The Wyoming Cowboys will be at Taco Bell Arena to play the Boise State Broncos in a Mountain West matchup. The game starts at 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 13 and will air on CCS.
The Broncos were beaten by Colorado State 97-93 on Wednesday. Mikey Thompson was one of the best players for the Broncos, finishing with 20 points, seven assists, and four steals. The Cowboys are coming off an 84-65 win over Utah State on Saturday. Josh Adams stood out, posting 19 points, seven assists, and six rebounds.
Second-chance opportunities are expected to be few and far between for the Cowboys in this contest. They rank 351st in the nation in offensive rebounding (OR% of 18.1%), while Boise State is 24th-best in the nation on the defensive backboards (DR% of 75.0%).
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Broncos won the first game 81-71. Jason McManamen was a top player in the game with 25 points, eight rebounds, and three three-pointers.
The Broncos enter the game with records of 16-9 Straight Up (SU) and 10-12-1 Against The Spread (ATS). The Broncos will be looking to pick it up in this one after recent offensive struggles. In the last 10 games, Boise State has only averaged 67.7 points per game compared to the 77.6 they’ve averaged on the season. The Broncos are a high-volume three-point shooting team with 8.0 made per game, one of the highest marks in Division I.
On the other side, Wyoming has a SU record of 12-13 and an ATS record of 11-9-1. Wyoming is one of the top three-point shooting teams in the nation, hitting 9.0 shots from three-point range per game.
Boise State won the last meeting this season between these two teams, but Wyoming still leads the head-to-head record over their most recent games, 6-4 SU. Additionally, with a 6-4 record, Wyoming has the advantage ATS. Boise State held the edge in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers once in the last five games, while Wyoming wasn’t able to do so in that span.
Predictions: SU Winner – Boise, ATS Winner – Boise
Notes
“Boise State is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games “.
“Boise State is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games “.
“Boise State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boise State’s last 7 games “.
“Boise State is 2-7-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home”.
“Boise State is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games at home”.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boise State’s last 6 games at home”.
“Boise State is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Wyoming”.
“The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boise State’s last 6 games when playing Wyoming”.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boise State’s last 5 games when playing at home against Wyoming”.
Boise State averages 77.6 points per game (ranked 68th). Wyoming, on the other hand, allows 69.8 points per game (ranked 113th).
Wyoming scores just 65.4 points per away game (ranked 198th). Boise State ranks 96th in points allowed at home, giving up 66.3 points.
Ranked 73rd, the Boise State Broncos have an offensive rating of 111.0. The Wyoming Cowboys rank 206th with a defensive rating of just 104.4.
Boise State has an average field goal percentage of 44.8%. Wyoming is a losing 2-5 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Boise State Broncos and the Wyoming Cowboys both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Boise State is 133rd and 91st in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Wyoming is 204th and 53rd in these categories.
Boise State ranks 100th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.17. Wyoming is ranked lower at 158th with an A/TO of 1.08.
On average, Wyoming forces a turnover rate of 16.7%. When Boise State turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a solid 8-4 record.
