Wyoming vs. San Jose State betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 24

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The Wyoming Cowboys (11-8, 2-6 MWC) will look to stop a four-game winning streak when they host the San Jose State Spartans (6-13, 1-7 MWC) on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Arena-Auditorium as big, 12.5-point favorites. The game airs at 4 p.m. ET on MW Network. The over/under in the matchup is 143.5.

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Wyoming vs. San Jose State betting lines

  • Wyoming moneyline odds to win: -1075
  • San Jose State moneyline odds to win: +686
  • Spread: Wyoming (-12.5)
  • Total: 143.5

Wyoming statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Wyoming has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered five times in 11 opportunities at home, and it has covered one time in six opportunities in away games.
  • In home games, the Cowboys exceed the over/under 63.6% of the time (seven of 11 games). They’ve hit the over in 16.7% of games on the road (one of six contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Wyoming has taken eight of nine games when playing at home, good for a .889 winning percentage. It has won one of two games on the road (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Cowboys have seen a decrease in scoring lately, racking up 75.2 points per game in their last 10 contests, 5.1 points fewer than the 80.3 they’ve scored this season.
  • Wyoming’s defense has been more porous lately, as the team has given up 74.3 points per game during its last 10 compared to the 72.7 points per game its opponents are averaging on the season.
  • The Cowboys are trending down from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 7.6 threes per game and shooting 32.2% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 8.1 makes and 33.6% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Wyoming betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-11-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 12.5+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-9-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-2 (Home: 8-1; 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
46.7 (109th in nation) 44.4 (214th) 34.1 (102nd) 27.7 (23rd) 14.5 (160th) 11.3 (174th)

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San Jose State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • San Jose State’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .444 (4-5-0). Away, it is .429 (3-4-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Spartans games have gone over five of nine times at home (55.6%), and five of seven on the road (71.4%).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Spartans have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-5) and on the road (0-7).

Recent trends

  • While the Spartans are posting 70.7 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that in their last 10 games, amassing 68.1 points per contest.
  • San Jose State is ceding 80.5 points per contest over its last 10 games, which is 4.3 more points than it is allowing for the season (76.2).
  • In their previous 10 games, the Spartans are sinking 7.2 three-pointers per contest, 0.1 fewer threes than their season average (7.3). They also sport a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (34.6%) compared to their season average (35.1%).

San Jose State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-10-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 12.5+: 3-3-0 (As Favorite: 4-1-0; As Underdog: 4-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-8-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-0 (Home: 4-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-13 (Home: 0-5; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.2 (288th in nation) 48.7 (352nd) 28.4 (340th) 29.7 (105th) 10.3 (359th) 10.9 (141st)
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