Utah State Aggies vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 1/23/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah State Aggies vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Friday, January 23, 2026

Location: Moby Arena in Fort Collins, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Utah State Aggies (15-2) are en route to Moby Arena on Friday where they will try to defeat the Colorado State Rams (11-7).

The Utah State Aggies played UNLV and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-76 in their last game. Utah State finished the contest with a 44.8% FG percentage (26 out of 58) and converted 7 of 24 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Aggies buried 17 of 31 attempts for a rate of 54.8%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned 24 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 14 assists in this game as well as creating 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to defending, Utah State allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 29 of 58 shooting. UNLV totaled 8 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Additionally, UNLV grabbed 38 boards (12 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UNLV ended up going 84.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 21 of their 25 attempts. They also made 7 out of their 14 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Aggies left the arena with 20 while UNLV recorded 22 personal fouls.

Mason Falslev is one player who played a role for this contest. He ended up going 57.1% from the field and earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and totaled 6 boards. He ended up scoring 21 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Utah State will enter this contest with a mark of 15-2 for the season. They have an average of 85.3 points per contest (38th in the country) while connecting on 51.6% from the field. The Aggies are shooting 37.6% on three-point shots (146 of 388) and 72.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Utah State is pulling in 36.8 rebounds per contest and has 308 assists this year, which is 62nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 11.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.2 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Aggies are able to force 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 9th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 181 relinquished on the year. The Aggies defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.5% (378 of 934) and they relinquish 30.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They concede 32.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 48th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (67.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Colorado State Rams walked away with a victory by a final of 81-52 against Air Force. In relation to team rebounding, Colorado State permitted Air Force to pull down 29 in all (6 offensive). They shot 16.7% from distance by hitting 5 of 30 and ended up going 9 out of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Rams allowed Air Force to knock down 19 of their 53 tries from the floor which had them at 35.8% in this game. When all was said and done, the Rams finished 28 for 54 from the field which had them sitting at 51.9%. When talking about shots from distance, Colorado State converted 10 of their 24 tries (41.7%). They were able to knock down 15 of them for a percentage of 65.2%. Air Force was called for 20 fouls for the matchup which took the Rams to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 4 times, while recording 10 steals for the game. The Rams collected 29 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 35 for the game.

Brandon Rechsteiner ended up being a major contributor for the Rams in this game. He had 11 points in his 20 mins on the court and earned 2 assists for the matchup. He made 4 of 8 in the game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Colorado State has a record of 11-7 on the season. The Rams have committed 16.7 fouls per game while shooting 77.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.9 times per contest (89th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. Colorado State has accounted for 1,415 points for the campaign (78.6 per contest) and they collect 33.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Rams are hitting on 50.1% from the floor, which is ranked 20th in college.

The Colorado State defense concedes 34.7% on three-point shots (161 of 464) and their opposition makes 68.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.1 assists and 29.2 boards per game, which is ranked 83rd and 7th in those categories. The Rams on the defensive end are ranked 144th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 72.3. They have forced 9.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (264th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado State

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