

Matt Bradley pitched in for the Aztecs for the matchup. He converted 6 of 14 for this contest giving him a rate of 42.9%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists for the game.

San Diego State has a win-loss mark of 17-5 this season. The Aztecs commit 16.7 fouls per game and they hit 73.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.7 times per contest (143rd in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per game. San Diego State has accounted for 1,649 pts for the year (75.0 per contest) and they grab 35.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Aztecs are shooting 45.6% from the floor, which is ranked 129th in college basketball.

The San Diego State defense concedes 30.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (156 of 507) and opponents are connecting on 74.1% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.2 assists and 31.0 boards per game, which is 69th and 27th in the country. The Aztecs on the defensive end are ranked 90th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 66.4. They have forced 14.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the field (157th in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take San Diego State and under the total points

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