San Jose State vs Hofstra 11/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Hofstra Pride (3-0) vs. San Jose State Spartans (3-0)
November 17, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: San Jose State Spartans +3.5 / Hofstra Pride -3.5; Over/Under: +143.5
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The Hofstra Pride and San Jose State Spartans meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Provident Credit Union Event Center. The Hofstra Pride look for a 4-0 start. The San Jose State Spartans look to remain undefeated.
The Hofstra Pride are averaging 83.7 points on 51.6 percent shooting and allowing 78.3 points on 50.3 percent shooting. Aaron Estrada is averaging 23.3 points and 5 assists, while Tyler Thomas is averaging 16.3 points and 2.3 rebounds. Darlinstone Dubar is the third double-digit scorer and German Plotnikov is grabbing 8.7 rebounds. The Hofstra Pride are shooting 48.6 percent from beyond the arc and 72.2 percent from the free throw line. The Hofstra Pride are allowing 35.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 7 rebounds per game.
The San Jose State Spartans are averaging 74.3 points on 46.8 percent shooting and allowing 57.7 points on 31.4 percent shooting. Omari Moore is averaging 15 points and 2.7 assists, while Alvaro Cardenas is averaging 11.7 points and 2 rebounds. Sage Tolbert III is dishing 2 assists and Robert Vaihola is grabbing 6.3 rebounds. The San Jose State Spartans are shooting 29.4 percent from beyond the arc and 59.2 percent from the free throw line. The San Jose State Spartans are allowing 28.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.7 rebounds per game.
The Pride are 42-19-1 ATS in their last 62 road games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Spartans are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 home games. The over is 6-0 in Pride last 6 overall. The under is 4-1 in Spartans last 5 overall.
The Hofstra Pride are probably the better team and their offense is on fire right now, but they’ve also struggled on defense and allowed teams to hang around. The San Jose State Spartans don’t have a lot of scoring depth, but they get after it defensively, and they’re an experienced team that’s not going to go down without a fight. At home, the Spartans can win this game. Give me the points.
