Boise State Broncos vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 1/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boise State Broncos vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: Moby Arena in Fort Collins, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Colorado State Rams (11-7) will play the Boise State Broncos (13-6) at Moby Arena on Wednesday.

The Boise State Broncos faced New Mexico and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-65 in their last contest. Boise State finished the contest with a 43.9% FG percentage (25 of 57) and converted 5 of 24 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Broncos converted 10 of 13 tries for a rate of 76.9%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 28 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 16 assists for the contest while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing defending, Boise State let their opponent shoot 54.4% from the field on 31 of 57 shooting. New Mexico distributed 22 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. In addition, New Mexico snagged 27 boards (1 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. New Mexico went 100.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of their 15 attempts. They converted 7 out of their 15 shots from 3-point land. In relation to fouls, the Broncos walked away with 15 while New Mexico recorded 14 fouls.

Javan Buchanan is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He played for 26 minutes and also grabbed 3 boards. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Boise State enters this game with a win-loss record of 13-6 so far this year. They average 78.0 points per outing (100th in the country) while hitting 47.8% from the field. The Broncos are connecting on 32.1% on shots from downtown (134 of 417) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boise State is snagging 37.1 boards per game and has accounted for 292 assists for the year, which ranks 78th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per contest and as a group they are committing 15.7 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Broncos have forced 11.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 fouls. They concede 33.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 64th in college hoops in PPG allowed (67.1). The Broncos defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (464 of 1,077) and they surrender 28.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 35th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 198 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Colorado State Rams walked away with a victory by a final of 79-63 against Wyoming. The Rams snagged 24 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the contest. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. Wyoming earned 18 personal fouls for the game which took the Rams to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.2%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Colorado State converted 8 out of their 24 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Rams finished 28 out of 54 from the field which had them shooting 51.9%. The Rams allowed Wyoming to bury 25 out of 63 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.7% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 22.7% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 22 and ended up going 8 out of 10 at the free throw line (80.0%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Colorado State allowed Wyoming to grab 24 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Nique Clifford ended up being a major contributor for the Rams for the matchup. He recorded 23 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes for this game. He converted 6 out of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 11 rebounds.

Colorado State has a win-loss mark of 11-7 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Rams are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which ranks 96th in the nation. Colorado State has accounted for 1,334 pts on the campaign (74.1 per contest) and they pull in 36.1 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.9 times per contest (33rd in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per game. The Rams commit 17.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.4% from the charity stripe.

The Colorado State defense surrenders 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (129 of 377) and opponents are converting on 66.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.2 assists and 34.1 boards per game, which is 51st and 164th in those categories on the defensive end. The Rams on the defensive end are ranked 92nd in D-1 in PPG allowed with 68.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.5% from the field (87th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boise State

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