San Jose State Spartans vs Utah Utes Prediction, 11/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose State Spartans vs Utah Utes

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Utah Utes (16-17 last year) are hosting the San Jose State Spartans (15-20 last season) at Jon M. Huntsman Center on Monday.

The San Jose State Spartans faced Loyola and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-70 in their last game. San Jose State finished with a 36.8% field goal percentage (21 of 57) and knocked down 7 of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Spartans made 21 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected 28 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 8 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning defending, San Jose State allowed 49.1% from the floor on 28 of 57 shooting. Loyola doled out 14 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Loyola collected 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Loyola finished the game at 75.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of their 12 tries. They buried 8 out of their 27 attempts from downtown. When discussing fouls, the Spartans ended up with 12 and Loyola finished the game with 16 fouls.

Josh Uduje is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He shot 26.7% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes. He was on the court for 35 mins played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He notched 18 points on 4 of 15 shooting.

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San Jose State enters this contest after finishing with a mark of 15-20 last season. They averaged 72.1 pts per game (228th in the country) on 44.4% from the field. The Spartans shot 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (284 of 818) and 74.5% from the free throw line. As a squad, San Jose State snagged 34.0 rebounds per game and had 452 assists last season, which was 164th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 11.5 times per game and as a team committed 15.6 personal fouls per contest.

When they were on defense, the Spartans forced their opponents into 11.1 turnovers per game and they drew 15.2 personal fouls. They surrendered 32.3% from 3-point land and they were ranked 224th in college hoops in points per game allowed (73.4). The Spartans defense allowed a shooting percentage of 45.7% (962 of 2,106) and they surrendered 35.5 boards per game as a team. They were 320th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 497 relinquished last year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Utah Utes took a defeat with a final score of 86-84 when they played Butler. In reference to rebounds, Utah allowed Butler to collect 32 in all (6 on the offensive side). They went 40.6% from 3-point land by shooting 13 out of 32 and ended up shooting 13 out of 20 from the charity stripe (65.0%). The Utes allowed Butler to knock down 30 out of their 63 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 47.6% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Utes ended up shooting 30 out of 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. In regard to 3-point shots, Utah buried 10 of their 29 tries (34.5%). They were able to convert 14 of those for a percentage of 70.0%. Butler committed 16 personal fouls in this game which took the Utes to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Utes were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 30 in the matchup.

Keanu Dawes ended up being a factor for the Utes in this matchup. He converted 5 of 6 for this game giving him a rate of 83.3%, and had 11 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 29 mins on the court and added 1 assist for the game.

Utah had a win-loss mark of 16-17 last year. On the offensive side of the court, the Utes shot 44.6% from the field, which ranked them 174th in D-1. Utah scored 2,493 pts last season (75.5 per game) and they collected 39.8 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 17.4 times per contest (7th in the nation) and they turned the ball over 12.4 times per game. The Utes committed 18.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 64.1% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense gave up 34.0% on 3-point attempts (271 of 796) and opponents converted on 70.1% of their foul shots. They allowed 13.0 dimes and 34.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranked them 173rd and 203rd in college hoops. The Utes on defense were ranked 200th in college hoops in PPG given up with 72.6. They forced 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (80th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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