Halftime Report
Boise State is giving their home crowd exactly what they were hoping for. After one quarter, neither squad has the contest in the bag, but Boise State leads 34-31 over San Diego State.
If Boise State keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 13-5 in no time. On the other hand, San Diego State will have to make due with a 15-4 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
San Diego State Aztecs @ Boise State Broncos
Current Records: San Diego State 15-3, Boise State 12-5
How To Watch
What to Know
The San Diego State Aztecs and the Boise State Broncos will face off in a Mountain West clash at 1:00 p.m. ET on January 20th at ExtraMile Arena. Despite being away, San Diego State is looking at a one-point advantage in the spread.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 20 to 7 on the offensive boards, a fact San Diego State proved on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Wolf Pack by a score of 71-59.
San Diego State can attribute much of their success to Jaedon LeDee, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Reese Waters, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Boise State’s good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell to the Rebels 68-64. Boise State didn’t live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.
The losing side was boosted by Tyson Degenhart, who scored 24 points along with six rebounds. Those 24 points set a new season-high mark for him.
The Aztecs pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for the Broncos, their loss ended a 22-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-5.
Saturday’s matchup is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: San Diego State have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 38.3 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like Boise State struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 37.2 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
San Diego State came up short against Boise State in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 66-60. Can San Diego State avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
San Diego State is a slight 1-point favorite against Boise State, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 1-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is set at 136.5 points.
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Series History
San Diego State has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Boise State.
- Feb 28, 2023 – Boise State 66 vs. San Diego State 60
- Feb 03, 2023 – San Diego State 72 vs. Boise State 52
- Mar 12, 2022 – Boise State 53 vs. San Diego State 52
- Feb 22, 2022 – Boise State 58 vs. San Diego State 57
- Jan 22, 2022 – Boise State 42 vs. San Diego State 37
- Feb 27, 2021 – San Diego State 62 vs. Boise State 58
- Feb 25, 2021 – San Diego State 78 vs. Boise State 66
- Mar 06, 2020 – San Diego State 81 vs. Boise State 68
- Feb 16, 2020 – San Diego State 72 vs. Boise State 55
- Jan 11, 2020 – San Diego State 83 vs. Boise State 65
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