Utah State @ Colorado State

Who will WIN this matchup?

Utah State Aggies (10-5)

@ Colorado State Rams (11-1)

Current odds:

Utah State Aggies: (+220)

Colorado State Rams: (-270)

• The spread for the game is Colorado State by 6.5 points.

•  Utah State leads the all-time series against the Rams, 66-40, however CSU holds an 18-9 advantage in games played in Fort Collins. USU has won seven of the last eight against the Rams.

• The game features two of the top-three scoring offenses in the MW as CSU is second with 79.2 points per game, while USU is third with 78.1 points per game.

• Utah State has scored 80 or more points in more than half of its games this season. The Aggies are a perfect 9-0 when scoring 80 or more points in a game.

• The game also features the top-two shooting teams in the MW as CSU leads the league by shooting 50.3 percent from the floor, while USU is second, connecting on 48.7 percent of its shots from the field.

• The success continues beyond the arc, where CSU is ranked second by shooting 39.9 percent from behind the 3-point line, while Utah State is third, connecting on 36.7 percent.

• Utah State is 10-1 on the year when three or more players score in double figures. The Aggies had a season-high six players score in double figures in the last game at New Mexico.

• After shooting 35.7 percent in the opening half at New Mexico, USU came out in the second half and shot 70.4 percent (19-of-27) over the final 20 minutes and 80.0 percent (4-of-5) during the overtime period.

• Utah State and Colorado State are the best at moving and protecting the ball in the MW as CSU leads the league with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.52, while USU is second with a mark of 1.48.

• Utah State is third in the nation with 19.4 assists per game and ranks second in the nation in total assists with 291.

• Junior guard Rylan Jones’ average of 5.8 assists per game is the most by an Aggie since Kris Clark averaged 6.4 dimes per game during the 2007-08 season. Scoring by Jones and senior guard RJ Eytle-Rock has been key for the Aggies this season as USU is undefeated in games when either scores in double figures.

• Senior forward Justin Bean is the only player in the MW averaging a double-double this season (20.0/10.5) and leads the league in scoring (19.9), total points (298), rebounding (10.5), total rebounds (157), field goal percentage (.644), total field goals made (116), double-doubles (10) and defensive rebounds per game (7.47).

• Bean is fourth in the nation in double-doubles (10), sixth in field goal percentage (.644), ninth in defensive rebounds per game (7.47) and10th in rebounds per game (10.5).

• Bean has been locked in from the floor this season as his 64.6-percent field goal shooting is sixth in a single season in school history, while his 54.5-percent clip from behind the 3-point line is currently the best in USU history in a single season.