posted March 3, 2008 at 18:46 in NCAA B Betting Trends

BetUS NCAA college basketball betting odds: UTAH STATE -9, Total 140.5

The Utah State Aggies (20-9 SU, 10-13-1 ATS), coming off one of their most sizzling games of the season, get ready for the Western athletic Conference tournament as they play host to the Fresno State Bulldogs (13-16 SU, 6-17-1 ATS) in a WAC game that is set to tip off at 9:05 PM ET at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, UT.

In the BetUS NCAA college basketball betting odds, Utah State is listed as a nine-point favorite, with a total of 140.5 points.

Here are some of the NCAA college basketball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

* FRES has lost 10 of its last 15 games SU

* FRES has lost its last nine games ATS

* FRES has played seven of its last ten games OVER the total

* FRES has lost its last six road games SU

* FRES has lost its last six road games ATS

* FRES has played five of its last six road games OVER the total

* UST has won 15 of its last 19 games SU

* UST has played eight of its last 12 games OVER the total

* UST is 16-0 SU at home this season

* UST has played four of its last six home games OVER the total

* FRES has covered four of the last five meetings

* UST has had the rebounding edge in each of the last four meetings

* FRES has made more three-pointers in three of the last four meetings

There is no team in the country that shoots quite as well as Utah State. The Aggies lead the nation in both field goal percentage at 51.1% AND in free throw percentage at 78.7%. Naturally any team that hopes to keep pace with Utah State is going to have to play some very efficient offense, but Fresno State has to make a lot of three-pointers to make up for 42% shooting.

The Bulldogs sank 13 of them in their last game, making them competitive with New Mexico State, but none of this has translated into covering numbers. At present, Fresno has dropped its last nine games against the spread, and tallies just 64 points per game on the road. On the defensive end, they'll have a difficult time dealing with Jaycee Carroll, the conference's leading scorer, who is 53% from the field and 50% from three-point range. He's playing the final home game of his career, so expect an inspired effort from the senior standout All-America candidate who is 54% over his last five games.

Utah State shot 58% (and 57% from beyond the arc) in the previous meeting with Fresno State, a 77-72 road win. Here they will extend FSU's pointspread losing streak to ten. Lay the points with Utah State, the nine-point favorite in the BetUS NCAA basketball betting odds.

JAY'S PLAY: UTAH STATE

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(Charles Jay of http://www.eBookies.com gives it the old college try as a regular contributor to the BetUS Locker Room)