Wyoming Cowboys (5-10) vs. Utah State Aggies (13-3)
The 2022-23 college basketball season goes on Tuesday, January 10, with the Mountain West Conference showdown from Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah, so here’s the best Wyoming vs. Utah State betting pick.
The Cowboys search for their third straight victory over the Aggies, who haven’t covered the spread in five consecutive meetings with Wyoming. Utah State opens as a 10-point home fave, and the totals sit at 141.0 points.
The Wyoming Cowboys (5-10; 5-8-1 ATS; 0-3 conf.) extended their losing streak to five games this past Saturday. They suffered an 80-75 defeat to the San Diego State Aztecs, playing as 8-point home underdogs. The Cowboys made 57.8% of their field goals (10-for-22 from deep) but yielded 11 offensive rebounds in another shaky defensive performance.
Senior guard Hunter Maldonado dropped 20 points on the Aztecs to go with four rebounds, three assists, and a couple of steals. Junior forward Jeremiah Oden had 15 points and seven rebounds, while junior guard Brendan Wenzel added 14 points on 5-for-5 shooting from the field. The Cowboys missed sophomore guard Noah Reynolds (14.3 PPG this season) and senior forward Hunter Thompson (7.2 PPG, 5.1 RPG) due to injuries. & #13;
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— Wyoming Cowboy Basketball (@wyo_mbb) January 7, 2023
Wyoming scores 108.1 points per 100 possessions (70th in the country) on 56.1% shooting from inside the arc (33rd) and 34.6% from downtown (154th). The Cowboys have struggled to defend so far this season, yielding 105.4 points per 100 possessions (245th) on 51.8% shooting from inside the arc (290th) and 34.8% from beyond the 3-point line (263rd). They are No. 200 in the NCAA NET Rankings and No. 138 in the KenPom rankings.