Utah State Aggies vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah State Aggies vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Moby Arena in Fort Collins, CO

TV: fuboTV

Moby Arena is the location where the Colorado State Rams (10-13) will go up against the Utah State Aggies (18-5) on Saturday.

The Utah State Aggies took the court against New Mexico and walked away with a win by a score of 84-73 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Aggies finished with 13 and New Mexico finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They also converted 4 of their 11 attempts from beyond the perimeter. New Mexico finished the game shooting 68.8% at the free throw line by making 11 of their 16 tries. In addition, New Mexico grabbed 25 boards (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. New Mexico dished out 7 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Pertaining to defending, Utah State allowed 49.2% from the floor on 29 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes in the game while creating 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 30 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Aggies converted 27 of 31 shots for a rate of 87.1%. Utah State ended having earned a 46.3% FG percentage (25 out of 54) and buried 7 of 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Sean Bairstow is one player who played a role for the game. He scored 20 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He played for 37 minutes and grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists.

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Utah State enters this game with a win-loss mark of 18-5 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.8 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Utah State is collecting 35.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 394 assists for the season, which has them ranked 10th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Aggies are connecting on 41.5% on shots from downtown (228 of 549) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 80.0 points per game (25th in the nation) while hitting 48.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Aggies are able to force 11.3 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are conceding 37.6% on three-point shots and they are 226th in the nation in PPG allowed (71.0). The Aggies are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (585 of 1,364) and they surrender 31.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 174th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 282 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Colorado State Rams took a loss by a final score of 83-71 against UNLV. In reference to how they rebounded, Colorado State allowed UNLV to get 34 in all (10 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 40.7% from distance by shooting 11 of 27 and ended up shooting 14 out of 22 at the free throw line (63.6%). The Rams permitted UNLV to knock down 29 out of their 61 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 47.5% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Rams went 22 out of 50 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.0%. When talking about shots from downtown, Colorado State made 5 out of 17 tries (29.4%). They were able to convert 22 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 81.5%. UNLV earned 22 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Rams to the charity stripe for 27 attempts. They also gave up possession 12 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Rams were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this matchup.

Isaiah Stevens was important for the Rams for the game. He had 18 points in his 26 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes for this game. He buried 5 out of 11 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 2 rebounds.

Colorado State has a mark of 10-13 on the year. The Rams are committing 16.5 fouls every game and they hit 73.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 17.7 times per game (6th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per contest. Colorado State has 1,697 pts this year (73.8 per contest) and they snag 30.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Rams are shooting 48.5% from the field, which has them ranked 20th in the nation.

The Rams on defense are ranked 254th in college basketball in points given up per game with 71.9. They are forcing 12.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the field (271st in the nation). The Colorado State defense gives up 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (209 of 561) and their opponents are converting on 72.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.4 dimes and 34.0 boards per game, which ranks 171st and 181st in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado State

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