Nevada Wolf Pack vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 1/25/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Location: Moby Arena in Fort Collins, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Colorado State Rams (15-1) will compete against the Nevada Wolf Pack (9-7) at Moby Arena on Tuesday.

The Nevada Wolf Pack played Fresno State and notched a win by a score of 77-73 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Wolf Pack ended up with 18 and Fresno State accounted for 24 fouls. They also buried 12 of 30 attempts from 3-point range. Fresno State finished the game at 81.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 16 tries. Furthermore, Fresno State pulled down 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Fresno State earned 12 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. With regard to the defense, Nevada allowed their opponent to shoot 43.6% from the field on 24 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Wolf Pack made 14 of their 29 shots for a rate of 48.3%. Nevada finished the contest with a 56.0% FG percentage (28 of 50) and knocked down 7 of their 18 shots from downtown.

Grant Sherfield is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He accounted for 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He played 39 mins played and also pulled down 5 boards. He finished the game shooting 42.9% from the field and also earned 7 assists.

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Nevada heads into this matchup with a record of 9-7 this year. They cough up possession 13.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.1 fouls every game. As a team, Nevada is pulling in 37.3 boards per contest and has racked up 255 dimes for the season, which ranks 138th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Wolf Pack are hitting 32.6% from downtown (119 of 365) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. They average 76.3 points per outing (78th in D-1) while going 44.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Wolf Pack are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers every game and they draw 19.2 fouls. They rank 227th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 237 relinquished so far this year. The Wolf Pack defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.4% (432 of 996) and they relinquish 35.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 35.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 318th in the nation in opponents points per game (75.3).

In their last game, the Colorado State Rams took home the win by a final score of 73-53 when they played Air Force. In reference to how they rebounded, Colorado State allowed Air Force to grab 28 in all (8 offensive). They shot 34.6% from distance by connecting on 9 of 26 and ended up going 8 of 18 at the free throw line (44.4%). The Rams allowed Air Force to convert 18 of 54 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 33.3% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Rams shot 27 for 47 from the field which gave them a rate of 57.4%. In terms of shooting from distance, Colorado State made 6 of 17 tries (35.3%). They were able to convert 13 of those for a percentage of 68.4%. Air Force was called for 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Rams to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Rams were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 34 for this game.

David Roddy was important for the Rams in the matchup. He scored 14 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for the game. He converted 5 out of 6 in this game for a field goal rate of 83.3%, and totaled 9 rebounds.

Colorado State has a win-loss record of 15-1 on the year. The Rams have committed 14.5 personal fouls per game and they go 80.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.2 times per contest (63rd in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.4 times per contest. Colorado State has scored 1,258 pts this season (78.6 per game) and they collect 33.7 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Rams are hitting on 50.2% from the floor, which is 3rd in the nation.

The Rams defensively are ranked 90th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 65.6. They are forcing 12.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (133rd in college hoops). The Colorado State defense surrenders 32.4% on shots from distance (134 of 413) and opponents are converting on 68.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.0 assists and 30.8 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 70th and 32nd in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado State

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