Utah State Aggies vs Fresno State Bulldogs Prediction, 1/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah State Aggies vs Fresno State Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA

TV: fuboTV

The Utah State Aggies (16-5) are traveling to Save Mart Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Fresno State Bulldogs (7-12).

The Utah State Aggies took the court against San Diego State and ended up losing by a score of 85-75 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Aggies left the arena with 17 and San Diego State totaled 10 personal fouls. They made 12 of their 22 attempts from 3-point range. San Diego State finished the game shooting 85.0% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of 20 attempts. In addition, San Diego State snagged 30 boards (12 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. San Diego State earned 18 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defense, Utah State allowed 48.3% from the field on 28 out of 58 shooting. They also distributed 16 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled 28 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Aggies converted 6 of 10 shots for a rate of 60.0%. Utah State walked away from the game with a 47.5% FG percentage (29 out of 61) and converted 11 out of their 33 shots from downtown.

Taylor Funk is one player who was a factor for the game. He finished the contest at 61.5% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He scored 22 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Utah State will play this contest with a win-loss record of 16-5 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 80.3 pts per contest (24th in Division 1) while shooting 48.7% from the field. The Aggies are shooting 42.1% on 3-pointers (215 of 511) and 74.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Utah State is pulling in 35.4 boards per contest and has tallied 367 dimes so far this year, which ranks 11th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.1 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Aggies have forced 11.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 38.0% on shots from downtown while they are 250th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.8). The Aggies defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.0% (537 of 1,250) and they concede 31.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 214th in college basketball in giving up assists with 267 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Fresno State Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 63-53 when they played Boise State. The Bulldogs recorded 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 27 in the matchup. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. Boise State was called for 13 personal fouls in the game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 7 of the free throws for a clip of 50.0%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Fresno State knocked down 2 of 25 tries (8.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs went 22 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. The Bulldogs permitted Boise State to make 22 of 45 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.9% for the matchup. They shot 53.8% from distance by shooting 7 of 13 and finished the contest at 12 of 13 from the charity stripe (92.3%). When talking about attacking the glass, Fresno State permitted Boise State to grab 27 in total (1 on the offensive side).

Isaiah Hill ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs for the game. He accumulated 14 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 7 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 14 for the contest for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Fresno State has a win-loss record of 7-12 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 42.4% from the floor, which is 294th in Division 1. Fresno State has scored 1,158 pts on the season (60.9 per contest) and they average 31.2 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.4 times per game (313th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per contest. The Bulldogs are committing 15.6 fouls per contest while shooting 73.5% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 31st in the country in PPG surrendered with 62.9. They are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (152nd in college basketball). The Fresno State defense concedes 35.9% on shots from distance (140 of 390) and their opposition makes 73.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.4 assists and 32.7 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 93rd and 95th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah State

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