Fresno State Bulldogs vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fresno State Bulldogs vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: ExtraMile Arena in Boise, ID

TV: ESPN+

The Fresno State Bulldogs (5-16) are headed to ExtraMile Arena on Saturday where they will meet the Boise State Broncos (14-7).

The Fresno State Bulldogs faced Wyoming and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-72 in their last game. Fresno State ended the game having earned a 40.9% field goal percentage (27 of 66) and made 5 of their 22 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs made 13 of 19 attempts for a rate of 68.4%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 13 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 13 steals. Concerning the defense, Fresno State let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the field on 28 of 57 shooting. Wyoming totaled 23 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Moreover, Wyoming collected 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Wyoming finished shooting 76.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of their 13 tries. They converted 17 of their 36 tries from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Bulldogs left the arena with 14 and Wyoming accumulated 20 personal fouls.

Jalen Weaver is one player who was important in this contest. He ended up shooting 42.9% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists. He played for 39 minutes and also snagged 6 rebounds. He accounted for 23 points on 9 of 21 shooting.

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Fresno State will enter this matchup with a mark of 5-16 this season. They average 72.3 pts per game (241st in D-1) while connecting on 40.6% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 31.1% on shots from beyond the arc (146 of 470) and 68.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Fresno State is pulling in 35.4 boards per game and has accounted for 238 dimes for the season, which is 330th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.3 fouls per game.

On defense, the Bulldogs are able to force 13.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are conceding 34.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 354th in college in PPG allowed (81.6). The Bulldogs are giving up a FG percentage of 46.4% (638 of 1,374) and they relinquish 42.4 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 353rd in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 350 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Boise State Broncos walked away with a victory by a final of 66-56 when they played Nevada. The Broncos snagged 19 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 in the game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. Nevada had 24 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Broncos to the charity stripe for a total of 26 shots. They were able to bury 18 of those for a rate of 69.2%. In terms of shots from distance, Boise State knocked down 8 of 25 attempts (32.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Broncos shot 20 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.8%. The Broncos permitted Nevada to convert 17 of their 42 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 40.5% for this game. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from distance by going 6 of 18 and finished the game at 16 of 24 at the free throw line (66.7%). In regard to team rebounding, Boise State permitted Nevada to collect 26 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Javan Buchanan ended up having an impact for the Broncos for this game. He recorded 19 points in his 30 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He knocked down 7 of 12 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 5 rebounds.

Boise State has a mark of 14-7 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Broncos are shooting 47.6% from the floor, which ranks them 53rd in college hoops. Boise State has totaled 1,620 points for the season (77.1 per contest) and they pull down 36.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.0 times per contest (104th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.2 times per contest. The Broncos are committing 15.9 fouls every game and they shoot 77.2% from the free throw line.

The Broncos are ranked 55th in the country in points given up per game with 66.9. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (157th in the nation). The Boise State defense gives up 34.5% from downtown (151 of 438) and their opposition makes 68.8% of their foul shots. They give up 10.8 assists and 28.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 32nd and 3rd in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boise State

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