Fresno State Bulldogs vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 1/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fresno State Bulldogs vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: Moby Arena in Fort Collins, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Colorado State Rams (8-6) will play the Fresno State Bulldogs (4-11) at Moby Arena on Tuesday.

The Fresno State Bulldogs played Utah State and took a loss by a score of 89-83 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 24 and Utah State totaled 17 personal fouls. They buried 9 out of their 26 tries from 3-point land. Utah State finished the contest at 66.7% at the free throw line by burying 18 of their 27 tries. On top of that, Utah State grabbed 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Utah State totaled 22 assists and had 11 steals in the matchup. When discussing defending, Fresno State let their opponent shoot 48.4% from the field on 31 of 64 shooting. They also doled out 19 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs buried 18 of 26 tries for a percentage of 69.2%. Fresno State walked away from the game with a 48.3% field goal percentage (29 out of 60) and buried 7 of their 20 three-point attempts.

Alex Crawford is one guy who played a role for the game. He finished the game at 76.9% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and totaled 3 boards. He accounted for 26 points on 10 out of 13 shooting.

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Fresno State steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 4-11 for the year. They are turning it over 12.7 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Fresno State is snagging 36.4 boards per contest and has earned 172 dimes so far this year, which ranks 310th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are shooting 31.1% on shots from beyond the arc (107 of 344) and 66.8% from the charity stripe. They average 74.1 points per game (222nd in college) while hitting 40.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs are able to force 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.7 fouls. They currently rank 324th in the nation in allowing assists with 236 surrendered for the year. The Bulldogs defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.2% (471 of 997) and they relinquish 42.5 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 33.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 355th in the country in opponents PPG (82.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Colorado State Rams went home victorious with a score of 72-50 against San Jose State. The Rams pulled down 36 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 2 steals for this game. San Jose State had 13 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 9 shots. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw tries for a clip of 77.8%. When discussing shooting from distance, Colorado State made 7 of 26 tries (26.9%). Overall, the Rams finished the game shooting 29 for 58 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Rams allowed San Jose State to bury 18 of 61 tries from the field which had them at 29.5% for the matchup. They finished 8.7% from beyond the arc by connecting on 2 out of 23 and finished the contest at 12 out of 16 from the charity stripe (75.0%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Colorado State allowed San Jose State to grab 25 overall (5 offensive).

Nique Clifford was important for the Rams in this contest. He earned 22 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 11 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and earned 10 rebounds.

Colorado State has a record of 8-6 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Rams are shooting 45.7% from the field, which has them ranked 155th in the nation. Colorado State has scored 1,020 points on the campaign (72.9 per contest) and they average 36.3 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.1 times per game (74th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.5 times per contest. The Rams are committing 17.6 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.0% from the free throw line.

The Colorado State defense surrenders 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (103 of 299) and their opposition knocks down 67.5% of their foul shots. They have allowed 11.9 assists and 35.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 90th and 229th in D-1. The Rams defensively are ranked 120th in the country in points allowed per contest with 69.0. They have forced 12.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (106th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Fresno State

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