Utah State Aggies vs Fresno State Bulldogs Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah State Aggies vs Fresno State Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Fresno State Bulldogs (5-18) will try to defeat the Utah State Aggies (20-3) at Save Mart Center on Saturday.

The Utah State Aggies took the court against Wyoming and walked away with a win by a score of 71-67 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Aggies ended up walking away with 16 and Wyoming accumulated 23 personal fouls. They converted 6 out of their 23 attempts from distance. Wyoming finished 81.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 16 attempts. Moreover, Wyoming grabbed 29 boards (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Wyoming earned 11 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defense, Utah State allowed 45.3% from the floor on 24 out of 53 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists for the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they collected 35 with 12 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Aggies made 24 of their 31 attempts for a percentage of 77.4%. Utah State wrapped up the contest having earned a 40.7% field goal percentage (22 out of 54) and buried 3 of their 19 shots from 3-point land.

Ian Martinez is a player who played a role for the game. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He played for 33 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 45.5% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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Utah State will take the court with a mark of 20-3 this year. They average 81.0 pts per contest (39th in Division 1) while going 48.8% from the field. The Aggies are hitting 35.6% on three-point shots (201 of 565) and 70.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah State is collecting 35.1 boards per game and is sitting with 420 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 4th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.1 times per game and as a group are committing 17.0 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Aggies are forcing 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are giving up 32.5% on three-point shots and they are ranked 79th in the country in opponents PPG (68.3). The Aggies defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (559 of 1,282) and they relinquish 32.2 boards per game as a team. They are 297th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 333 surrendered on the season.

When they last played, the Fresno State Bulldogs took a loss by a score of 94-91 when they faced San Jose State. The Bulldogs earned 26 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. San Jose State had 21 personal fouls for this game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Fresno State buried 5 out of their 15 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 33 out of 79 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.8%. The Bulldogs permitted San Jose State to knock down 34 of their 73 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.6% in the matchup. They finished 38.9% from 3-point land by going 14 of 36 and finished the game at 12 of 13 at the free throw line (92.3%). Regarding how they rebounded, Fresno State allowed San Jose State to snag 36 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Jalen Weaver ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs for this contest. He racked up 23 points in his 47 mins of playing time and accumulated 5 assists for this contest. He buried 8 of 16 for the contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Fresno State has a win-loss mark of 5-18 on the year. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 16.1 fouls per game and they shoot 69.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 11.3 times per contest (336th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 13.0 times per contest. Fresno State has tallied 1,670 points on the season (72.6 per game) and they collect 35.7 boards per contest. As an offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 40.5% from the field, which ranks them 346th in college.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 356th in the country in PPG allowed with 82.2. They are able to force 13.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (325th in college). The Fresno State defense concedes 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (222 of 635) and their opponents are connecting on 72.9% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 16.8 dimes and 42.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 358th and 364th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah State

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