San Diego State Aztecs vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 12/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego State Aztecs vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Diego State Aztecs (7-4) are on their way to Provident Credit Union Event Center on Tuesday where they will compete against the San Jose State Spartans (5-7).

The San Diego State Aztecs faced Whittier and earned the victory with a final of 121-59 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Aztecs ended up with 16 and Whittier totaled 16 fouls. They also knocked down 9 of 30 attempts from three-point range. Whittier finished shooting 60.0% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of their 20 shots. Moreover, Whittier snagged 19 rebounds (7 offensive, 12 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Whittier doled out 10 assists and had 3 steals in the game. In the matter of defense, San Diego State allowed the other team to go 32.2% from the floor on 19 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 26 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 59 with 24 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Aztecs converted 14 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 73.7%. San Diego State ended the game with a 59.5% field goal percentage (50 of 84) and made 7 out of their 17 three-point shots.

Pharaoh Compton is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. He accounted for 21 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 14 mins and also pulled down 8 boards. He ended up shooting 64.3% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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San Diego State comes into this contest with a mark of 7-4 on the year. They are turning it over 13.1 times per game and as a team are committing 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Diego State is pulling down 36.8 boards per contest and has totaled 187 assists this year, which is 166th in college in terms of passing. The Aztecs are shooting 38.9% on shots from downtown (86 of 221) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 82.0 pts per game (102nd in the nation) while connecting on 47.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Aztecs are able to force 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.8 fouls. They are conceding 33.9% on 3-point shots and they are 166th in D-1 in opponents points per game (72.5). The Aztecs defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.3% (264 of 639) and they surrender 33.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 102nd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 151 relinquished for the year.

For their last game, the San Jose State Spartans went home defeated by a final of 88-65 when they played New Mexico. In relation to cleaning up the glass, San Jose State allowed New Mexico to pull down 26 in total (3 on the offensive glass). They went 36.7% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 30 and finished the contest at 15 out of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Spartans allowed New Mexico to make 31 of their 54 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.4% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Spartans ended up shooting 23 out of 60 from the floor which had them shooting 38.3%. In reference to shooting from downtown, San Jose State buried 11 of 27 tries (40.7%). They were able to bury 8 of those for a rate of 80.0%. New Mexico was called for 16 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Spartans to the free throw line for 10 tries. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. The Spartans were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 28 in this contest.

Colby Garland pitched in for the Spartans for the matchup. He made 9 out of 17 for this game for a rate of 52.9%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He accumulated 27 points in his 31 mins on the court and tallied 3 dimes in the game.

San Jose State has a record of 5-7 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Spartans are connecting on 45.5% from the floor, which ranks them 190th in college. San Jose State has tallied 898 pts for the campaign (74.8 per game) and they average 33.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 11.5 times per contest (339th in college) and they turn the ball over 12.1 times per game. The Spartans are responsible for committing 16.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.6% from the free throw line.

The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 226th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 75.0. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.0% from the floor (315th in college hoops). The San Jose State defense concedes 34.9% from downtown (101 of 289) and their opposition makes 73.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 15.9 assists and 32.9 rebounds per contest, which is 312th and 104th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego State

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