Utah State vs San Diego State 1/26/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The San Diego State Aztecs and the Utah State Aggies meet in college basketball action from the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Wednesday night.

The San Diego State Aztecs will look to build on their 80-55 win over UNLV in their last game. Matt Bradley leads the Aztecs in scoring with 15.9 PPG along with 5.1 RPG as the only double-digit scorer for San Diego State so far this season. Lamont Butler has 9.8 PPG while Nathan Mensah has 7.9 PPG and a team-high 7.7 RPG to lead the Aztecs on the glass and Trey Pulliam has 9.6 PPG with a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Aztecs in the assist department this season. As a team, San Diego State is averaging 64.7 PPG on 42% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three and 66% from the foul line while allowing 56.3 PPG on 36.5% shooting from the field and 27.7% from three this season.

The Utah State Aggies will look to snap a four-game losing streak after a 62-59 loss to Boise State last time out. Justin Bean leads the Aggies in scoring and rebounding by averaging a double-double per game with 18.8 PPG and 10 RPG while Brandon Horvath has 12.2 PPG with 6.1 RPG and Sean Bairstow has 10 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Utah State so far this season. Brock Miller has 8.8 PPG while Rylan Jones has 8.1 PPG and a team-high 5.2 APG to lead the Aggies in the assist department. As a team, Utah State is averaging 75 PPG on 47.5% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three and 73.7% from the foul line while allowing 69.1 PPG on 41.8% shooting from the field and 34.2% from the foul line this season.

San Diego State is 19-7 ATS in their last 26 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a win. Utah State is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 home games.

I get why you could look at Utah State and the free bucket as a home dog could be worth a look, especially when Utah State, talent-wise, aren’t a terrible team. However, San Diego State is tenacious defensively as they are year in and year out and Utah State has had issues with their scoring lately, or lack thereof. I look for San Diego State to win this one by at least a couple of possessions, so I’ll lay it and play it with the Aztecs here.