Utah State vs Colorado State Prediction 2/11/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Colorado State Rams and the Utah State Aggies meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Smith Spectrum. Here’s a Utah State vs Colorado State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Utah State vs Colorado State pick.

Colorado State Rams Betting Preview

The Rams had a pretty spotty run going in mid-December, but since then they’ve looked a lot better in the record column. Colorado State beat North Dakota, Tennessee State, and Denver in their first trio, then fell to Ole Miss, UC Riverside, and Washington in the next three. A 4-3 run came next with wins over TCU, Loyola Marymount, Radford, and Nevada alongside losses to Colorado, VCU, and New Mexico. Since then it’s been an 8-2 run over the last 10 games. The two losses in that span came versus San Diego State and New Mexico. Otherwise, it was wins over San Jose State, Fresno State, UNLV, Wyoming, Boise State, Fresno State again, Air Force, and San Diego State. That gives Colorado State a 15-8 overall record through 23 games so far.

In the San Diego State home rematch back on Saturday, the Rams came out of the first half with a 38-35 edge. Colorado State hit a 30-28 run the rest of the way during a 68-63 victory. Leading the team in scoring was Nique Clifford with 21 points, 13 rebounds, three steals and two assists. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson added 10 points with four rebounds, while Kyan Evans chipped in nine points with six boards and a block in 26 minutes of work.

Utah State Aggies Betting Preview

Over on the Utah State side, they came into the season on a nice run and have pretty much-maintained form since then. The Aggies have only a few scattered losses in the books. Wins over Alcorn State, Charlotte, Westminster UT, Montana, Iowa, St. Bonaventure, North Texas, Wyoming, Utah Tech, and South Florida came in the first 10 games, then a loss to UC San Diego. Utah State would then beat Saint Mary’s, San Diego State, Nevada, Fresno State, San Jose State, and Boise State before another loss to UNLV. Since then it’s been a 5-1 stretch with a loss to New Mexico amid wins over Nevada, Air Force, UNLV, Wyoming, and Fresno State, giving the Aggies a 21-3 record across their first 24 outings this year.

In the Fresno State game back on Friday, the Aggies held a 50-31 advantage by halftime. Utah State was outscored 50-39 the rest of the way in an 89-81 win. Ian Martinez was the team’s leading scorer with 30 points, eight boards, three assists, two blocks and one steal. Mason Falslev posted 16 points with six boards and six assists in 37 minutes of action. Coming off the bench with 10 points, two boards, seven assists, and three steals was Drake Allen.

Why the Utah State Aggies will win

• Utah State has won 31 of its last 34 games at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Colorado State has lost each of its last three night games following a home win.
• Utah State has won the first half in 15 of its last 16 Tuesday home games against the Mountain West Conference.

Why the Colorado State Rams will win

• Colorado State has won five of its last six games.
• Colorado State has won the first half in five of its last six games against the Mountain West Conference.

Utah State vs Colorado State Prediction

I’ll stick with Utah State. The Aggies didn’t have a ton of trouble with a struggling Fresno State team in their last outing, though they did slow down in the second half on the way to 14 turnovers. Utah State shot a nice 61.7 percent from the field in that one with a 38-25 rebounding edge. The 10-of-20 (50 percent) from the line wasn’t helpful at all, though. The Aggies have been below 64 points in two of their three losses this year, so if they can hit the 70-point mark or so in this one they’ll be in great shape.

As for Colorado State, they’ve been on a pretty good run themselves with 68 or more points in five of the last six games (all five were wins). The Rams got some home revenge against San Diego State in their last matchup, which should give the team some momentum heading into this game. That said, Utah State should still be in control.