Colorado State hosts the Utah State Aggies on Tuesday night in a Mountain West Conference game. An opening tip time from Fort Collins, Colorado is slated for 9:30 PM ET and it will be televised by the CBS Sports Channel. According to the current college basketball betting odds at Bookmaker, Utah State is listed as a 2.0-point favorite.

Recent Series History

This will be a 2nd meeting of the season between these conference rivals. Utah State defeated Colorado State 77-61 on 1/25. The Aggies easily covered that contest as a 9.0-point home favorite. It marked the 4th straight win in the head to head series with Colorado State for Utah State. However, Colorado State covered as an underdog on 2 of those occasions.

Aggies Road Struggles

Utah State has gone an outstanding 13-1 at home this season with their lone defeat coming at the hands of #3 San Diego State (24-0). However, the sailing hasn’t been as smooth during away games. As a matter of fact, the Aggies are a poor 1-4 SU&ATS in conference road contests this season. Their sole road win came of Wyoming who’s presently 6-19 overall and 1-12 in Mountain West Conference play.

Red-Hot Rams

Colorado will enter tonight’s contest riding plenty of momentum. The Rams are 8-1 straight up and 7-2 ATS throughout their previous 9 games played. Ironically enough, their solitary defeat during that stretch occurred at Utah State. Furthermore, Colorado State has gone 5-0 in conference home games this season while winning by a decisive margin of 16.2 points per game.

Final Analysis and Prediction

Colorado State will be playing with big time revenge tonight for reasons I’ve already alluded to. Additionally, I can't ignore the home and away splits in this matchup. I’m of the opinion that the wrong team is favorite. Nevertheless, I will gladly take the small number being afforded to us as a bonus for my college basketball pick on Tuesday 2/11.

Pick: Colorado State +2.0

Ross Benjamin is a top sports analyst and one of the sports industry's most respected handicappers. Follow him on Twitter: @RossBenjamin1 or visit his website at RBWins.com