San Jose State Spartans vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 3/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose State Spartans vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Location: Moby Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Colorado State Rams (20-9) will compete against the San Jose State Spartans (13-17) at Moby Arena on Tuesday.

The San Jose State Spartans took the court against UNLV and took a loss by a score of 77-71 in their last contest. San Jose State walked away from the game with a 41.0% FG percentage (25 out of 61) and converted 11 out of their 31 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Spartans converted 10 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 76.9%. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned a total of 30 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 assists in this matchup as well as creating 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about defending, San Jose State let their opponent shoot 50.9% from the field on 28 of 55 shooting. UNLV distributed 11 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. On top of that, UNLV collected 36 rebounds (5 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't have a block. UNLV finished the contest at 76.2% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of 21 attempts. They also knocked down 5 out of their 15 tries from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Spartans ended up with 20 while UNLV finished the game with 14 fouls.

Josh Uduje is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He notched 27 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and pulled down 7 rebounds. He finished the game at 56.3% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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San Jose State comes into this contest with a record of 13-17 so far this year. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a team are committing 15.7 fouls per contest. As a team, San Jose State is grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 393 assists for the year, which ranks 215th in the country in terms of passing. The Spartans are connecting on 34.9% from downtown (245 of 703) and 73.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.0 pts per game (210th in Division 1) while hitting 44.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Spartans are able to force 10.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 310th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 435 relinquished for the year. The Spartans are allowing a FG percentage of 45.8% (825 of 1,802) and they concede 35.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 33.2% from 3-point land while they are 245th in college in opponents points per game (74.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Colorado State Rams got the victory with a final of 93-66 against Utah State. The Rams earned 19 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. Utah State committed 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Rams to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 93.8%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Colorado State made 14 of 21 tries (66.7%). Overall, the Rams went 32 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 58.2%. The Rams allowed Utah State to convert 23 out of their 54 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 42.6% for this contest. They finished shooting 33.3% from downtown by going 7 of 21 and ended up going 13 of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). With respect to team rebounding, Colorado State permitted Utah State to grab 25 in all (9 offensive).

Nique Clifford was important for the Rams for this contest. He converted 10 out of 14 for this game for a rate of 71.4%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 26 points in his 35 mins of playing time and earned 9 dimes in the game.

Colorado State has a win-loss mark of 20-9 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Rams are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 56th in D-1. Colorado State has totaled 2,173 pts for the year (74.9 per contest) and they pull in 35.4 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.9 times per contest (20th in the country) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. The Rams commit 17.4 fouls per game and they go 78.3% from the free throw line.

The Rams on the defensive end are ranked 62nd in college in points given up per game with 67.8. They are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the floor (123rd in Division 1). The Colorado State defense gives up 35.2% on 3-pointers (204 of 580) and opponents are connecting on 67.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 11.1 assists and 31.7 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 31st and 41st in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Jose State

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