San Diego State Aztecs vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 2/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego State Aztecs vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Location: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, UT

TV: ESPN+

Dee Glen Smith Spectrum is the site where the Utah State Aggies (21-5) will try to beat the San Diego State Aztecs (20-6) on Tuesday.

The San Diego State Aztecs played New Mexico and took home the win by a score of 81-70 in their last contest. San Diego State walked away from the game with a 56.9% field goal percentage (29 out of 51) and buried 7 out of their 17 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Aztecs made 16 of their 23 tries for a rate of 69.6%. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 28 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 20 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In relation to defending, San Diego State let their opponent shoot 35.5% from the field on 22 out of 62 shooting. New Mexico doled out 6 dimes and had 11 steals in the matchup. In addition, New Mexico totaled 31 rebounds (14 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. New Mexico walked away from this one shooting 91.3% when shooting free throws by converting 21 of their 23 attempts. They also knocked down 5 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Aztecs finished with 22 and New Mexico had 17 personal fouls.

Jaedon Ledee is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He racked up 23 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and snagged 3 rebounds. He shot 70.0% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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San Diego State will enter this contest with a mark of 20-6 this year. They are averaging 75.8 pts per game (120th in D-1) while shooting 45.4% from the floor. The Aztecs are shooting 32.7% on shots from downtown (185 of 565) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, San Diego State is pulling down 37.0 boards per game and is sitting with 335 dimes so far this year, which is 204th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.7 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Aztecs are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers every game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They currently rank 90th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 303 conceded on the season. The Aztecs defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.6% (606 of 1,491) and they surrender 32.8 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 30.2% on shots from downtown while they are 53rd in D-1 in opponents points per game (66.9).

For their last game, the Utah State Aggies took a defeat with a final score of 75-55 when they faced Colorado State. In reference to rebounding, Utah State allowed Colorado State to snag 42 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 17.4% from three-point range by connecting on 4 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). The Aggies permitted Colorado State to make 28 of 62 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.2% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Aggies finished shooting 22 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Utah State made 4 of 15 attempts (26.7%). They were able to bury 7 of those for a rate of 50.0%. Colorado State earned 15 fouls for this contest which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Aggies snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the matchup.

Great Osobor pitched in for the Aggies for this contest. He made 6 of 13 for this game for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and had 13 rebounds. He had 15 points in his 34 mins on the court and accounted for 3 dimes in this matchup.

Utah State has a win-loss mark of 21-5 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Aggies are hitting on 49.4% from the floor, which ranks 14th in the country. Utah State has scored 2,082 points this season (80.1 per contest) and they pull in 36.8 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 16.8 times per contest (24th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per contest. The Aggies are committing 17.4 personal fouls every game and they go 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The Aggies on the defensive side of the court are 112th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 69.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (145th in college hoops). The Utah State defense concedes 28.2% on three-point shots (156 of 554) and opponents are converting on 72.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.3 dimes and 32.2 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 130th and 50th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego State

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