San Diego State Aztecs vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 2/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego State Aztecs vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Location: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, UT

TV: ESPN+

The San Diego State Aztecs (18-5) are traveling to Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Wednesday where they will take on the Utah State Aggies (19-5).

The San Diego State Aztecs faced Boise State and earned the victory with a final of 72-52 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Aztecs finished with 17 and Boise State totaled 21 fouls. They converted 2 of their 18 attempts from 3-point range. Boise State ended up shooting 63.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 19 attempts. On top of that, Boise State pulled down 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Boise State recorded 8 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. Concerning the defense, San Diego State allowed the other team to shoot 36.5% from the floor on 19 of 52 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Aztecs converted 16 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 69.6%. San Diego State wrapped up the contest with a 51.0% FG percentage (26 out of 51) and made 4 of their 18 3-point shots.

Keshad Johnson is one guy who came through in this game. He left the arena with 10 points on 5 of 5 shooting. He saw the court for 23 minutes played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 100.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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San Diego State enters this matchup with a mark of 18-5 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 16.7 fouls every game. As a unit, San Diego State is snagging 35.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 315 dimes so far this season, which is 181st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Aztecs are hitting 35.7% on shots from 3-point land (172 of 482) and 73.5% from the free throw line. They average 74.8 pts per contest (110th in the country) while going 45.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Aztecs are able to force 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 fouls. They are surrendering 30.1% on 3-pointers and they are 67th in college basketball in PPG allowed (65.7). The Aztecs defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.8% (541 of 1,265) and they concede 30.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 47th in college hoops in allowing assists with 254 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Utah State Aggies went home victorious with a score of 88-79 against Colorado State. In reference to rebounds, Utah State allowed Colorado State to collect 23 in total (3 on the offensive side). They finished 17.6% from 3-point land by going 3 of 17 and ended up going 12 out of 14 from the charity stripe (85.7%). The Aggies allowed Colorado State to knock down 32 of their 58 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 55.2% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Aggies went 29 out of 57 from the field which had them sitting at 50.9%. Regarding three-point attempts, Utah State made 18 out of 39 attempts (46.2%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Colorado State committed 17 personal fouls in the game which got the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They also coughed it up 12 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. The Aggies were able to corral 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this game.

Steven Ashworth was important for the Aggies in this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 19 for this game giving him a rate of 47.4%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He had 26 points in his 37 minutes on the court and earned 4 assists in this matchup.

Utah State has a mark of 19-5 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aggies are connecting on 48.6% from the field, which is 18th in the nation. Utah State has scored 1,929 pts for the campaign (80.4 per contest) and they grab 35.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 17.4 times per contest (9th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.2 times per game. The Aggies commit 16.7 fouls every game and they shoot 75.7% from the charity stripe.

The Utah State defense gives up 36.9% from downtown (177 of 480) and their opposition knocks down 75.1% of their free throw shots. They have given up 12.5 dimes and 30.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 170th and 17th in college basketball. The Aggies on defense are ranked 236th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 71.4. They are forcing 11.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (178th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego State

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