UC Riverside vs Colorado State Picks and Prediction – 11/23/2024

The UC Riverside Highlanders visit Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colorado on Friday to play the Colorado State Rams. UC Riverside is 2-3 following its 96-54 loss to the Santa Clara Broncos. The leading scorer for the Highlanders was Joel Armotrading with 11 points. UC Riverside shot only 29.4% overall and 12.9% from 3-point territory. The Highlanders were outrebounded 45-28. Keep updated with College Basketball with our college basketball picks.

Barrington Hargress is leading UC Riverside in scoring and assists with averages of 17.4 points and 4.4 assists per game while Jack Whitbourne is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.4 per game. UC Riverside has four players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 71.8 points per game while shooting 41.1% overall and 31.5% from 3-point territory.

The Colorado State Rams look to bounce back from a loss with a victory at home on Friday when hosting UC Riverside. Colorado State is 3-1 following its 84-69 loss to the No. 25 ranked Ole Miss Rebels Saturday. The leading scorer for Colorado State was Jalen Lake with 21 points, hitting eight of 14 shots. The Rams committed 15 turnovers to only four by Ole Miss.

Nique Clifford is leading Colorado State in scoring and rebounding with averages of 20.2 points and 10.8 rebounds per game while Kyan Evans is the leader in assists with an average of 3.5 per game. Jalen Lake is the second-leading scorer with an average of 17.3 points per game. Colorado State is scoring an average of 78.0 points per game while shooting 48.7% overall and 29.5% from 3-point territory.

Colorado State is off for a strong start at 3-1 straight up but has struggled to cover the number. UC Riverside is a respectable 2-3 SU early in the season and is 3-1 ATS. Look for both of those trends to continue as Colorado State will win at home but UC Riverside will cover the number. Colorado State averages 78.0 points per game but is giving up an average of 71.0 points per game. Final Score Prediction, Colorado State Rams win but fall short ATS 77-75.