San Jose State Spartans vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 2/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose State Spartans vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Friday, February 9, 2024

Location: Moby Arena in Fort Collins, CO

TV: ESPN+

Moby Arena is where the Colorado State Rams (18-5) will play the San Jose State Spartans (8-15) on Friday.

The San Jose State Spartans took the court against Fresno State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-57 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Spartans finished with 19 while Fresno State recorded 14 fouls. They also made 9 of their 24 tries from beyond the arc. Fresno State finished shooting 58.3% at the charity stripe by making 14 of 24 tries. Furthermore, Fresno State pulled down 37 rebounds (7 offensive, 30 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Fresno State earned 17 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Regarding defending, San Jose State let their opponent shoot 39.7% from the field on 23 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and having 2 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected 35 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Spartans made 3 of their 7 tries for a rate of 42.9%. San Jose State finished the contest having earned a 39.3% FG percentage (24 out of 61) and made 6 out of their 18 3-point shots.

Alvaro Cardenas is a guy who was important for this contest. He walked away with 12 points on 6 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and totaled 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 37.5% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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San Jose State comes into this game with a record of 8-15 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 10.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Jose State is pulling in 32.3 rebounds per game and has racked up 320 assists so far this year, which ranks 134th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Spartans are shooting 35.4% from downtown (206 of 582) and 68.5% from the free throw line. They average 72.8 points per contest (224th in Division 1) while hitting 45.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Spartans are able to force 10.6 turnovers every game while drawing 14.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 37.9% on shots from downtown and they are 266th in college hoops in points per game allowed (74.9). The Spartans defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (615 of 1,317) and they relinquish 35.4 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 237th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 306 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Colorado State Rams got the victory with a final of 75-62 when they faced Boise State. When discussing rebounding, Colorado State permitted Boise State to grab 26 overall (8 offensive). They finished 25.0% from distance by hitting 5 of 20 and finished the game at 11 of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). The Rams permitted Boise State to bury 23 of their 56 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 41.1% in this game. In all, the Rams ended up going 27 out of 48 from the floor which had them shooting 56.3%. In the matter of shots from distance, Colorado State made 4 out of 15 tries (26.7%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 89.5%. Boise State earned 19 fouls in the game which got the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Rams earned 23 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for this contest.

Isaiah Stevens was important for the Rams for the matchup. He buried 5 out of 8 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 35 minutes on the court and earned 11 dimes for this game.

Colorado State has a mark of 18-5 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Rams are hitting on 50.6% from the floor, which is 6th in D-1. Colorado State has accounted for 1,830 points on the year (79.6 per contest) and they average 32.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 19.3 times per game (3rd in the country) and they cough up possession 10.2 times per contest. The Rams are responsible for committing 16.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 76.5% from the charity stripe.

The Rams on defense are ranked 106th in college hoops in points given up per game with 69.2. They have forced 12.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (217th in college basketball). The Colorado State defense surrenders 33.0% on 3-point shots (151 of 457) and their opposition makes 75.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 11.8 assists and 32.0 boards every game, which has them ranked 95th and 40th 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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