Colorado State Rams vs UNLV Runnin' Rebels Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado State Rams vs UNLV Runnin' Rebels

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, NV

TV: CBSSN

The Colorado State Rams (20-3) are en route to Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday where they will compete against the UNLV Runnin' Rebels (15-11).

The Colorado State Rams faced off with Boise State and took home the win by a score of 77-74 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Rams ended up finishing with 12 and Boise State finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also converted 13 out of their 24 tries from 3-point land. Boise State walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the charity stripe by making 7 of their 10 shots. Additionally, Boise State collected 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Boise State earned 18 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. When discussing the defense, Colorado State let their opponent shoot 41.5% from the floor on 27 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes in the game as well as forcing 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Rams buried 11 of 11 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. Colorado State ended the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (29 of 58) and converted 8 of their 26 three-point attempts.

Chandler Jacobs is a guy who was a major factor in the game. He went 62.5% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 27 mins and grabbed 7 boards. He ended up scoring 16 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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Colorado State will enter this game with a mark of 20-3 on the season. They have an average of 76.9 points per outing (49th in the country) while hitting 49.5% from the field. The Rams are connecting on 37.3% on 3-pointers (185 of 496) and 78.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Colorado State is snagging 32.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 345 dimes this year, which ranks 142nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 10.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 14.8 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Rams have forced 12.7 turnovers every game while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 59th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 266 surrendered so far this year. The Rams defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.5% (559 of 1,315) and they relinquish 31.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 33.5% on shots from distance and they are ranked 122nd in D-1 in opponents points per game (67.0).

The last time they took the court, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels got the victory with a final of 60-57 against Fresno State. In the matter of team rebounding, UNLV permitted Fresno State to grab 28 in all (7 offensive). They finished 26.9% from three-point range by connecting on 7 out of 26 and finished the game at 12 of 16 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Runnin' Rebels allowed Fresno State to convert 19 of 56 tries from the floor which had them shooting 33.9% in this game. When all was said and done, the Runnin' Rebels walked away from this one shooting 21 for 52 from the floor which had them at 40.4%. With regard to three-point attempts, UNLV converted 9 of 25 tries (36.0%). They were able to make 9 of them for a rate of 75.0%. Fresno State earned 11 fouls for the game which got the Runnin' Rebels to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They also gave up possession 10 times, while earning 3 steals in this matchup. The Runnin' Rebels collected 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in the game.

Royce Hamm ended up having an impact for the Runnin' Rebels for this contest. He converted 4 out of 7 in this game for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He accumulated 12 points in his 24 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this game.

UNLV has a win-loss mark of 15-11 for the season. The Runnin' Rebels commit 17.7 fouls per game and they hit 73.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.3 times per game (99th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 11.3 times per contest. UNLV has 1,839 pts for the season (70.7 per game) and they average 35.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Runnin' Rebels are connecting on 43.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 241st in college basketball.

The UNLV defense gives up 31.8% on 3-pointers (198 of 623) and their opponents are knocking down 71.7% of their free throw shots. They surrender 12.7 dimes and 34.6 total rebounds per game, which is 187th and 184th in Division 1. The Runnin' Rebels defensively are ranked 89th in D-1 in PPG given up with 66.0. They are forcing 11.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.2% from the field (77th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado State

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