San Jose State Spartans vs Wyoming Cowboys Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose State Spartans vs Wyoming Cowboys

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Arena-Auditorium in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

The San Jose State Spartans (12-16) are en route to Arena-Auditorium on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Wyoming Cowboys (12-15).

The San Jose State Spartans played Utah State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 105-57 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Spartans ended up finishing with 14 and Utah State racked up 12 fouls. They made 13 out of their 25 shots from 3-point range. Utah State went 76.2% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 21 shots. In addition, Utah State totaled 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Utah State doled out 21 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. When discussing defense, San Jose State allowed their opponent to shoot 57.6% from the floor on 38 of 66 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they earned 22 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Spartans knocked down 6 of 9 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. San Jose State finished the game having earned a 37.5% FG percentage (21 out of 56) and converted 9 of their 30 three-point attempts.

Donavan Yap is someone who came through for the contest. He was able to score 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He played 32 mins and totaled 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 60.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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San Jose State will enter this matchup with a mark of 12-16 on the campaign. They are averaging 72.7 points per game (224th in college hoops) while going 44.7% from the floor. The Spartans are connecting on 34.8% on three-point attempts (227 of 652) and 74.1% from the free throw line. As a team, San Jose State is snagging 34.1 boards per game and has totaled 367 assists so far this year, which ranks 175th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.1 times per game and as a team are committing 15.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Spartans are forcing their opponents into 10.6 turnovers every game and they draw 15.3 personal fouls. They are 330th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 408 surrendered on the year. The Spartans are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.6% (771 of 1,692) and they relinquish 35.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 32.9% from beyond the arc and they are 251st in Division 1 in opponents PPG (73.9).

The last time they took the court, the Wyoming Cowboys went home victorious with a score of 69-62 against Air Force. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Wyoming permitted Air Force to get 26 in all (2 offensive). They shot 30.4% from distance by shooting 7 out of 23 and ended up shooting 9 out of 17 from the charity stripe (52.9%). The Cowboys permitted Air Force to convert 23 out of their 49 tries from the field which had them sitting at 46.9% in this contest. Overall, the Cowboys went 25 for 54 from the field which had them shooting 46.3%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Wyoming buried 6 out of 17 tries (35.3%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 59.1%. Air Force had 24 fouls for this game which got the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. The Cowboys snagged 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the contest.

Obi Agbim pitched in for the Cowboys in this matchup. He scored 22 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 4 assists for the contest. He buried 7 of 13 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 3 rebounds.

Wyoming has a mark of 12-15 on the season. The Cowboys commit 18.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 65.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.7 times per game (314th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. Wyoming has accounted for 1,827 points on the campaign (67.7 per contest) and they average 34.9 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Cowboys are shooting 44.3% from the field, which is 212th in the nation.

The Cowboys defensively are ranked 152nd in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 70.8. They are able to force 10.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (218th in college hoops). The Wyoming defense gives up 32.9% on 3-point attempts (183 of 556) and opponents are converting on 72.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.4 dimes and 32.8 boards every game, ranking them 45th and 86th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wyoming

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