The Utah State Aggies (15-3, 6-2 Mountain West) visit the Colorado State Rams (12-7, 3-5) for a Friday tip from Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colorado, at 10 p.m. ET (FS1). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NCAA basketball odds around the Utah State vs. Colorado State odds and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions for the best bets.
Utah State won the first meeting 100-58 as a 10.5-point favorite in Logan, Utah, on Dec. 20 as the Over (148.5) cashed. G Drake Allen was good for 12 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals and a trio of 3-pointers, leading 6 Aggies who scored in double figures.
After a 6-0 start in Mountain West play, the Aggies have suffered back-to-back losses to Grand Canyon and UNLV. The loss to the Rebels on Tuesday was at home, 86-76, with Utah State failing as a 15.5-point favorite as the Over (156.5) cashed. G Mason Falslev went for 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists with a 3-pointer in the loss.
Utah State has failed to cover the past 3 games and is 2-5 against the spread (ATS) in the past 7 games. The Over is 5-1 in the Aggies’ past 6 outings, too.
The Rams roughed up Air Force 81-52 in Fort Collins, Colorado, on Tuesday, covering as 19.5-point favorites with the Under (134.5) cashing. G Josh Pascarelli went for 11 points, 7 rebounds, an assist, a steal and 3 3-pointers. Colorado State is just 2-3 SU in its past 5 games and 3-5 across the past 8.
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Utah State at Colorado State odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Utah State -220 (bet $220 to win $100) | Colorado State +180 (bet $100 to win $180)
- Against the spread: Utah State -4.5 (-118) | Colorado +4.5 (-102)
- Over/Under (O/U): 148.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Utah State at Colorado State picks and predictions
Prediction
Utah State 82, Colorado State 74
Utah State (-220) will cost you more than 2 times your potential return, and that’s a little too expensive for my liking. My personal limit for a standalone moneyline wager is -180.
The fact that the Aggies won 100-58 in Logan little more than a month ago is impressive, and if you were to toss in Utah State to a multi-leg parlay, that would be perfectly OK.
PASS.
UTAH STATE -4.5 (-118) is worth a look, as it looks to get it done by at more than 2 buckets. The Aggies won the first meeting by 42 points, but they’ve dropped their last 2 games outright.
Still, Colorado State has won just 3 times in its past 8 outings, going 3-5 ATS in the span, too. Back the Aggies to get the job done, but it likely won’t be as much of a blowout as the first meeting.
OVER 148.5 (-115) might be the best play on the board.
The Over has cashed in the 2 recent setbacks for Utah State, which allowed 85.0 PPG in those losses, while the total has gone high in 5 of the Aggies’ past 6 games. The Over is 10-4 in the previous 14 outings for the Aggies, too, including the first meeting with the Rams.
For Colorado State, the Over has a 3-2 edge in its past 5 outings. More importantly, the Over has cashed in 4 straight meetings in the series and is 5-1-1 in the past 7 installments.
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