Boise State Broncos vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 1/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boise State Broncos vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Friday, January 5, 2024

Location: Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Jose State Spartans (7-7) will go up against the Boise State Broncos (9-4) at Provident Credit Union Event Center on Friday.

The Boise State Broncos played Utah Valley and took home the win by a score of 85-63 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Broncos finished with 24 while Utah Valley had 22 fouls. They made 2 of their 15 shots from downtown. Utah Valley ended up shooting 67.6% at the free throw line by burying 23 of 34 shots. Additionally, Utah Valley collected 21 boards (8 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't have a block. Utah Valley recorded 8 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Boise State allowed 38.0% from the field on 19 of 50 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists for the matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 36 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Broncos converted 18 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Boise State walked away from the contest with a 55.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 56) and converted 5 of 12 3-point shots.

Max Rice is a guy who came through in the matchup. He left the arena with 22 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and snagged 2 boards. He finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and earned 3 assists.

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Boise State heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 9-4 for the year. They have an average of 75.8 pts per game (168th in college basketball) while hitting 46.2% from the floor. The Broncos are hitting 34.1% on 3-pointers (98 of 287) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boise State is snagging 37.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 170 dimes this year, which ranks 262nd in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a group they commit 16.6 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Broncos are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 40th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 141 relinquished so far this season. The Broncos are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (309 of 721) and they surrender 30.4 boards per contest as a squad. They relinquish 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 66th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (65.6).

In their last game, the San Jose State Spartans took a loss by a score of 75-73 when they faced Wyoming. In regard to team rebounding, San Jose State allowed Wyoming to pull down 29 overall (5 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 4 of 12 and finished the contest at 23 of 25 at the charity stripe (92.0%). The Spartans permitted Wyoming to knock down 24 of 57 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 42.1% for this contest. When the game finished, the Spartans went 26 for 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.1%. In relation to three-point shots, San Jose State made 12 out of 31 tries (38.7%). They were able to bury 9 of those for a rate of 75.0%. Wyoming was called for 10 personal fouls in this game which got the Spartans to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 2 steals in the game. The Spartans were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the matchup.

Alvaro Cardenas ended up having an impact for the Spartans for the matchup. He scored 21 points in his 39 minutes on the court and accounted for 4 dimes for this game. He made 8 out of 13 for this contest for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and earned 9 rebounds.

San Jose State has a record of 7-7 this year. The Spartans commit 16.7 fouls every game and they go 67.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.1 times per contest (144th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.7 times per contest. San Jose State has scored 1,057 pts so far this season (75.5 per game) and they collect 33.9 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Spartans are shooting 46.9% from the field, which is ranked 84th in college basketball.

The Spartans on the defensive end are ranked 181st in college hoops in points given up per game with 71.4. They are able to force 11.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (228th in the nation). The San Jose State defense concedes 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (91 of 268) and their opposition makes 71.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 11.9 assists and 35.4 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 126th and 205th in Division 1.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take San Jose State and under the total points

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