The Denver Pioneers will host a meeting against the Wyoming Cowboys at Magness Arena. Action begins at 9:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2 and will air on RT.
The Pioneers come into this game hoping to repeat their last performance, topping South Alabama 69-56 on Saturday. Bryant Rucker was the game’s high scorer with 16 points on 6-for-6 shooting. The Cowboys, meanwhile, are coming off an 82-68 win over Montana State on Saturday. Josh Adams shot 8 for 19 and led in scoring with 25 points.
Denver, a three-point favorite, will look to capitalize at home against Wyoming. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 123 points. The Pioneers enter the game with records of 5-1 Straight Up (SU) and 3-2 Against The Spread (ATS). The Pioneers are one of the best in Division I in terms of field-goal percentage, shooting an impressive .500 from the field. Crossing over to the defensive side of the court, teams routinely struggle to score points against the Pioneers, who allow only 60.0 points per game.
Over on the other bench, the Cowboys have 4-2 SU and 1-2 ATS records. The Cowboys are an excellent long-range shooting team with 61 three-point shots made (10.0 per game), ranking 35th in Division I. The Cowboys are the better of the two teams when it comes to assist-to-turnover ratio, ranking 32nd in Division I at 1.48.
These two will be squaring off for the first time this season. In their most recent meeting a season ago, Wyoming came out on top, evening up the two teams’ head-to-head record (5-5). However, with a 5-4-1 record, Wyoming has the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Wyo, ATS Winner – Wyo, O/U – Under
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Wyoming’s last 10 games on the road.
Wyoming is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver.
Wyoming averages 78.5 points per game, placing the team just 113th in the nation. Denver ranks 17th in points allowed, giving up 60.0 points per game.
With 63.5 possessions and 1.097 points per possession, the Denver Pioneers perform worse on both metrics than the Wyoming Cowboys. Wyoming averages 67.7 possessions and 1.160 points per possession.
On average, Denver attempts 23.0 three pointers and Wyoming attempts 26.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Denver Pioneers are undefeated at 3-0 while the Wyoming Cowboys have a solid 4-2 record.
Denver ranks 89th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.27, while Wyoming ranks 32nd with an A/TO of 1.48.
The Wyoming Cowboys make an average of 5.2 steals per game. When the Denver Pioneers give up 5 or more steals, they are a winning 2-1.
