Bettors will hope to hit paydirt on Thursday when the Fresno State Bulldogs try to run the Vandals off the court at Save Mart Center in college hoops action.

The Bulldogs currently sports a 9-14 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 11-9 ATS. The Vandals are 11-10 and 9-8 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Bulldogs produce a 8-12 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Vandals have gone 9-8 against the number.



View Idaho vs Fresno State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Bulldogs installed as 4-point favorites in this particular matchup

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 259 (Bulldogs) and the No. 173 (Vandals) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 70-67 result in favor of the Vandals has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Fresno State's No. 228 nationally ranked offense (65.3 points per game) against a Vandals defense that sits as the No. 199 at 67.8 PPG. The Bulldogs have been averaging 41.9% from the field, less than the Vandals have managed so far this season (47.9% on average).

Defensively, Idaho features the nation's No. 188-rated defense on the road, allowing 70.9 points per game. Fresno State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 210 nationally in scoring at home.

Idaho was a 76-70 loser in its last match at home against Hawaii. They failed to cover the 5.5-point spread as favorites. Idaho suffered a 76-70 loss against Hawaii on Saturday, getting 24 points from Djim Bandoumel in a losing effort at Cowan Spectrum.

Fresno State lost its last outing, a 60-56 result against New Mexico State on January 28. They covered in that game as a 10-point underdog. Kevin Olekaibe scored 18 points in a futile effort to lead the Bulldogs to a win (they lost 60-56 to New Mexico State at Pan American Center on Saturday).


Idaho Vandals Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Nevada are 6-4
After playing Hawaii are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

Fresno State Bulldogs Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Utah State are 4-6
After playing New Mexico State are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

A few Vandals at Bulldogs trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Idaho's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Idaho's last 5 games when playing on the road against Fresno State
Idaho is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Fresno State's last 6 games when playing Idaho
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Fresno State's last 5 games when playing at home against Idaho
Fresno State is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home
Fresno State is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Idaho


Next up:
Idaho at Nevada, Saturday, February 4
Fresno State home to Utah State, Saturday, February 4