Colorado State Rams vs Fresno State Bulldogs Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado State Rams vs Fresno State Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Colorado State Rams (16-5) are on their way to Save Mart Center on Saturday where they will go up against the Fresno State Bulldogs (9-12).

The Colorado State Rams took the court against San Diego State and earned the victory with a final of 79-71 in their last contest. Colorado State wrapped up the contest with a 53.8% field goal percentage (28 out of 52) and converted 7 of their 21 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Rams made 16 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 25 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 18 dimes for the contest while forcing 15 turnovers and having 11 steals. In the matter of defense, Colorado State allowed their opponent to shoot 45.0% from the floor on 27 of 60 shooting. San Diego State recorded 14 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. Moreover, San Diego State pulled down 28 rebounds (12 offensive, 16 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. San Diego State finished shooting 100.0% from the charity stripe by making 7 of their 7 tries. They converted 10 out of their 23 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Rams ended up with 11 and San Diego State totaled 16 fouls.

Nique Clifford is one player who was a contributor for the game. He accumulated 20 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 30 mins and pulled down 10 rebounds. He shot 72.7% from the field and also recorded 5 assists.

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Colorado State will enter this game with a mark of 16-5 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per game and as a team are committing 16.7 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Colorado State is pulling down 32.7 boards per contest and has 405 dimes for the year, which is 4th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Rams are shooting 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (174 of 475) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 80.1 points per outing (51st in the nation) while going 50.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Rams are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 16.6 fouls. They surrender 33.2% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 129th in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.9). The Rams are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (534 of 1,208) and they surrender 32.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 114th in the country in giving up assists with 250 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Fresno State Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 78-69 against UNLV. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Fresno State allowed UNLV to collect 31 in all (10 on the offensive side). They finished 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 25 at the free throw line (72.0%). The Bulldogs allowed UNLV to make 27 out of their 60 tries from the floor which left them shooting 45.0% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Bulldogs ended up going 23 for 45 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.1%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Fresno State knocked down 7 of 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.7%. UNLV had 17 personal fouls in the game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They also turned it over 21 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Bulldogs collected 21 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 25 for the game.

Enoch Boakye pitched in for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He earned 16 points in his 34 mins on the court and totaled 1 assist in this game. He made 6 out of 7 in this contest for a rate of 85.7%, and totaled 10 rebounds.

Fresno State has a mark of 9-12 this season. The Bulldogs commit 15.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 66.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.1 times per game (200th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest. Fresno State has accumulated 1,467 pts this season (69.9 per game) and they pull in 32.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulldogs are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which ranks them 41st in Division 1.

The Fresno State defense allows 38.2% on 3-pointers (170 of 445) and opponents are connecting on 66.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.8 assists and 33.7 total rebounds per game, which is 170th and 119th in those categories on the defensive end. The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 230th in college hoops in PPG given up with 73.2. They are forcing their opponents into 11.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (306th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Fresno State

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