Wyoming Cowboys vs Fresno State Bulldogs Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wyoming Cowboys vs Fresno State Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Wyoming Cowboys (14-16) are traveling to Save Mart Center on Saturday where they will play the Fresno State Bulldogs (11-19).

The Wyoming Cowboys faced Air Force and walked away with a win by a score of 74-63 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Cowboys ended up with 9 and Air Force recorded 18 personal fouls. They converted 14 of 36 attempts from beyond the arc. Air Force ended up shooting 77.8% when shooting free throws by making 7 of their 9 shots. Moreover, Air Force collected 22 rebounds (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't have a block. Air Force earned 14 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. In terms of defending, Wyoming let their opponent shoot 41.2% from the floor on 21 out of 51 shooting. They also recorded 7 dimes for the game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Cowboys buried 18 of 19 shots for a percentage of 94.7%. Wyoming walked away from the game having earned a 45.3% FG percentage (24 of 53) and knocked down 8 of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

Brendan Wenzel is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He scored 20 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes and also snagged 6 boards. He finished the game at 53.8% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Wyoming enters this game with a win-loss record of 14-16 so far this season. They average 72.4 pts per contest (221st in the country) while connecting on 44.7% from the floor. The Cowboys are hitting 36.6% on 3-point shots (218 of 596) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Wyoming is snagging 34.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 342 dimes on the campaign, which is 314th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.9 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.4 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Cowboys are forcing 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They surrender 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 276th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (75.3). The Cowboys are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.7% (827 of 1,811) and they surrender 33.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 218th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 400 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Fresno State Bulldogs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-58 against New Mexico. The Bulldogs were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. New Mexico was called for 13 personal fouls in this game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. When talking about shots from downtown, Fresno State converted 7 out of 26 tries (26.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs went 18 for 55 from the field which had them shooting 32.7%. The Bulldogs allowed New Mexico to convert 30 out of their 79 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.0% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 31.0% from distance by connecting on 9 of 29 and ended up shooting 10 of 12 at the charity stripe (83.3%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Fresno State permitted New Mexico to get 50 in all (16 on the offensive glass).

Xavier DuSell ended up being important for the Bulldogs in this contest. He earned 20 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He knocked down 7 of 17 in the matchup for a rate of 41.2%, and earned 1 rebound.

Fresno State has a win-loss mark of 11-19 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulldogs are connecting on 45.7% from the floor, which ranks 114th in the nation. Fresno State has accounted for 2,034 points on the season (67.8 per contest) and they snag 31.5 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.6 times per game (232nd in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. The Bulldogs have committed 15.3 fouls every game while shooting 67.4% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 221st in college basketball in points allowed per game with 73.1. They are able to force 10.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (318th in the country). The Fresno State defense concedes 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc (239 of 645) and their opponents are making 68.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.3 dimes and 34.8 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 220th and 181st in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wyoming

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