Denver vs Cal Poly Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/17/24

The Denver Pioneers and the Cal Poly Mustangs meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Mott Athletic Center. Here’s a Denver vs Cal Poly prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Denver vs Cal Poly pick. We will examine:

The Denver Pioneers’ recent form and player performance

The Cal Poly Mustangs’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Denver Pioneers

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Cal Poly Mustangs

Recent betting trends in games played between Denver and Cal Poly

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Denver vs Cal Poly game

Denver Pioneers Betting Preview

The Pioneers opened up their year with a 3-2 stretch, then fell to Montana, CSU Northridge, Utah Tech, and Portland in the next four. After wins over Sac State, Portland State, and Colorado Springs, the Pioneers lost to CSU Fullerton.

Matched up against the Titans on Sunday, the Pioneers were outscored 36-22 in the first half. Denver kept the pace well from there but still lost 74-59. Leading team scorer DeAndre Craig put up 17 points with two rebounds in the loss.

Cal Poly Mustangs Betting Preview

Over on the Cal Poly side, they hit a 3-2 run in their first five games. The Mustangs are just 2-5 in the seven games since then however, losing to Arizona State, Saint Mary’s, UC Davis, CSU Northridge, and San Jose State in that time.

The Mustangs gave up a five-point halftime lead and eventually lost 107-100 to San Jose State in their last outing on Saturday. Cal Poly’s top scorer was Owen Koonce, who notched 32 points with eight rebounds, three assists, and three steals.

Why the Cal Poly Mustangs will win

• Cal Poly has won each of its last four games against non-conference opponents at Robert A. Mott Athletics Center.
• Denver has lost each of its last six Tuesday games against non-conference opponents.
• Denver has lost the first half in four of its last five night games against non-conference opponents.

Why the Denver Pioneers will win

• Cal Poly has lost each of its last seven night games at Robert A. Mott Athletics Center following an overtime loss.
• Denver has won each of its last three night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Denver has won the first half in each of its last three night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Denver vs Cal Poly Prediction

I’ll try Denver here, but I’m probably avoiding this one. The Pioneers need a good bounce-back effort after a flat outing versus CSU Fullerton. Denver was out-rebounded 32-23 in that one and shot just 38.2 percent from the field. Prior to that, the Pioneers had hit 80 or more points in two of the previous three games (all wins).

As for Cal Poly, they were outmuscled on the boards 41-34 and had 18 turnovers in their overtime loss to San Jose State. The Mustangs have given up 77 or more points in five straight games, so Denver should have plenty of scoring opportunities in this one.