San Diego State Aztecs vs UNLV Runnin' Rebels Prediction, 1/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego State Aztecs vs UNLV Runnin' Rebels

Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, NV

TV: ESPN+

The UNLV Runnin' Rebels (8-5) will try to beat the San Diego State Aztecs (8-3) at Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday.

The San Diego State Aztecs faced off with UC-San Diego and walked away with a win by a score of 78-57 in their last contest. San Diego State ended the contest with a 54.1% field goal percentage (33 out of 61) and converted 9 of their 19 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Aztecs made 3 of their 7 tries for a percentage of 42.9%. With regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 30 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 23 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, San Diego State let their opponent shoot 39.2% from the field on 20 of 51 shooting. UC-San Diego doled out 13 assists and had 3 steals in this game. Moreover, UC-San Diego grabbed 22 boards (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UC-San Diego walked away from this one shooting 88.9% at the free throw line by making 8 of their 9 attempts. They also converted 9 of their 22 attempts from three-point range. With respect to fouls, the Aztecs ended up with 8 and UC-San Diego finished the game with 11 fouls.

Nathan Mensah is a guy who was a factor in this contest. He finished shooting 75.0% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He was on the court for 27 mins played and snagged 9 rebounds. He recorded 19 points on 9 of 12 shooting.

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San Diego State will take the court with a record of 8-3 this season. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.5 fouls per contest. As a team, San Diego State is pulling down 35.2 boards per contest and has totaled 130 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 304th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Aztecs are connecting on 33.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (64 of 193) and 65.7% from the charity stripe. They average 64.7 pts per contest (313th in the nation) while going 42.5% from the field.

On defense, the Aztecs are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are 23rd in Division 1 in allowing assists with 111 conceded for the year. The Aztecs defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 38.7% (239 of 618) and they surrender 34.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 28.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 17th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (58.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels got the victory with a final of 80-57 against San Diego. The Runnin' Rebels pulled down 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for this game. They coughed it up 9 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. San Diego had 19 fouls in this matchup which took the Runnin' Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They were able to make 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 85.2%. When discussing shots from distance, UNLV buried 5 of 19 attempts (26.3%). When the game finished, the Runnin' Rebels finished the game shooting 26 out of 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.4%. The Runnin' Rebels allowed San Diego to knock down 22 out of their 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.5% in this contest. They finished 16.7% from three-point range by shooting 3 out of 18 and ended up shooting 10 of 17 from the charity stripe (58.8%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, UNLV permitted San Diego to pull down 35 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Donovan Williams ended up having an impact for the Runnin' Rebels in the game. He racked up 20 points in his 30 mins on the court and tallied 3 assists in this matchup. He made 7 of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

UNLV has a win-loss record of 8-5 for the campaign. As an offense, the Runnin' Rebels are connecting on 42.6% from the field, which is 257th in the country. UNLV has scored 930 pts so far this season (71.5 per contest) and they pull down 35.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.5 times per contest (68th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per game. The Runnin' Rebels commit 16.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.6% from the free throw line.

The Runnin' Rebels on the defensive end are ranked 145th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 66.6. They are able to force 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (128th in D-1). The UNLV defense gives up 33.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (106 of 321) and their opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.6 assists and 36.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 247th and 264th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UNLV

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