Boise State Broncos vs Wyoming Cowboys Prediction, 12/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boise State Broncos vs Wyoming Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Location: Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, WY

TV: ESPN+

The Wyoming Cowboys (8-5) welcome the Boise State Broncos (10-3) at Arena-Auditorium on Tuesday.

The Boise State Broncos faced off with San Jose State and earned the victory with a final of 73-71 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Broncos ended up with 12 and San Jose State accounted for 10 personal fouls. They also buried 8 of their 20 attempts from 3-point land. San Jose State finished the game at 76.5% at the charity stripe by making 13 of 17 shots. Furthermore, San Jose State snagged 23 rebounds (7 offensive, 16 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. San Jose State doled out 8 assists and had 4 steals for this game. Concerning defending, Boise State let their opponent shoot 46.3% from the field on 25 out of 54 shooting. They also distributed 17 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 33 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Broncos made 8 of 11 shots for a rate of 72.7%. Boise State ended with a 49.2% FG percentage (29 out of 59) and knocked down 7 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc.

Tyson Degenhart is one guy who was important in the matchup. He accounted for 26 points on 10 out of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 39 mins played and pulled down 7 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 47.6% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Boise State will take the court with a win-loss record of 10-3 this season. They are averaging 78.9 points per game (102nd in D-1) while shooting 47.7% from the floor. The Broncos are shooting 30.3% on three-point attempts (79 of 261) and 77.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Boise State is pulling in 38.8 boards per game and has totaled 204 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 98th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 14.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Broncos are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 fouls. They are relinquishing 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 63rd in the nation in points per game allowed (66.2). The Broncos defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 42.0% (320 of 761) and they surrender 29.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 25th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 124 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wyoming Cowboys went home victorious with a score of 66-63 against Nevada. When it comes to how they rebounded, Wyoming permitted Nevada to snag 20 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They went 45.5% from three-point range by going 5 of 11 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Cowboys allowed Nevada to make 21 of their 47 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.7% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Cowboys went 22 for 45 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.9%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Wyoming converted 11 out of 21 attempts (52.4%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 91.7%. Nevada committed 16 fouls for the contest which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 12 tries. They also coughed it up 18 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. The Cowboys were able to collect 15 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 19 in the game.

Obi Agbim ended up having an impact for the Cowboys for this game. He made 7 out of 12 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 2 rebounds. He totaled 18 points in his 37 mins of playing time and added 4 assists for the contest.

Wyoming has a mark of 8-5 this season. The Cowboys have committed 18.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 68.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.9 times per game (317th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest. Wyoming has 950 pts for the year (73.1 per game) and they pull in 37.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Cowboys are shooting 47.2% from the field, which ranks them 91st in the nation.

The Wyoming defense gives up 31.0% on 3-pointers (83 of 268) and opponents are knocking down 74.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 10.2 dimes and 30.3 boards per game, which is ranked 31st and 22nd in those defensive categories. The Cowboys on the defensive side of the court are 172nd in the country in PPG surrendered with 70.8. They are forcing 10.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (174th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wyoming

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