San Jose State Spartans vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose State Spartans vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, UT

TV: fuboTV

Dee Glen Smith Spectrum is the location where the Utah State Aggies (15-4) will attempt to defeat the San Jose State Spartans (12-7) on Saturday.

The San Jose State Spartans stepped onto the hardwood against New Mexico and took a loss by a score of 77-57 in their last contest. San Jose State ended the contest with a 33.9% field goal percentage (21 of 62) and knocked down 6 of 32 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Spartans converted 9 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 69.2%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 28 with 7 of them being offensive. They also distributed 11 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning the defense, San Jose State allowed 52.9% from the floor on 27 out of 51 shooting. New Mexico earned 13 dimes and had 1 steal in the game. Furthermore, New Mexico collected 39 boards (7 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't have a block. New Mexico ended up going 76.9% at the free throw line by converting 20 of 26 attempts. They buried 3 out of their 15 shots from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Spartans ended up finishing with 19 and New Mexico totaled 16 fouls.

Omari Moore is someone who had an impact in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 39.1% from the field and earned 5 assists. He was on the court for 36 minutes and snagged 4 boards. He ended up with 24 points on 9 out of 23 shooting.

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San Jose State will enter this contest with a record of 12-7 this season. They turn the ball over 12.4 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.1 fouls per game. As a unit, San Jose State is collecting 37.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 254 dimes for the year, which ranks 165th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Spartans are shooting 33.2% on 3-point shots (145 of 437) and 65.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 67.5 pts per contest (293rd in Division 1) while going 45.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Spartans are forcing their opponents into 7.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.8 fouls. They concede 34.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 97th in college hoops in opponents PPG (66.2). The Spartans defense is giving up a FG percentage of 40.8% (445 of 1,092) and they relinquish 29.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 125th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 220 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Utah State Aggies got the victory with a final of 75-71 when they played UNLV. The Aggies were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the game. They coughed up the ball 21 times, while earning 3 steals for this game. UNLV had 21 fouls for the matchup which got the Aggies to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to convert 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 88.9%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Utah State knocked down 11 of their 25 tries (44.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Aggies ended up shooting 24 out of 47 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.1%. The Aggies allowed UNLV to make 28 of 57 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 49.1% for this contest. They shot 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 out of 18 and finished the contest at 9 of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). When discussing attacking the glass, Utah State permitted UNLV to snag 21 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Taylor Funk ended up having an impact for the Aggies for the game. He totaled 20 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 5 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 11 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 6 rebounds.

Utah State has a win-loss record of 15-4 for the year. The Aggies commit 17.4 fouls per contest while shooting 74.5% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 17.5 times per contest (15th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. Utah State has accounted for 1,537 pts this year (80.9 per contest) and they average 36.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Aggies are connecting on 48.6% from the field, which is 23rd in college hoops.

The Utah State defense gives up 36.6% on 3-point shots (141 of 385) and opponents are connecting on 73.7% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.4 assists and 31.2 rebounds per contest, ranking them 161st and 33rd in college hoops. The Aggies defensively are ranked 235th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 71.0. They are able to force 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (165th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Jose State

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