Boise State vs San Diego State 3/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
San Diego State Aztecs (23-7) vs. Boise State Broncos (26-7)
March 12, 2022 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Boise State Broncos +1 / San Diego State Aztecs -1; Over/Under: -118.5
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The Boise State Broncos and the San Diego State Aztecs meet in college basketball action from the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday night.
The Boise State Broncos come into this one on the heels of their 68-61 win over Wyoming last time out. Abu Kigab leads the Broncos in scoring with 14.6 PPG along with 5.8 RPG while Marcus Shaver Jr. has 13.8 PPG with 3.8 RPG. Emmanuel Akot has 10.8 PPG with a team-high 2.9 APG to make up the scoring in double figures on average for Boise State while Mladen Armus leads Boise State on the glass with 7.8 RPG this season. As a team, Boise State is averaging 69.2 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 34.9% from three and 64.4% from the foul line while allowing 60.8 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field and 32.5% from three this season.
The San Diego State Aztecs enter this one on the heels of their 63-58 win over Colorado State last time out. Matt Bradley leads the Aztecs in scoring with 17.4 PPG along with 5.3 RPG as the only double-digit scorer for San Diego State so far this season. Nathan Mensah has 7.3 PPG and a team-high 7 RPG to lead the Aztecs on the glass and Trey Pulliam has 8.5 PPG with a team-high 3.4 APG to lead the Aztecs in the assist department this season. As a team, San Diego State is averaging 66.3 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three and 69.7% from the foul line while allowing 58.3 PPG on 37.9% shooting from the field and 30.6% from three this season.
San Diego State is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 19-7 in their last 26 neutral site games. Boise State is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.
I get the case to be made either way here, but I’m leaning towards the under here. This is a low total, but I culd see this as a first to 60 wins kind of game if we even get to that point. This is going to be a defensive slugfest, so give me the under here.
