It will be a battle between Mountain West opponents when the Colorado State Rams (14-12) welcome the Wyoming Cowboys (12-15) to Moby Arena. The game gets underway at 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 20 and can be seen on CI.
The Rams are hoping for a better outcome after their 72-59 loss to Utah State on Wednesday. John Gillon played well, finishing with 14 points, four assists, and two rebounds for Colorado State. The Cowboys are coming off a 79-75 loss to Fresno State on Wednesday. Jason McManamen had a game-high 28 points.
The Cowboys may not find many second-chance opportunities in this matchup. They’re ranked 351st in the nation in offensive rebounding (OR% of 18.1%), whereas Colorado State is 21st-best in the nation on the defensive glass (DR% of 75.2%).
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Cowboys won the first game 83-76. Josh Adams was the game’s top overall scorer with 28 points.
The Rams enter the game with records of 14-12 Straight Up (SU) and 9-13 Against The Spread (ATS). In their last 10 games, they are 3-7 ATS. The Rams have no trouble scoring as they rank 27th in the nation in offense with 80.2 points per game. The Rams are one of the best in Division I in terms of three-point field goals, making 9.0 shots per game from beyond the arc. Colorado State has an edge in the rebounding department for this game, where it racks up an average of 39.9 rebounds per game.
On the other side, the Cowboys have 12-15 SU and 11-11-1 ATS records. Wyoming is one of the top three-point shooting teams in the nation, knocking down 9.0 shots from three-point range per game. The Wyoming defense has allowed an average of 78.1 points per game during the last 10 games, higher than their season average of 71.0.
With the Cowboys’ last win against Colorado State, the head-to-head record between these two is now an even 5-5 SU over their most recent meetings. On the other hand, Wyoming leads the matchup ATS with a record of 6-4. Wyoming had the advantage in three key areas (field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers) once over the last five matchups. Colorado State has never had the edge in all three categories.
Predictions: SU Winner – ColoSt, ATS Winner – ColoSt
Notes
“Colorado State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games “.
“Colorado State is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado State’s last 6 games at home”.
“Colorado State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Wyoming”.
“Colorado State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Wyoming”.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado State’s last 6 games when playing Wyoming”.
“Colorado State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Wyoming”.
“Colorado State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Wyoming”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado State’s last 5 games when playing at home against Wyoming”.
“Wyoming is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado State”.
The Wyoming Cowboys currently sit below 0.500 against the Mountain West Conference at 5-9 SU, while the Colorado State Rams have a 6-7 SU record.
Colorado State averages 84.4 points per home game (ranked 26th). Wyoming allows 71.4 points per away game (ranked 74th).
The Colorado State Rams average 71.0 possessions and 1.129 points per possession in games this season. The Wyoming Cowboys average fewer possessions with 66.7, as well as fewer points per possession with 1.069.
The Colorado State Rams average an effective field goal percentage of 50.9% this season. The Wyoming Cowboys have an underachieving record of 2-7 when opponents have an eFG% of 50.9% or greater.
On average, the Colorado State Rams attempt 25.0 three point field goals per game and the Wyoming Cowboys attempt 26.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, Colorado State has a split 11-11 record, while Wyoming is 10-15.
Colorado State ranks 57th in offensive rebounding. Wyoming ranks 188th in defensive rebounding.
Wyoming makes 4.4 steals per game. When Colorado State allows 4 or more steals, the team has an even 11-11 record.
