San Diego State vs. San Jose State Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/28/23

The San Jose State Spartans and the San Diego State Aztecs meet in college basketball action from the Viejas Arena on Saturday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

San Diego State is listed as a 13.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -1000. The total for this game is set at 133.5 points.

Injuries

For San Jose State, Myron Amey Jr. is questionable for this game with an undisclosed injury while Max Allen is out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury. San Diego State on the other hand, comes into this game with a clean bill of health.

Matchup History

San Diego State’s 77-52 win over the Spartans back on February 25^th, 2022, made ti nine straight wins for San Diego State in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

San Jose State is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games overall while the over is 13-3 in their last 16 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600. San Diego State is 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 home games against a team with a losing road record.

Pick

I’m sticking with San Jose State and the points here. The Spartans have been competitive against the spread this season and while San Diego State’s been winning games, they’ve been having trouble covering these decent-sized double-digit numbers. I just feel like this is a bit of a value spot for San Jose State who have been one of the more under the radar cover teams in the country this season so give me the Spartans and the points here.