A key college battle sees the visiting Vandals travelling to San Jose State Saturday to take on the Spartans on Saturday.

The Spartans currently sports a 9-20 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 11-13 ATS. The Vandals are 17-12 and 14-10 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Spartans produce a 14-9-1 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Vandals have gone 13-11 against the number.



View Idaho vs San Jose State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Vandals listed as 3-point favorites

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 152-rated Idaho taking on the No. 257-rated Spartans in this contest. The scores prediction computer here indicates a possible 72-65 win for the Vandals on Saturday.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and San Jose State has the nation's No. 164-rated offensive output, at 68.7 PPG. The visiting Vandals defense ranks No. 179 allowing on average 67.1 PPG. The Spartans FG% has averaged 39.7% so far, less than the Vandals marksmen have achieved on the year, 47.8% per game.

Defensively, Idaho features the nation's No. 171-rated defense on the road, allowing 69.4 points per game. San Jose State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 153 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Idaho, they were an 82-63 Sportsbook as they battled Hawaii on the road. They covered in the match as a 2.5-point underdog. Deremy Geiger scored 20 points leading the Vandals to an 82-63 victory over Hawaii at Stan Sheriff Center on Thursday.

San Jose State was a 71-61 loser in its last match at home against Utah State. They failed to cover the 4.5-point spread as underdogs. San Jose State suffered a 71-61 loss against Utah State on Thursday, getting 24 points from James Kinney in a losing effort at The Event Center.


Idaho Vandals Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
After playing Hawaii are 3-7
After a win are 6-4

San Jose State Spartans Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
After playing Utah State are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few Vandals at Spartans trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Idaho's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Idaho's last 7 games on the road
Idaho is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose State's last 5 games when playing Idaho
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose State's last 5 games when playing at home against Idaho
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose State's last 9 games
San Jose State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Idaho