No. 5 seed San Diego State will try to make another Sweet 16 appearance when it faces No. 13 seed Yale on Sunday night. The Aztecs, who lost in the national championship last season, escaped with a 69-65 win over No. 12 seed UAB on Friday. Yale punched its ticket to the 2024 NCAA Tournament with a buzzer-beater over Brown in the Ivy League Tournament title game last weekend. The Bulldogs stunned No. 4 seed Auburn in the first round of the Big Dance on Friday. 

Tipoff is set for 9:40 p.m. ET from Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash. The Aztecs are 5.5-point favorites in the latest San Diego State vs. Yale odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 129 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model has factored in that San Diego State has experience playing in this type of game after advancing to the national championship last year. The Aztecs came up clutch against No. 12 seed UAB on Friday, erasing a late deficit in the final five minutes. Senior forward Jaedon LeDee leads San Diego State with 21.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, finishing with 32 points and eight rebounds against the Blazers. 

The model has also considered that Yale is confident after taking down No. 4 seed Auburn as a double-digit underdog on Friday. The Bulldogs used a late rally to stun the Tigers, who were considered to be an under-seeded team entering the NCAA Tournament. Junior guard John Poulakidas shot 10 of 15 from the floor for Yale, including a 6 of 9 mark from 3-point range. 

Now, the model has set its sights on San Diego State vs. Yale. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits over 60% of the time! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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