The Wyoming Cowboys will be at San Jose State Event Center to square off against the San Jose State Spartans in a Mountain West matchup. The game gets underway at 10:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
The Spartans lost a tough one against Colorado State 85-84 on Saturday. Princeton Onwas finished with 24 points to lead the game. The Cowboys, meanwhile, are coming off a 59-57 win over UNLV on Saturday. Jason McManamen shot 5 for 10 and led in scoring with 17 points.
The physical Wyoming offense seems poised to make an impact from the foul line. It ranks 10th in the nation at getting to the stripe (FTA rate of 48.5), while San Jose State is among the nation’s most foul-prone squads (giving up a 289th-ranked FTA rate of 41.8).
Even with a subpar Straight Up (SU) record of 5-11, the Spartans are 8-5 Against The Spread (ATS) in those games. They have been better ATS (5-2) than SU (2-8) over their last 10 games.
On the other side, Wyoming has a SU record of 9-8 and an ATS record of 8-4-1. Most recently, Wyoming is 6-2-1 ATS over the last 10 games. The Cowboys are an excellent long-range shooting team with 157 three-point shots made (9.0 per game), ranking 22nd in Division I.
The conference rivals will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Cowboys were winners, bringing their SU record to 4-0. However, with a 3-0-1 record, San Jose State has the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – SJSU, ATS Winner – SJSU
Notes
San Jose State is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games.
San Jose State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Wyoming.
Wyoming is even against Mountain West Conference teams (2-2), but San Jose State has lost all of its games against the conference (0-4).
San Jose State averages 72.3 possessions per game, scoring 1.041 points on each possession. While Wyoming averages fewer possessions per game with 68.1, they score more points per possession with 1.057.
San Jose State has an average effective field goal percentage of 49.9%. Wyoming is a losing 1-3 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, the San Jose State Spartans attempt 21.0 three point field goals per game and the Wyoming Cowboys attempt 25.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, San Jose State has an abysmal record of 2-8, while Wyoming is 7-8.
The Wyoming Cowboys average 4.9 steals per game. When giving up 4 or more steals, the San Jose State Spartans have a poor record (5-8) this season.
