Utah State Aggies vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 2/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah State Aggies vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: ExtraMile Arena in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

ExtraMile Arena is where the Boise State Broncos (19-8) will take on the Utah State Aggies (24-4) on Wednesday.

The Utah State Aggies faced San Diego State and notched a win by a score of 79-71 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Aggies walked away with 20 while San Diego State finished the game with 26 fouls. They also made 10 out of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc. San Diego State finished the game at 68.2% from the charity stripe by making 15 of their 22 shots. Additionally, San Diego State collected 28 rebounds (4 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. San Diego State earned 14 assists and had 6 steals in the game. With respect to defense, Utah State let their opponent shoot 44.2% from the floor on 23 of 52 shooting. They also dished out 13 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 32 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Aggies converted 26 of their 32 tries for a percentage of 81.3%. Utah State ended the game with a 41.2% field goal percentage (21 out of 51) and converted 11 out of their 27 three-point attempts.

Dexter Akanno is one guy who was a factor for the matchup. He went 75.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and snagged 5 boards. He left the arena with 26 points on 9 of 12 shooting.

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Utah State heads into this matchup with a record of 24-4 so far this year. They are averaging 82.5 pts per contest (21st in the country) while hitting 49.7% from the field. The Aggies are shooting 37.0% on 3-point shots (252 of 682) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah State is pulling in 35.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 514 assists on the season, which is 2nd in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 10.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.6 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Aggies are forcing 14.3 turnovers every game while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They concede 33.0% on shots from downtown while they are 105th in college in opponents PPG (69.5). The Aggies defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (678 of 1,553) and they relinquish 31.6 boards per game as a team. They rank 276th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 399 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Boise State Broncos went home victorious with a score of 70-69 when they played Nevada. The Broncos corralled 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 31 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. Nevada committed 13 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a clip of 70.6%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Boise State converted 8 out of their 25 tries (32.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Broncos walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.3%. The Broncos permitted Nevada to make 28 of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9% in this matchup. They shot 36.8% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 19 and finished the contest at 6 of 12 at the charity stripe (50.0%). In regard to rebounding, Boise State permitted Nevada to pull down 22 in total (2 offensive).

Andrew Meadow was important for the Broncos in this game. He made 8 of 13 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He totaled 24 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Boise State has a mark of 19-8 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Broncos are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which ranks 57th in college. Boise State has tallied 2,055 pts this season (76.1 per contest) and they collect 36.3 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 14.9 times per contest (96th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per game. The Broncos have committed 15.7 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.9% from the free throw line.

The Broncos on the defensive side of the court are 39th in college in points given up per game with 66.3. They are forcing their opponents into 11.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (162nd in college). The Boise State defense allows 32.9% on 3-pointers (177 of 538) and their opponents are converting on 69.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 10.7 dimes and 28.4 boards per contest, which is ranked 26th and 3rd in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boise State

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