Wyoming Cowboys vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 3/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wyoming Cowboys vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, NV

TV: ESPN+

The San Jose State Spartans (14-18) are welcoming the Wyoming Cowboys (12-19) at Thomas & Mack Center on Wednesday.

The Wyoming Cowboys played Fresno State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 62-58 in their last contest. Wyoming wrapped up the game with a 32.8% FG percentage (20 of 61) and buried 12 of their 40 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cowboys knocked down 6 of 10 tries for a percentage of 60.0%. In reference to rebounding, they compiled a total of 32 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 14 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to defense, Wyoming allowed the other team to shoot 35.3% from the field on 18 of 51 shooting. Fresno State doled out 6 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Fresno State grabbed 45 boards (17 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Fresno State finished shooting 71.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of their 28 tries. They buried 6 out of their 18 tries from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the Cowboys ended up with 23 and Fresno State recorded 15 personal fouls.

Obi Agbim is one player who had an impact for this game. He finished the contest at 33.3% from the floor and distributed 5 dimes. He played 40 minutes and also totaled 2 boards. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 6 of 18 shooting.

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Wyoming enters this contest with a mark of 12-19 for the year. They are averaging 67.4 pts per contest (328th in college hoops) while hitting 43.9% from the field. The Cowboys are hitting 34.9% on 3-point shots (241 of 691) and 65.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Wyoming is grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 366 assists on the year, which is 315th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Cowboys are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are 41st in college in allowing assists with 353 relinquished this year. The Cowboys defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.6% (753 of 1,688) and they concede 32.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 33.2% on shots from downtown and they are 157th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (71.3).

The last time they took the court, the San Jose State Spartans went home victorious with a score of 92-68 against Fresno State. In the matter of how they rebounded, San Jose State allowed Fresno State to pull down 26 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished 15.0% from distance via 3 out of 20 and ended up shooting 13 of 21 from the free throw line (61.9%). The Spartans allowed Fresno State to bury 26 of their 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.6% for the matchup. In all, the Spartans ended up going 33 out of 62 from the floor which had them sitting at 53.2%. Regarding 3-point shots, San Jose State buried 10 of their 26 tries (38.5%). They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 84.2%. Fresno State had 14 fouls in the game which took the Spartans to the free throw line for 19 tries. They turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Spartans were able to snag 33 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 45 in the matchup.

Donavan Yap ended up having an impact for the Spartans for this game. He racked up 30 points in his 31 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 dimes in this matchup. He converted 11 out of 14 for this game for a field goal percentage of 78.6%, and had 4 rebounds.

San Jose State has a win-loss record of 14-18 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Spartans are hitting on 44.9% from the field, which ranks them 169th in college. San Jose State has totaled 2,337 pts on the season (73.0 per game) and they snag 34.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.3 times per game (213th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.3 times per contest. The Spartans are committing 15.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.5% from the charity stripe.

The San Jose State defense allows 33.0% from downtown (233 of 706) and their opponents are converting on 69.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 14.6 dimes and 35.2 rebounds per game, which ranks 293rd and 239th in those defensive categories. The Spartans are ranked 248th in D-1 in points given up per game with 74.1. They are forcing 10.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (306th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wyoming

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