Wyoming Cowboys vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wyoming Cowboys vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

Provident Credit Union Event Center is the location where the San Jose State Spartans (9-16) will try to beat the Wyoming Cowboys (12-12) on Saturday.

The Wyoming Cowboys took the court against Utah State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-76 in their last game. Wyoming finished the contest having earned a 41.8% field goal percentage (28 of 67) and converted 9 out of their 25 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Cowboys made 11 of 16 attempts for a rate of 68.8%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 13 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to defending, Wyoming let their opponent shoot 56.6% from the floor on 30 of 53 shooting. Utah State doled out 11 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. Additionally, Utah State grabbed 27 rebounds (4 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Utah State finished the game at 71.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 21 tries. They converted 9 out of their 21 tries from long range. In the matter of fouls, the Cowboys ended up finishing with 19 and Utah State totaled 17 fouls.

Brendan Wenzel is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He finished the contest at 44.4% from the field and also recorded 3 dimes. He saw the court for 40 mins played and snagged 5 rebounds. He totaled 24 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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Wyoming will enter this matchup with a mark of 12-12 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.3 fouls every game. As a team, Wyoming is snagging 35.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 282 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 304th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Cowboys are shooting 37.4% on 3-pointers (178 of 476) and 74.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 73.2 pts per game (207th in college hoops) while hitting 45.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cowboys are able to force 11.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They give up 33.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 280th in college basketball in opponents points per game (75.3). The Cowboys defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.6% (669 of 1,467) and they concede 33.4 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 181st in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 314 relinquished for the season.

When they last played, the San Jose State Spartans got the win with a final of 73-66 against Air Force. With respect to how they attacked the glass, San Jose State allowed Air Force to pull down 28 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 36.4% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 22 and finished the game at 18 of 26 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Spartans allowed Air Force to convert 20 out of their 46 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 43.5% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Spartans ended up shooting 25 for 39 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 64.1%. In terms of three-point attempts, San Jose State converted 3 of 8 tries (37.5%). They were able to bury 20 of them for a rate of 76.9%. Air Force was called for 19 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Spartans to the free throw line for 26 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Spartans were able to snag 16 defensive boards and 1 offensive boards for a total of 17 in this game.

MJ Amey pitched in for the Spartans in this game. He made 7 of 12 in the game giving him a rate of 58.3%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He totaled 25 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this contest.

San Jose State has a mark of 9-16 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Spartans are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which is 126th in the nation. San Jose State has 1,794 pts this season (71.8 per game) and they collect 31.9 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.7 times per contest (145th in the country) and they are giving up possession 10.5 times per game. The Spartans commit 16.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 68.8% from the free throw line.

The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 251st in college hoops in points given up per game with 74.2. They are forcing 10.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (338th in college hoops). The San Jose State defense allows 37.8% from downtown (182 of 482) and their opponents are converting on 69.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.7 assists and 35.0 boards per game, which is 263rd and 193rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wyoming

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