San Jose State Spartans (9-22) vs. Colorado State Rams (22-9)
March 13, 2024 4:30 pm EDT
The Line: Colorado State Rams -14.5; Over/Under: +138.5
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The San Jose State Spartans and the Colorado State Rams meet Wednesday in the college basketball Mountain West Tournament First Round at the Thomas & Mack Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Jose State vs. Colorado State prediction.
San Jose State Team Preview
The San Jose State Spartans come into the conference tournament as the 10-seed, finishing the year with an overall record of 9-22 with a 2-16 mark in conference play. Myron Amey Jr. leads the Spartans in scoring and rebounding with 15.7 PPG and 5.1 RPG along with 3.1 APG while Alvaro Cardenas has 13.1 PPG with 3.1 RPG and a team-high 5.5 APG to lead the Spartans in the assist department this season. Tibet Gorener has 11.5 PPG with 4 RPG and Trey Anderson has 11.1 PPG with 4.4 RPG, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for San Jose State this season. As a team, San Jose State is averaging 69.9 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three and 69.9% from the foul line this season.
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Colorado State Team Preview
The Colorado State Rams enter the conference tournament as the 7-seed, finishing the year 22-9 overall, including a 10-8 mark in Mountain West conference play. Isaiah Stevens leads the Rams in scoring and assists with 16.8 PPG and 7 APG while Joel Scott has 12.5 PPG with 5.9 RPG. Nique Clifford has 12.5 PPG with 7.3 RPG to lead the Rams on the glass and Patrick Cartier has 10.9 PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Colorado State so far this year. As a team, Colorado State is averaging 76.7 PPG on 49.3% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three and 75.6% from the foul line this season.
San Jose State vs. Colorado State Prediction
I’m on Colorado State here. This is a big number and the Rams weren’t the best at covering these big spreads down the stretch, but this is more of a fade of San Jose State more than anything else. The Spartans played the top-half of the Mountain West in their final five games with 4 losses by 18+ points. I think the Rams with a fully focused effort here have the potential to do the same. Give me Colorado State.
