San Jose State Spartans vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 2/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose State Spartans vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Location: ExtraMile Arena in Boise, ID

TV: ESPN+

ExtraMile Arena is the site where the Boise State Broncos (17-8) will take on the San Jose State Spartans (9-17) on Tuesday.

The San Jose State Spartans faced Wyoming and took a loss by a score of 80-75 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Spartans ended up finishing with 16 while Wyoming accounted for 17 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of 23 shots from 3-point range. Wyoming finished the contest at 80.0% at the free throw line by burying 12 of 15 tries. In addition, Wyoming pulled down 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Wyoming recorded 12 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defending, San Jose State allowed the other team to shoot 51.8% from the field on 29 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected a total of 20 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Spartans made 13 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. San Jose State finished the game having earned a 48.2% FG percentage (27 out of 56) and knocked down 8 out of their 22 shots from distance.

Latrell Davis is one guy who was a factor in this contest. He accounted for 20 points on 7 of 8 shooting. He played 21 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 87.5% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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San Jose State enters this contest with a win-loss record of 9-17 this season. They currently have an average of 71.9 points per outing (241st in the nation) while hitting 45.8% from the field. The Spartans are shooting 35.2% from downtown (223 of 633) and 69.0% from the free throw line. As a team, San Jose State is pulling in 31.6 boards per game and is sitting with 355 dimes on the campaign, which is 150th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.4 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Spartans are able to force 10.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.0 fouls. They surrender 38.0% on 3-point shots and they are 257th in college basketball in opponents points per game (74.4). The Spartans defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.9% (689 of 1,470) and they relinquish 35.1 boards per game as a squad. They rank 255th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 355 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Boise State Broncos took home the win by a final score of 90-66 when they faced Fresno State. The Broncos corralled 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 32 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. Fresno State was called for 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Broncos to the charity stripe for 28 tries. They were able to bury 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Boise State converted 10 of their 24 attempts (41.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Broncos shot 30 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 58.8%. The Broncos allowed Fresno State to convert 25 of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.4% for this game. They shot 36.7% from three-point range by going 11 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 5 of 12 at the free throw line (41.7%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Boise State permitted Fresno State to snag 20 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Tyson Degenhart was important for the Broncos in this game. He made 6 out of 9 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and totaled 9 rebounds. He totaled 24 points in his 32 mins on the court and tallied 1 assist for the game.

Boise State has a win-loss record of 17-8 on the campaign. As an offense, the Broncos are connecting on 45.5% from the floor, which ranks 137th in college hoops. Boise State has accounted for 1,873 points for the campaign (74.9 per game) and they pull in 36.5 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 12.4 times per game (256th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. The Broncos have committed 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they go 72.3% from the free throw line.

The Broncos on the defensive side of the court are 62nd in Division 1 in points given up per game with 67.3. They have forced 11.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the field (206th in college hoops). The Boise State defense concedes 30.8% on 3-point shots (154 of 500) and their opponents are converting on 73.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 11.7 assists and 29.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 83rd and 10th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Jose State

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