Cal Poly pays a visit to San Jose State on Saturday, hoping to send the Spartans to a loss while covering the college basketball spread at The Event Center.

The Spartans currently sports a 3-6 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 2-5 ATS. The Mustangs are 5-3 and 4-3 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Spartans produce a 4-3 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Mustangs have gone 3-3-1 against the number.



View Cal Poly vs San Jose State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Spartans as 4.5-point underdogs in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Spartans sit at No. 154 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Mustangs sit at No. 179 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Mustangs will win this game 72-59.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature San Jose State's No. 211-rated squad against Cal Poly's No. 212-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, San Jose State rates No. 47 in the country with 7.9 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 80 nationally with 7.4 per match.

Defensively, Cal Poly features the nation's No. 20-rated defense on the road, allowing 55.5 points per game. San Jose State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 125 nationally in scoring at home.

Cal Poly lost its last outing, a 59-54 result against St. Mary's on December 3. They failed to cover in that game as a 4-point underdog. The Mustangs endured a 59-54 loss at the hands of the Gaels on Saturday, despite a 15-point effort from David Hanson at Mott Gymnasium.

In their last action, San Jose State was an 81-36 loser on the road against California. They failed to cover the 19.5–point spread as underdogs. San Jose State was run off the court by the Golden Bears on Wednesday as California routed them 81-36 at Haas Pavilion.


Cal Poly Mustangs Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Menlo College are 1-1
After playing St. Mary's are 5-3
After a loss are 7-3

San Jose State Spartans Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
After playing California are 0-2
After a loss are 5-5

A few Mustangs at Spartans trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cal Poly's last 5 games on the road
Cal Poly is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cal Poly is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
San Jose State is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
San Jose State is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games


Next up:
Cal Poly home to Menlo College, Wednesday, December 14
San Jose State home to UC Davis, Tuesday, December 20