Colorado State Rams vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 3/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado State Rams vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, NV

TV: CBSSN

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado State (+9)

The San Diego State Aztecs (24-6) will try to defeat the Colorado State Rams (14-17) at Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday. Colorado State opens this game as 9-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 138.5.

The Colorado State Rams faced off with New Mexico and took home the win by a score of 92-84 in their last contest. Colorado State wrapped up the game with a 58.2% field goal percentage (32 of 55) and converted 11 of their 20 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Rams knocked down 17 of their 21 tries for a rate of 81.0%. Concerning hauling in boards, they earned 35 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 22 dimes for the game as well as creating 5 turnovers and earning 1 steal. When discussing the defense, Colorado State allowed the other team to go 44.8% from the field on 30 out of 67 shooting. New Mexico distributed 11 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. In addition, New Mexico collected 24 rebounds (9 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. New Mexico shot 78.3% from the charity stripe by converting 18 of their 23 attempts. They also knocked down 6 of 17 attempts from long range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Rams ended up with 17 and New Mexico totaled 19 personal fouls.

John Tonje is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He finished 58.3% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up with 24 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Colorado State comes into this one with a record of 14-17 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Colorado State is grabbing 30.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 523 dimes for the season, which ranks 15th in the nation in terms of passing. The Rams are connecting on 36.6% on shots from downtown (239 of 653) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.0 points per outing (150th in D-1) while hitting 49.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Rams are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 171st in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 394 surrendered so far this year. The Rams defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.8% (782 of 1,745) and they concede 32.8 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 234th in D-1 in opponents points per game (71.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the San Diego State Aztecs got the victory with a final of 67-50 when they played Wyoming. In the matter of rebounding, San Diego State permitted Wyoming to snag 23 in total (7 on the offensive side). They shot 38.1% from beyond the arc by hitting 8 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 9 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Aztecs permitted Wyoming to convert 18 of 53 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.0% in the game. Overall, the Aztecs went 23 for 54 from the field which had them shooting 42.6%. In relation to shots from downtown, San Diego State knocked down 8 of 17 tries (47.1%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 86.7%. Wyoming committed 14 fouls in this matchup which took the Aztecs to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Aztecs were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the contest.

Jaedon Ledee ended up having an impact for the Aztecs in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 9 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 88.9%, and had 8 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points in his 24 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest.

San Diego State has a mark of 24-6 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Aztecs are hitting on 45.2% from the floor, which is 155th in Division 1. San Diego State has scored 2,188 points so far this year (72.9 per game) and they collect 35.4 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 13.7 times per game (137th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per game. The Aztecs are committing 16.4 fouls every game and they go 73.1% from the charity stripe.

The San Diego State defense concedes 29.8% on 3-point shots (198 of 664) and opponents are converting on 74.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 10.9 dimes and 30.8 total boards per game, which ranks 49th and 19th in those categories on the defensive end. The Aztecs on the defensive side of the court are 36th in the country in PPG given up with 64.4. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (82nd in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado State (+9)

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