Utah State vs. Wyoming betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 28

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The Wyoming Cowboys (12-8, 3-6 MWC) are heavy underdogs (by 14.5 points) to break a three-game road losing streak when they visit the Utah State Aggies (16-3, 7-2 MWC) on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET. The point total in the matchup is set at 148.5.

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Utah State vs. Wyoming betting lines

  • Utah State moneyline odds to win: -1389
  • Wyoming moneyline odds to win: +797
  • Spread: Utah State (-14.5)
  • Total: 148.5

Utah State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Utah State has played worse at home, covering two times in seven home games, and three times in seven road games.
  • When playing at home, the Aggies eclipse the total 57.1% of the time (four of seven games). They’ve hit the over in 42.9% of road games (three of seven contests).
  • Utah State has played better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, sporting a home record of 6-1, compared to going 5-1 in away games.

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Aggies have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 82.9 points per contest over that span compared to the 83.7 they’ve racked up over the course of this season.
  • Utah State’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (70.0) is 1.7 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.3).
  • The Aggies’ past 10 contests have seen them make 8.0 three-pointers per game while shooting 36.4% from deep. Both numbers are less than their 2025-26 averages of 8.3 makes and 36.6%.

Utah State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-11-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 14.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 7-10-0; As Underdog: 0-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-8-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-2 (Home: 6-1; Away: 5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
51.2 (eighth in nation) 41.4 (60th) 31.9 (222nd) 27.8 (29th) 17.7 (23rd) 10.8 (133rd)

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Wyoming statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Wyoming has performed better at home (5-7-0) than away (1-5-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Cowboys games have gone over more often at home (seven of 12, 58.3%) than on the road (one of six, 16.7%).
  • The Cowboys, when moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-1) as on the road (0-4) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Cowboys have played worse offensively over their last 10 games, putting up 71.2 points per contest, 8.4 fewer points their than season average of 79.6.
  • Wyoming is allowing 72.6 points per game in its previous 10 games, which is 0.4 more points than it is allowing for the season (72.2).
  • The Cowboys are sinking 6.9 threes per contest over their past 10 games, which is 0.9 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.8). Additionally, they have a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (29.6%) compared to their season average from downtown (32.9%).

Wyoming betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-12-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 14.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 6-8-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-10-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-2 (Home: 9-1; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (116th in nation) 44.0 (193rd) 34.5 (88th) 27.3 (18th) 14.3 (170th) 11.3 (178th)
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