California Golden Bears vs UNLV Runnin' Rebels Prediction, 11/13/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs UNLV Runnin' Rebels

Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN+

Thomas & Mack Center is the site where the UNLV Runnin' Rebels (12-15 last season) will attempt to beat the California Golden Bears (9-20 last year) on Saturday.

The California Golden Bears stepped onto the hardwood against UC-San Diego and went home with a loss by a final score of 80-67 in their last contest. California wrapped up the game having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (24 of 60) and converted 5 of 18 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Bears made 14 of 24 shots for a rate of 58.3%. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 31 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 4 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to defending, California allowed 52.2% from the field on 24 out of 46 shooting. UC-San Diego earned 10 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Furthermore, UC-San Diego collected 30 rebounds (1 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. UC-San Diego went 78.6% at the free throw line by burying 22 of 28 attempts. They also knocked down 10 of their 22 attempts from 3-point land. When talking about fouls, the Golden Bears ended up finishing with 20 while UC-San Diego totaled 20 fouls.

Jordan Shepherd is a player who was a major factor for this game. He was able to score 27 points on 9 of 20 shooting. He played 38 minutes and also grabbed 4 boards. He finished the game at 45.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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California heads into this one after finishing with a mark of 9-20 last year. They had an average of 65.4 points per game (310th in college basketball) while hitting 43.0% from the field. The Golden Bears connected on 32.8% on shots from 3-point land (204 of 622) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, California collected 31.6 rebounds per game and totaled 346 assists last season, which ranked 125th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They coughed up possession 12.8 times per game and as a unit committed 17.8 fouls every game.

On defense, the Golden Bears were able to force their opponents into 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.1 fouls. They surrendered 37.4% on shots from distance and they ranked 143rd in D-1 in opponents PPG (69.2). The Golden Bears gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.4% (723 of 1,557) and they conceded 32.4 rebounds per game as a team. They were ranked 291st in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 372 surrendered over the course of last year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels got the win with a final of 64-58 when they faced Gardner-Webb. The Runnin' Rebels earned 28 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in this game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. Gardner-Webb committed 20 fouls in this game which took the Runnin' Rebels to the charity stripe for 27 shots. They were able to bury 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.5%. With respect to shots from distance, UNLV made 2 of their 25 tries (8.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Runnin' Rebels walked away from this one shooting 20 for 66 from the field which gave them a percentage of 30.3%. The Runnin' Rebels allowed Gardner-Webb to bury 23 out of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.3% in this game. They wrapped up this game 15.0% from three-point range by going 3 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 15 at the free throw line (60.0%). When talking about attacking the glass, UNLV permitted Gardner-Webb to get 36 in all (10 offensive).

Royce Hamm ended up being important for the Runnin' Rebels in the matchup. He converted 7 of 12 for this game giving him a rate of 58.3%, and earned 17 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist.

UNLV had a win-loss mark of 12-15 last season. The Runnin' Rebels were responsible for committing 18.1 personal fouls per game and they shot 70.8% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 13.2 times per contest (175th in college hoops) and they turned it over 12.5 times per contest. UNLV scored 1,875 points over the course of last season (69.4 per contest) and they averaged 36.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Runnin' Rebels shot 44.5% from the floor, which had them ranked 153rd in college hoops.

The UNLV defense gave up 36.4% on 3-pointers (232 of 637) and their opponents made 72.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquished 13.7 dimes and 32.4 boards every game, which had them ranked 232nd and 63rd in those categories. The Runnin' Rebels defensively were ranked 96th in the country in PPG given up with 67.5. They forced their opponents into 12.0 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (102nd in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take California

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