Utah State Aggies vs Wyoming Cowboys Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah State Aggies vs Wyoming Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, WY

TV: ESPN+

The Wyoming Cowboys (11-11) will try to beat the Utah State Aggies (19-3) at Arena-Auditorium on Tuesday.

The Utah State Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against New Mexico and went home with a loss by a final score of 82-63 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Aggies ended up finishing with 21 and New Mexico recorded 22 personal fouls. They converted 7 out of their 22 attempts from 3-point range. New Mexico went 70.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 27 tries. In addition, New Mexico grabbed 44 boards (8 offensive, 36 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. New Mexico doled out 12 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, Utah State allowed the other team to shoot 48.3% from the field on 28 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 16 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 26 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Aggies buried 10 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 43.5%. Utah State finished having earned a 37.5% FG percentage (24 out of 64) and made 5 of 31 three-point shots.

Drake Allen is someone who had an impact for this game. He ended up scoring 14 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes but finished the game without a rebound. He walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Utah State steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 19-3 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 11.1 times per game and as a team they commit 17.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Utah State is pulling in 35.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 412 dimes so far this year, which ranks 3rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Aggies are hitting 36.3% on three-point attempts (198 of 546) and 69.9% from the charity stripe. They average 81.5 pts per contest (33rd in D-1) while hitting 49.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Aggies have forced 14.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 fouls. They are giving up 32.8% on three-point shots and they are ranked 85th in college in points per game allowed (68.3). The Aggies are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (535 of 1,229) and they surrender 32.2 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 287th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 322 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Wyoming Cowboys took a loss by a score of 63-61 against San Diego State. The Cowboys corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 26 in this game. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. San Diego State had 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They were able to make 15 of them for a rate of 68.2%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Wyoming converted 8 of their 26 attempts (30.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Cowboys ended up shooting 19 for 52 from the field which had them shooting 36.5%. The Cowboys allowed San Diego State to knock down 18 out of 49 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.7% in the game. They went 22.7% from beyond the arc by going 5 out of 22 and finished the game at 22 of 28 from the charity stripe (78.6%). When talking about rebounding, Wyoming allowed San Diego State to grab 32 in all (8 offensive).

Dontaie Allen ended up being a major contributor for the Cowboys for the contest. He earned 18 points in his 36 minutes on the court, but went home with no dimes. He buried 5 out of 10 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Wyoming has a win-loss mark of 11-11 for the year. The Cowboys have committed 18.8 fouls per game and they shoot 67.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.8 times per contest (315th in college) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. Wyoming has totaled 1,514 points on the season (68.8 per contest) and they collect 35.2 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cowboys are hitting on 44.2% from the field, which has them ranked 218th in D-1.

The Cowboys on the defensive end are ranked 149th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 70.5. They are able to force 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.7% from the field (199th in college). The Wyoming defense concedes 32.2% on shots from 3-point land (146 of 454) and their opponents are converting on 74.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 11.2 assists and 32.6 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 49th and 84th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wyoming

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