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San Jose State vs. Wyoming Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 1-2-2024
San Jose State Spartans (7-6) vs. Wyoming Cowboys (7-6)
The college basketball betting action continues the day after New Year’s, and we are breaking down the Mountain West Conference showdown from in Cheyenne, Wyoming to get you the best San Jose State vs. Wyoming pick and odds.
This is the first meeting between the teams this season. The Spartans won the only battle between these clubs last year and Wyoming has won nine of the last 10 meetings. The Cowboys enter as the favorites (-5.0) with the total set at 146.5.
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Spartans Edge Santa Clara
The San Jose State Spartans (7-6, 6-6-0 ATS) defeated Santa Clara on December 20, 81-78. The victory moved the Spartans to 7-2 at home the season, but they travel to Wyoming looking for their first road victory of the season (0-4, 1-3-0 ATS).
San Jose State took a three-point lead into the half and held on for the three-point victory. The Spartans shot 55.2% in the first half (16-29), including 5-12 (41.7%) from three-point range, but were not as successful in the second half, hitting 44% of their shots, including 28.6% from three-point range. However, 11-13 from the free-throw line in the second half proved to be the difference, as Santa Clara made just six free throws in the contest.
Five different players scored in double digits in the victory, including Alvaro Cardenas, who had a double-double with 14 points and 10 assists. He is second on the team in scoring (13.4 ppg) and is averaging nearly 6 assists per game. The impressive shooting performance against Santa Clara was not surprising, as the team is 76th in field-goal percentage (47.1%) and 113th from three-point range (35.2%). They rank 171st according to the KenPom rankings and 157th in the Bart Torvik rankings. The Spartans are averaging 104.7 points per 100 possessions (167th) and are 199th in points allowed per 100 possessions (105.5).
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Highlanders Snap Short Skid
The Wyoming Cowboys (7-6, 4-7-0 ATS) lost to BYU on Saturday, 94-68. It was the second straight loss for the team. The Cowboys are 4-1 (1-2-0 ATS) at home. They lost their last home game, falling to Weber State on December 16, 84-71.
BYU controlled this game from the start, taking an 11-point lead into the half and blowing the game open following the break. The Cowboys shot 37.1% in the second half and 39.7% overall. Amazingly, BYU took just four free throws in the contest but took 73 shots, including going 14-32 from three-point range.
Sam Griffin had a huge contest, recording 25 points off 10-14 shooting. Griffin is averaging 18.3 points per game off 48.1% shooting. It is not surprising as Wyoming has been a solid shooting team as well, 125th in field-goal percentage (46.0%) and sixth in the nation in three-point shooting (40.8%). They are also 61st in free-throw percentage (74.3%). Wyoming is 202nd according to KenPom, 187th in points scored per 100 possessions (103.7) and 219th in points allowed per 100 possessions (106.3). They are 174th according to Bart Torvik.
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It would be very easy to take San Jose State in this contest. They are a solid shooting team, and their ability to hit the three should help to keep them in this contest. However, they are struggling from the free-throw line and that is another area where the Cowboys are thriving. San Jose State has lost two of their last three games on the road by five points or fewer, but Wyoming knows how to put teams away at home.
San Jose State snapped a nine-game losing streak to Wyoming last year, earning an 84-64 victory at home. However, they have not beaten the Cowboys in Wyoming in any of the last five meetings there. In fact, the closest margin of loss for the Spartans in those games was 13.
Prediction: Take the Wyoming Cowboys at -5.0 (-110)
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This total seems excessive, but these clubs have gone over in seven of the last 10 meetings. That includes scoring 148 points the last time they met and they have produced as many as 191 points in a game (March 10, 2021).
Combined these teams are averaging 151 points per game while allowing 146 per contest. It will be a tight one, but take the over.
Prediction: Go over 146.5 (-110)
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Wyoming Sun Bucks is a net gain for children, families
Dear Casper,
Rep. Ken Pendergraft’s recent column opposing the Sun Bucks program raises concerns about cost, but it does so in a way that risks giving readers an incomplete picture.
It is true that the Department of Family Services requested approximately $3.5 million for startup and operations. However, that figure represents a combined state and federal investment, split evenly. Wyoming’s share is half of that — and more importantly, those dollars are not intended to purchase food directly. They fund the administrative framework required to deliver federally funded benefits to eligible children.
Those responsibilities are not trivial. They include verifying eligibility, processing applications, maintaining technology systems, preventing fraud and ensuring benefits are accurately distributed. Without that infrastructure, the program simply cannot function, and no child would receive assistance.
The initial startup cost of $1.6 million covers one-time expenses such as building the IT system, setting up application processing, contracting with the EBT vendor that issues and loads benefit cards, and establishing temporary staffing and support systems to serve families statewide. This is not “an office for one person,” but the foundation of a program designed to reach roughly 32,000 children.
Once operational, the ongoing cost to Wyoming is estimated at about $483,000 per year in state funds. In return, the program would deliver approximately $3.84 million annually in federal food benefits to Wyoming children. That is a significant net gain for families across the state.
While the article emphasizes administrative expenses, it overlooks the scale of the benefit those costs unlock. The question is not whether administration exists — it must — but whether the outcome justifies the investment. In this case, a relatively modest state contribution enables millions in direct food assistance to flow into Wyoming communities.
Reasonable people can debate the role of government programs. But that debate should be grounded in a full accounting of both costs and benefits. When viewed in that light, the Sun Bucks program is less about bureaucracy and more about whether Wyoming chooses to participate in a federally funded effort to help ensure children have access to food during the summer months.
Mike Thompson, Chairman of the Department of Family Services Oversight Council
Evansville
Wyoming GOP endorsement of candidates
Dear Casper,
I have read about the plans for the Wyoming Republican party to endorse specific candidates in the upcoming primary election. It is my understanding that the state law currently prevents the Wyoming Republican party from officially endorsing a candidate. I agree with the party’s position that this is not in keeping with the party and its members’ First Amendment right to free speech.
However, I think that the party should be careful in exercising this right. As the purpose of the primary election is to select the candidate that the majority of the registered Republican party members feel is best suited for the position, it feels like there could be a conflict of interest in explicitly endorsing a specific candidate without receiving the input from all of the registered members of the party.
Without seeking the input of the entire Republican electorate, how will the party itself provide a fair and accurate endorsement of a candidate? I certainly hope that the party leadership is not intending to offer an endorsement on behalf of the entire party based simply on what they (the leadership) might believe. To offer such an endorsement without seeking the input from all of the party members would be anti-democratic and would invoke Orwellian images of the party which, rather than listening to and responding to the input from the party members, would tell the party members what they should think.
If the members of the party leadership wish to offer an endorsement, they should do so as individuals and should not presume to speak for the entire membership of the party, at least not before the entire Republican electorate has had a chance to provide input regarding a party-level endorsement.
To circumvent this problem, I would recommend that the Republican party hold a vote among all of its registered members to determine whom the party ought to endorse. Maybe we could hold an event where polling places are established, where party members can go to indicate their preference for that endorsement. This would provide a fair and democratic method to ensure that the Republican party’s endorsement reflects the will of the party members.
I think that there might be an event similar to what I have described scheduled for Aug. 18. Maybe the party could do more or less the same thing for their endorsement event — or just wait until then.
Carlos Buckner
Casper
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The 2026 Wyoming High School boys’ soccer season is close to its finish. Only three weeks remain. 4A teams will conclude the regular season, as they jockey for positions going into next week’s regional tournaments. Meanwhile, 3A schools have this week and next week left in the regular season. They are trying to reach the top four of the league standings, as those are the teams that qualify for the state tournament in two weeks.
WYOPREPS WEEK 8 BOYS SOCCER SCHEDULE 2026
Three matches this week feature ranked opponents squaring off. Sheridan will host Thunder Basin on Friday. In 3A on Saturday, top-ranked Cody is at No. 5 Mountain View, and four-rated Torrington goes to No. 2 Buffalo. Just like the ladies, you have some rivalry matches on the schedule with Rock Springs-Green River, Jackson-Star Valley, and Thunder Basin-Campbell County. Wednesday will bring new soccer rankings. This is the boys’ schedule for Week 8. Schedules are subject to change.
TUESDAY, MAY 5:
CLASS 4A
Final Score: #2 Sheridan 2 Campbell County 1 (conference match)
Final Score: Riverton 3 Natrona County 1 (conference match)
CLASS 3A
Pinedale at Rawlins – postponed to May 11 – changed to May 9 for boys’ match only!
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6:
CLASS 4A
Laramie at Cheyenne Central – postponed to May 9
Cheyenne South at Cheyenne East – postponed to May 9
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THURSDAY, MAY 7:
CLASS 4A
Final Score: #1 Jackson 8 Star Valley 2 (conference match)
Final Score: #4 Thunder Basin 3 Campbell County 1 (conference match)
Final Score: Rock Springs 2 #5 Green River 1 (conference match)
FRIDAY, MAY 8:
CLASS 4A
Final Score: Cheyenne Central 6 Cheyenne South 0 (conference match)
Final Score: #2 Sheridan 3 #4 Thunder Basin 1 (conference match)
Final Score: #2 Kelly Walsh 6 Riverton 0 (conference match)
Final Score: Laramie 3 Cheyenne East 1 (conference match)
Final Score: Evanston 2 Natrona County 2 – TIE (conference match) – Red Devils scored with 1 second left for the draw.
CLASS 3A
Final Score: #4 Worland 1 Rawlins 0 (conference match) – Kobe Bradshaw scored the GW goal on a PK in the 1st half.
Final Score: Douglas 2 Torrington 2 (conference match) – Shootout = Torrington wins 4-3!
Final Score: #1 Cody Lyman (conference match)
Final Score: #2 Lander 3 Pinedale 0 (conference match)
Final Score: Powell 1 #5 Mountain View 0 (conference match) – Gianrey Dallesandro with the GW-goal, assisted by Ethan Frame.
Final Score: #3 Buffalo 1 Newcastle 0 (conference match) – forfeit win for the Bison.
SATURDAY, MAY 9:
CLASS 4A
Laramie at Cheyenne Central, 11 a.m. (conference match)
Evanston at #2 Kelly Walsh, noon (conference match)
Cheyenne South at Cheyenne East, noon (conference match)
Riverton at Natrona County, noon (conference match)
Rock Springs at Star Valley, 1 p.m. (conference match)
CLASS 3A
Pinedale at Rawlins, 11 a.m.
#1 Cody at #5 Mountain View, noon (conference match)
Powell at Lyman, noon (conference match)
Torrington at #3 Buffalo, 2 p.m. (conference match)
#4 Worland at Douglas, 2 p.m. (conference match)
Final Score: Rawlins 1 Newcastle 0 (conference match) – forfeit win for the Outlaws.
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Gallery Credit: David Settle, WyoPreps.com
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