San Jose State Spartans vs Wyoming Cowboys Prediction, 1/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose State Spartans vs Wyoming Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Location: Arena Auditorium in Laramie, WY

TV: ESPN+

The Wyoming Cowboys (7-5) will go up against the San Jose State Spartans (7-6) at Arena Auditorium on Tuesday.

The San Jose State Spartans took the court against Santa Clara and earned the victory with a final of 81-78 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Spartans ended up finishing with 13 and Santa Clara recorded 20 personal fouls. They also converted 14 out of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. Santa Clara ended up shooting 60.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 6 of their 10 tries. Furthermore, Santa Clara snagged 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Santa Clara distributed 18 assists and had 2 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defending, San Jose State allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 29 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 21 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned 26 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Spartans buried 16 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 84.2%. San Jose State ended the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (28 of 56) and made 9 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

MJ Amey is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He shot 46.2% from the floor and dished out 5 assists. He played 39 mins and also totaled 9 boards. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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San Jose State steps onto the court with a mark of 7-6 so far this season. They turn it over 10.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.7 personal fouls per contest. As a team, San Jose State is pulling in 33.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 189 assists on the year, which has them ranked 95th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Spartans are shooting 35.2% on 3-pointers (115 of 327) and 67.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.7 points per outing (167th in the country) while connecting on 47.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Spartans are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 203rd in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 157 relinquished so far this season. The Spartans are giving up a FG percentage of 43.7% (332 of 759) and they relinquish 35.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 34.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 188th in D-1 in opponents PPG (71.1).

In their last game, the Wyoming Cowboys took a loss by a score of 78-67 when they faced UTEP. The Cowboys recorded 21 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this contest. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. UTEP committed 28 fouls for this game which took the Cowboys to the charity stripe for 32 tries. They were able to bury 28 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 87.5%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Wyoming made 5 of 22 attempts (22.7%). When all was said and done, the Cowboys ended up shooting 17 out of 50 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.0%. The Cowboys allowed UTEP to make 24 out of their 50 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.0% for the game. They shot 30.8% from three-point range by shooting 4 of 13 and ended up going 26 out of 35 at the charity stripe (74.3%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Wyoming allowed UTEP to collect 27 in total (8 offensive).

Mason Walters ended up being a major contributor for the Cowboys for the matchup. He earned 16 points in his 28 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He converted 5 of 8 for the game for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Wyoming has a record of 7-5 on the campaign. The Cowboys are committing 16.5 fouls per game and they connect on 74.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.2 times per contest (282nd in the country) and they turn it over 15.6 times per game. Wyoming has accumulated 905 pts for the campaign (75.4 per contest) and they pull in 34.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cowboys are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which ranks 101st in the country.

The Wyoming defense surrenders 30.1% from downtown (80 of 266) and their opponents are making 80.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 10.7 dimes and 31.5 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 50th and 45th in Division 1. The Cowboys on the defensive side of the court are 195th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 71.3. They are forcing 14.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (218th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Jose State

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