Colorado State Rams vs Fresno State Bulldogs Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado State Rams vs Fresno State Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Fresno State Bulldogs (5-14) will go up against the Colorado State Rams (11-7) at Save Mart Center on Saturday.

The Colorado State Rams stepped onto the hardwood against Wyoming and notched a win by a score of 79-63 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Rams walked away with 16 and Wyoming finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They made 5 of 22 attempts from 3-point land. Wyoming ended up going 80.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of their 10 tries. On top of that, Wyoming grabbed 24 boards (7 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Wyoming earned 4 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. In regard to defense, Colorado State allowed their opponent to shoot 39.7% from the floor on 25 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists in the matchup as well as creating 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they compiled 28 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Rams knocked down 15 of 17 tries for a rate of 88.2%. Colorado State finished the game having earned a 51.9% field goal percentage (28 out of 54) and knocked down 8 of their 24 three-point shots.

Nique Clifford is someone who was important in this matchup. He scored 23 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He played 33 minutes played and pulled down 11 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 5 assists.

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Colorado State enters this one with a win-loss record of 11-7 so far this year. They average 74.1 points per game (205th in D-1) on 46.7% from the field. The Rams are hitting 32.3% on shots from downtown (146 of 452) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Colorado State is collecting 36.1 rebounds per contest and has totaled 304 dimes this year, which has them ranked 65th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.8 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Rams are able to force 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.4 fouls. They give up 34.2% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 89th in college in opponents PPG (68.3). The Rams are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.5% (435 of 1,049) and they surrender 34.1 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 36th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 201 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Fresno State Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 95-67 when they played New Mexico. The Bulldogs pulled down 24 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. New Mexico was called for 15 fouls in the game which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. When discussing three-point shots, Fresno State knocked down 5 out of their 25 tries (20.0%). Overall, the Bulldogs finished 25 for 69 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.2%. The Bulldogs allowed New Mexico to make 38 out of their 78 attempts from the field which had them at 48.7% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 43.3% from three-point range via 13 of 30 and finished the game at 6 out of 11 from the free throw line (54.5%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Fresno State allowed New Mexico to get 48 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Brian Amuneke was important for the Bulldogs for the contest. He made 4 out of 8 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He racked up 18 points in his 23 mins of playing time and earned 2 dimes in the matchup.

Fresno State has a win-loss record of 5-14 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are connecting on 40.4% from the floor, which ranks 347th in college. Fresno State has accumulated 1,383 points for the campaign (72.8 per game) and they pull in 35.7 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.4 times per contest (331st in the country) and they turn it over 12.9 times per contest. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 16.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 68.0% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 354th in the nation in points given up per game with 82.2. They are able to force 13.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the floor (319th in D-1). The Fresno State defense gives up 33.9% on three-point shots (172 of 508) and their opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 16.4 assists and 43.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is 352nd and 364th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado State

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