Weber State vs Idaho 1/13/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Idaho Vandals will travel to the Dee Events Center to take on the Weber State Wildcats this Thursday night in College Basketball action.

The Idaho Vandals lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 3-10 on the season after being defeated by the Eastern Washington Eagles, 96-93, this past Saturday. Idaho had no answers for the Eastern Washington offensive attack and could not fight all the way back after falling behind by a 73-60 margin with 9:27 left in regulation. Idaho shot 45.1% from the field & 48.1% from beyond the arc while allowing Eastern Washington to shoot 54.5% from the field & 51.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Vandals was Mikey Dixon who had 25 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, & 2 steals.

On the season, Idaho is averaging 74.5 ppg on 42.5% shooting from the field. The Vandals are averaging 9.2 three-pointers pe game on 38.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Idaho has been led by Mikey Dixon (17.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.2 apg), Trevante Anderson (12.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 4.2 apg), Rashad Smith (9.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.4 apg), & Tanner Christensen (8.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg).

Defensively, Idaho is allowing their opponents to average 81.9 ppg on 47.6% shooting from the field. The Vandals have a rebound margin of -3.8 and a turnover margin of -3.5.

The Weber State Wildcats dropped to 10-5 on the season after being defeated by the Montana Grizzlies, 74-72, on January 1^st. Weber State struggled defensively against Montana and the Grizzlies were able to pull out the victory after Lonnell Martin Jr. made a game-winning layup with just :03 seconds left in regulation. Weber State shot 45.9% from the field & 29.4% from beyond the arc while allowing Montana to shoot 51.9% from the field & 52.6% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Wildcats was Koby McEwen who had 24 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, & 2 steals.

On the season, Weber State is averaging 75.4 ppg on 46.5% shooting from the field. The Wildcats are averaging 6.8 three-pointers per game on 31.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Weber State has been led by Koby McEwen (17.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.1 spg), Dillon Jones (13.4 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.6 spg), JJ Overton (11.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.7 spg), & Seikou Sisoho Jawara (10.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.1 spg).

Defensively, Weber State is allowing their opponents to average 69.3 ppg on 42.5% shooting from the field. The Wildcats have a rebound margin of -2.5 and a turnover margin of 3.4.

The Vandals are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games, however, are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. Weber State. The Wildcats are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games, however, are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 January games.

Idaho has been led by their offense which ranks 129^th in scoring offense, t-52^nd in three-pointers made per game, & 22^nd in 3P-FG%, however, the defense has struggled and currently rank just 346^th in scoring defense & 340^th in defensive FG%. Weber State has been led by their offense which ranks 106^th in scoring offense & 75^th in FG%, however, the defense has struggled a bit and come into this game ranked 194^th in scoring defense & 176^th in defensive FG%.

Weber State is no doubt the better team in this one and should be able to get a win, however, Idaho has been decent this season offensively and keeps doing enough on that end of the court to get ATS covers. Idaho played both Fresno State & Eastern Washington tough on the road and even have an upset win at South Dakota State and although I don’t expect the Vandals to win this one, I think they can go enough against a below average Weber State defense to get us a cover. Good Luck!