Wyoming Cowboys vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 1/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wyoming Cowboys vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Utah State Aggies (14-1) welcome the Wyoming Cowboys (8-7) at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Tuesday.

The Wyoming Cowboys took the court against New Mexico and ended up losing by a score of 77-60 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Cowboys finished with 17 and New Mexico recorded 19 personal fouls. They made 3 of 13 shots from three-point range. New Mexico finished the contest at 63.6% at the charity stripe by making 14 of their 22 attempts. On top of that, New Mexico snagged 32 boards (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. New Mexico dished out 12 dimes and had 16 steals in the game. When discussing defense, Wyoming allowed 43.5% from the floor on 30 of 69 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes for the game while forcing 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 34 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cowboys buried 14 of 19 shots for a rate of 73.7%. Wyoming finished the game having earned a 41.2% field goal percentage (21 out of 51) and converted 4 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land.

Sam Griffin is one player who came through for this contest. He finished 31.3% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He played for 39 minutes played and also collected 6 boards. He left the arena with 18 points on 5 out of 16 shooting.

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Wyoming will take the court with a win-loss record of 8-7 on the year. They are turning it over 15.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.6 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Wyoming is snagging 34.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 177 dimes this year, which has them ranked 285th in the country in terms of passing. The Cowboys are connecting on 38.8% on 3-pointers (106 of 273) and 75.6% from the free throw line. They average 73.9 pts per contest (207th in college basketball) on 45.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Cowboys are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 20.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 133rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 176 relinquished for the season. The Cowboys defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (402 of 910) and they concede 33.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 233rd in college basketball in opponents PPG (73.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Utah State Aggies got the victory with a final of 77-72 when they played Colorado State. The Aggies snagged 31 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 5 steals in this game. Colorado State earned 21 personal fouls for this contest which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They were able to make 20 of them for a percentage of 87.0%. In relation to shots from downtown, Utah State made 5 of their 18 attempts (27.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Aggies finished the game shooting 26 for 59 from the field which had them at 44.1%. The Aggies permitted Colorado State to make 30 out of 67 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.8% in the game. They finished shooting 33.3% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 4 of 11 from the free throw line (36.4%). When talking about rebounds, Utah State allowed Colorado State to get 27 overall (8 offensive).

Great Osobor ended up being a major contributor for the Aggies for the game. He knocked down 6 of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 14 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and accounted for 3 assists in the game.

Utah State has a win-loss mark of 14-1 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Aggies are shooting 50.1% from the floor, which ranks 13th in D-1. Utah State has tallied 1,222 pts so far this season (81.5 per game) and they grab 38.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 17.1 times per contest (28th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.5 times per game. The Aggies commit 17.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 69.5% from the charity stripe.

The Utah State defense concedes 27.4% on 3-point attempts (85 of 310) and their opponents are converting on 69.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 11.2 assists and 31.1 rebounds every game, which ranks 68th and 28th in college hoops. The Aggies are ranked 64th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 65.7. They are able to force 14.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (133rd in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah State

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