Colorado State vs Utah State 3/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Utah State Aggies (18-14) vs. Colorado State Rams (24-4)
March 10, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Colorado State Rams -1.5 / Utah State Aggies +1.5; Over/Under: +139
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The Utah State Aggies and the Colorado State Rams meet in college basketball action from the Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday night.
The Utah State Aggies will be hoping to snag another win after an 83-56 win over Air Force last time out. Justin Bean leads the Aggies in scoring and rebounding with 17.8 PPG and 9.7 RPG while Brandon Horvath has 13.8 PPG with 6.6 RPG to make up the pair of double-digit scorers for Utah State so far this season. Sean Bairstow has 9.4 PPG while Rylan Jones has a team-high 4.5 APG to lead the Aggies in the assist department. As a team, Utah State is averaging 73.9 PPG on 48% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three and 72.5% from the foul line while allowing 67.1 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field and 34.5% from the foul line this season.
The Colorado State Rams come into the conference tournament as the #2 seed, finishing the year at 24-4 overall including a 14-4 mark in Mountain West conference play. David Roddy leads the Rams in scoring and rebounding with 19.5 PPG and 7.6 RPG while Isaiah Stevens has 14.8 PPG and a team-high 4.9 APG this season. As a team, Colorado State is averaging 75 PPG on 48.7% shooting from the field, 36.6% from three and 78.8% from the foul line while allowing 66.4 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field and 33.4% from three this season.
Utah State is 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 neutral site games as an underdog. Colorado State is 28-9 ATS in their last 37 Thursday games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a win while the under is 8-3 in their last 11 neutral site games as a favorite.
I get the case to be made either way here, and truth be told I’m leaning towards Colorado State at the moment. With that said, I’m also looking at the under here as I envision this being a first to 70 wins kind of game if we even get up to that point. These are two teams that can score without question, but also a pair of solid defensive units. Give me the under here.
