San Jose State Spartans vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 1/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose State Spartans vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Location: Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Jose State Spartans (10-11) are hitting the road to Viejas Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the San Diego State Aztecs (13-5).

The San Jose State Spartans faced off with Wyoming and took home the win by a score of 67-58 in their last game. San Jose State ended with a 44.2% FG percentage (23 out of 52) and converted 6 of their 14 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Spartans knocked down 15 of 19 tries for a rate of 78.9%. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected a total of 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 13 assists for this game as well as creating 6 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Concerning defense, San Jose State allowed the other team to shoot 33.3% from the field on 23 out of 69 shooting. Wyoming dished out 13 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Wyoming pulled down 36 rebounds (14 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Wyoming walked away from this one shooting 42.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 14 shots. They made 6 out of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. Concerning fouls, the Spartans ended up finishing with 18 while Wyoming totaled 15 fouls.

Latrell Davis is someone who came through for the game. He ended up going 72.7% from the field but didn't record a dime. He was on the court for 26 minutes and totaled 5 boards. He scored 22 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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San Jose State comes into this one with a win-loss record of 10-11 for the year. They turn it over 10.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.2 personal fouls every game. As a unit, San Jose State is grabbing 35.1 boards per game and has earned 278 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 187th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Spartans are connecting on 34.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (158 of 458) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. They average 74.6 pts per game (191st in the nation) while hitting 45.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Spartans are forcing their opponents into 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.4 fouls. They are giving up 32.4% on three-point shots and they are 212th in college in points per game allowed (72.3). The Spartans defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.9% (567 of 1,262) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 311th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 307 conceded this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the San Diego State Aztecs walked away with a victory by a final of 69-50 against Nevada. The Aztecs were able to snag 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. Nevada earned 12 personal fouls for the contest which got the Aztecs to the free throw line for 8 tries. They were able to bury 6 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 75.0%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, San Diego State converted 9 of their 25 attempts (36.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Aztecs shot 27 for 56 from the field which had them at 48.2%. The Aztecs permitted Nevada to make 15 of 51 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 29.4% in the game. They finished shooting 19.2% from 3-point land via 5 of 26 and ended up going 15 out of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). When talking about team rebounding, San Diego State allowed Nevada to get 29 in total (15 on the offensive glass).

Magoon Gwath ended up being a major contributor for the Aztecs in this contest. He recorded 15 points in his 29 minutes of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He knocked down 7 of 7 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and tallied 13 rebounds.

San Diego State has a record of 13-5 so far this year. As an offense, the Aztecs are shooting 43.5% from the field, which is ranked 258th in the nation. San Diego State has accounted for 1,298 points for the campaign (72.1 per game) and they grab 37.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 12.9 times per contest (254th in the nation) and they cough up possession 10.8 times per contest. The Aztecs have committed 18.7 personal fouls per contest while shooting 67.5% from the free throw line.

The San Diego State defense concedes 28.1% from downtown (130 of 462) and their opponents are converting on 70.4% of their foul shots. They give up 10.9 dimes and 36.1 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 40th and 275th in Division 1. The Aztecs on defense are ranked 15th in D-1 in points given up per game with 62.7. They have forced 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 36.3% from the floor (3rd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego State

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