Colorado State Rams vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado State Rams vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, UT

TV: ESPN+

Dee Glen Smith Spectrum is where the Utah State Aggies (9-1) will meet the Colorado State Rams (9-2) on Saturday.

The Colorado State Rams faced off with Northern New Mexico and earned the victory with a final of 104-54 in their last contest. Colorado State finished having earned a 61.3% field goal percentage (38 out of 62) and made 11 of their 29 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Rams made 17 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 77.3%. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 37 with 5 of them being offensive. They also doled out 24 dimes in the game while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When it comes to defense, Colorado State allowed the other team to go 34.5% from the field on 20 out of 58 shooting. Northern New Mexico doled out 10 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Furthermore, Northern New Mexico totaled 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Northern New Mexico finished the game shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 8 of their 12 attempts. They knocked down 6 out of their 26 attempts from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Rams ended up finishing with 14 and Northern New Mexico had 17 fouls.

Darnez Slater is one guy who came through in the game. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 6 of 6 shooting. He played for 18 minutes and also collected 2 boards. He finished the contest at 100.0% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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Colorado State will enter this matchup with a mark of 9-2 so far this season. They cough up possession 10.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Colorado State is pulling down 34.5 boards per contest and has totaled 206 assists on the campaign, which is 30th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Rams are connecting on 44.7% on 3-pointers (130 of 291) and 80.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 85.7 pts per contest (58th in college) while shooting 54.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Rams are able to force 9.5 turnovers every game while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 88th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 127 surrendered this season. The Rams defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.8% (278 of 635) and they relinquish 27.5 boards per game as a unit. They give up 31.9% on shots from downtown and they are 102nd in college in opponents points per game (69.6).

When they last played, the Utah State Aggies got the victory with a final of 83-78 when they played Illinois State. The Aggies were able to snag 12 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for this game. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. Illinois State earned 16 fouls in the game which took the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 80.0%. Regarding shots from distance, Utah State made 7 out of their 18 attempts (38.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Aggies went 32 for 61 from the floor which had them shooting 52.5%. The Aggies allowed Illinois State to bury 30 of 51 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.8% in the matchup. They shot 35.7% from distance by shooting 5 of 14 and finished the contest at 13 out of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Utah State allowed Illinois State to get 16 in total (7 offensive).

MJ Collins ended up being a factor for the Aggies for this game. He made 6 of 13 for this contest for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and earned 2 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 36 minutes on the court and accumulated 3 assists in the game.

Utah State has a win-loss record of 9-1 on the year. The Aggies are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls every game and they connect on 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 18.6 times per contest (27th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest. Utah State has accounted for 845 points this season (84.5 per game) and they average 36.4 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Aggies are shooting 50.9% from the floor, which is 26th in the nation.

The Utah State defense allows 32.4% on shots from distance (79 of 244) and opponents are knocking down 68.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.8 assists and 31.1 boards per game, which is ranked 38th and 39th in those defensive categories. The Aggies on defense are ranked 65th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 67.6. They are forcing their opponents into 16.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.0% from the field (75th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah State

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