Mountain West Tournament: Fresno State vs. Colorado State odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Wednesday’s Fresno State vs. Colorado State odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Fresno State Bulldogs (11-19, 6-12 MWC) meet the Colorado State Rams (14-17, 6-12) on Wednesday in a 1st-round Mountain West Conference Tournament game. Tip-off at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas is set for 2 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Fresno State vs. Colorado State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

Fresno State ended the regular season by annihilating Chicago State 108-72 on Saturday to cover as 12.5-point home favorites. The victory snapped a 2-game losing streak both outright and against the spread (ATS). In its last 10 games, the Bulldogs are 4-6 outright and 5-5 ATS. This season, they are 11-18 ATS.

Colorado State knocked off New Mexico 92-84 on Friday to cover as 2.5-point home underdogs. It is 4-6 in its last 10 games and 5-5 ATS in that same span. The Rams are 12-18 ATS on the season.

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Fresno State vs. Colorado State odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:21 a.m. ET.

  • Moneyline (ML): Off the board (OTB)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Fresno State +2.5 (-115) | Colorado State -2.5 (-105)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 134.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Fresno State vs. Colorado State picks and predictions

Prediction

Colorado State 63, Fresno State 61

Moneyline

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Against the spread

LEAN FRESNO STATE +2.5 (-115).

Colorado State is just 1-5 ATS in its last 6 neutral site games, 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games following an outright win, and 1-4 ATS in its last 5 Wednesday games.

The Bulldogs defense is also ranked 55th in the nation in opponent points per game (65.6) while the Rams offense ranks just 146th overall at 73 PPG. Look for the Bulldogs to lock down defensively to keep this game within reach.

Over/Under

BET UNDER 134.5 (-110).

The Under is 5-0 in the Bulldogs last 5 games after scoring 100 or more points in their previous game, 5-0 in their last 5 Wednesday games, and 3-0-1 in their last 4 neutral site games.

As it stands, 134.5 would be the second-highest closing line in the Bulldogs last 10 games.

The Under is a combined 4-1-1 in neutral site games this season between the Rams and Bulldogs.

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Fresno State vs. Colorado State odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Friday’s Fresno State vs. Colorado State odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Fresno State Bulldogs (16-7, 6-4 MWC) and Colorado State Rams (18-3, 8-3) match wits and lock horns Friday night in Fort Collins, Colo. The contest at Moby Arena is slated to tip-off at 9:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Fresno State vs. Colorado State odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

Fresno State is coming off a 61-59 home loss to Wyoming Sunday as a 5-point favorite. FSU’s offense had been on the upswing prior to the upset. The Bulldogs averaged 70.0 points per game in going 6-2 over their previous eight contests, and that’s usually plenty with what Fresno brings to the table defensively. The Bulldogs yield just 57.6 PPG (fifth NCAA-I).

Colorado State had 16 wins in its first 17 games but was then bounced in a pair of Mountain West games in late January. The Rams have come back to win back-to-back games so far in February but still find themselves in third place in the circuit standings, looking up at Wyoming and Boise State.

CSU leads the MWC in scoring (77.5 PPG), but the Rams’ 82 points in their last game (Tuesday at Nevada) marked their most since Dec. 1.

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Fresno State vs. Colorado State odds, spread and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:56 a.m. ET.

  • Money line: Fresno State +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Colorado State -280 (bet $280 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Fresno State +6.5 (-120) | Colorado State -6.5 (-105)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 130.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)

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Fresno State vs. Colorado State odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Colorado State 65, Fresno State 62

Money line

Colorado State is coming off a hard-fought win and could well be caught looking ahead to a big game against Boise State Sunday. However, both teams have some warts that aren’t fully evident in their records and they really both fit as decent fade candidates in the near future.

But peg FRESNO STATE (+220) as being a decent price and perhaps worthy of some partial-unit attention.

Against the spread

FRESNO STATE +6.5 (-120) is worth a small lean.

Over/Under

The season-record Unders for these teams is 25-17.

The Under is 6-1 in the Rams’ last seven games against foes playing .600 basketball and has hit in two of the last three head-to-head meetings.

Fresno plays at a slow pace all the time; CSU’s pace numbers have been on the decline of late. BACK THE UNDER 130.5 (-112).

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