Colorado State entertains No. 13 San Diego State

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01/28/2012 - Fort Collins, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The last of the unbeatens in the Mountain West Conference, the 13th-ranked San Diego State Aztecs hit the road this afternoon to challenge the Colorado State Rams at Moby Arena in Fort Collins.

Not only are the Aztecs all alone atop the MWC standings with a record of 4-0, they are also riding high on an 11-game win streak overall thanks to a 52-42 victory over Wyoming in Laramie earlier this week. The scoring total was the lowest of the season for the Aztecs and marked the second straight game in which they were held to under 60 points, only the third time this season it has happened. Nevertheless, having lost only to nationally-ranked teams in Baylor and Creighton, SDSU is certainly making a name for itself.

As for the Rams, a program that is an impressive 9-1 at home this season, they were pummeled by New Mexico in The Pit three nights ago in an 85-52 final. The loss was the second in a row for the team, the third time this season CSU has bowed in back-to-back outings. At 2-2 in conference play, the Rams enter the weekend tied with UNM, TCU and Wyoming for third place in the standings.

In a series that dates back more than 50 years, Colorado State owns a 35-31 advantage over the Aztecs entering this game. However, since 2006 the Rams have won just once, the other 14 decisions going to SDSU, including nine in a row.

It wasn't an exciting back-and-forth game against Wyoming earlier this week, but in the end a win is a win and that's what the Aztecs play for when they hit the floor. Jamaal Franklin and Chase Tapley both tallied 12 points for the visitors, the former also grabbing a team-best 11 rebounds, but at the same time Franklin also was tabbed for seven turnovers without benefit of a single assist. The team as a whole was guilty of 19 miscues which is unlike them. Through 20 games San Diego State is turning the ball over just under 13 times per game and generally the team is able to offset such issues with a stout defense that has held opponents to only 38.4 percent shooting from the floor and 60.7 ppg. Tapley (16.4 ppg) and Jamaal Franklin (15.2 ppg) tend to get most of the attention, but Xavier Thames (11.1 ppg) is one of the reasons why, having given out a team-best 85 assists to drive the offense.

The Rams could do little to stop the stampede brought on by New Mexico on Wednesday night, the Lobos not only shooting 52.2 percent from the floor themselves, but at the same time holding CSU to just 16 field goals and forcing 20 turnovers in the matchup. Nevertheless, the Rams still had four starters score in double figures as Will Bell, Dorian Green and Wes Eikmeier all tallied 11 points, followed by Pierce Hornung who dropped in 10 points, cleared seven rebounds and made four steals in the lopsided loss. Eikmeier continues to be the leading scorer for the program with his 15.6 ppg, while Green and Smith follow at 13.5 and 10.6 ppg, respectively. But perhaps the key figure on offense for the Rams might be Hornung who has started just four of the 13 games in which he has appeared, yet leads the group with 7.2 rpg and is shooting a ridiculous 71.9 percent from the field as well.

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Big East Conference odds

Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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