Wyoming vs Denver 12/2/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Denver Pioneers (3-5) vs. Wyoming Cowboys (6-0)
December 2, 2021 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Wyoming Cowboys -20 / Denver Pioneers +20; Over/Under: +136
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The Denver Pioneers and Wyoming Cowboys meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Arena Auditorium. The Denver Pioneers need a win after losing four of their last five games. The Wyoming Cowboys look to improve to 7-0 on the season.
The Denver Pioneers are averaging 67.5 points on 45.1 percent shooting and allowing 66.9 points on 43.8 percent shooting. KJ Hunt is averaging 17.5 points and 3.8 assists, while Jordan Johnson is averaging 11 points and 2.6 rebounds. Michael Henn is the third double-digit scorer and Tevin Smith is dishing 1 assist. The Denver Pioneers are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 66.2 percent from the free throw line. The Denver Pioneers are allowing 30.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.3 rebounds per game.
The Wyoming Cowboys are averaging 83.7 points on 52 percent shooting and allowing 58.3 points on 35.2 percent shooting. Hunter Maldonado is averaging 19.4 points and 6.8 rebounds, while Graham Ike is averaging 18.8 points and 8 rebounds. Drake Jeffries is the third double-digit scorer and Xavier DuSell is grabbing 3 rebounds. The Wyoming Cowboys are shooting 41.3 percent from beyond the arc and 63.7 percent from the free throw line. The Wyoming Cowboys are allowing 24.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.7 rebounds per game.
The Pioneers are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Cowboys are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games and 35-16 ATS in their last 51 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Pioneers last 5 overall. The over is 5-0 in Cowboys last 5 vs. a team with a losing straight up record. The home team is 7-3-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
The Wyoming Cowboys are comfortably the better team here, and they could blow the doors off if they stay in form, but they’ve also allowed teams to hang around at times through six games. The Denver Pioneers are shooing the ball at a decent clip right now, and they nearly beat Air Force on the road and hung around with UTSA. This game means more to Denver in terms of resume. This is a lot of points. I lean the Pioneers here.
