Colorado State Rams vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 2/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado State Rams vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Location: Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV

TV: ESPN+

Lawlor Events Center is the site where the Nevada Wolf Pack (9-12) will take on the Colorado State Rams (17-3) on Tuesday.

The Colorado State Rams took the court against San Diego State and earned the victory with a final of 58-57 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Rams ended up with 16 and San Diego State accounted for 18 fouls. They knocked down 6 of 19 attempts from long range. San Diego State walked away from this one shooting 76.5% at the free throw line by burying 13 of 17 shots. Furthermore, San Diego State had 43 boards (18 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. San Diego State earned 8 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. In relation to defense, Colorado State allowed their opponent to shoot 30.2% from the field on 19 of 63 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in the matchup as well as creating 16 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 29 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Rams buried 13 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 72.2%. Colorado State wrapped up the game having earned a 40.8% FG percentage (20 of 49) and knocked down 5 of their 19 shots from downtown.

David Roddy is someone who came through for the game. He finished shooting 52.9% from the field and also totaled 4 assists. He saw the court for 33 minutes and also collected 9 rebounds. He recorded 22 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Colorado State will take the court with a mark of 17-3 this season. They are turning it over 10.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Colorado State is collecting 32.9 boards per game and has racked up 299 assists so far this year, which ranks 162nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Rams are shooting 37.4% on 3-pointers (162 of 433) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They average 77.3 pts per game (49th in Division 1) on 49.2% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Rams are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are ranked 38th in D-1 in giving up assists with 223 relinquished on the year. The Rams are giving up a FG percentage of 42.4% (486 of 1,147) and they surrender 31.9 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 33.1% from 3-point land while they are 131st in the country in PPG from their opponents (67.2).

For their last game, the Nevada Wolf Pack walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 65-63 when they faced San Diego State. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Nevada permitted San Diego State to grab 24 in all (6 offensive). They wrapped up this game 28.6% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 21 and finished the contest at 17 out of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). The Wolf Pack permitted San Diego State to bury 21 of 52 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 40.4% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Wolf Pack walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.2%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Nevada made 10 out of 19 tries (52.6%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw tries for a rate of 77.8%. San Diego State was called for 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Wolf Pack to the charity stripe for 9 attempts. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. The Wolf Pack collected 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the game.

Will Baker ended up being important for the Wolf Pack in this contest. He accumulated 14 points in his 31 minutes on the court and totaled 2 assists in this contest. He made 6 of 8 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Nevada has a win-loss record of 9-12 so far this year. As an offense, the Wolf Pack are connecting on 43.5% from the floor, which ranks 212th in college basketball. Nevada has accounted for 1,513 pts for the season (72.0 per contest) and they collect 36.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.6 times per contest (85th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. The Wolf Pack have committed 17.3 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 75.3% from the free throw line.

The Wolf Pack are ranked 313th in the nation in points allowed per game with 74.6. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the floor (236th in college hoops). The Nevada defense gives up 35.5% from downtown (202 of 569) and their opponents are knocking down 70.4% of their free throw shots. They give up 15.0 dimes and 35.4 boards every game, which ranks 321st and 225th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nevada

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