Nevada Wolf Pack vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 2/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Friday, February 11, 2022

Location: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, UT

TV: FS1

Dee Glen Smith Spectrum is where the Utah State Aggies (15-10) will try to defeat the Nevada Wolf Pack (9-13) on Friday.

The Nevada Wolf Pack played Colorado State and ended up losing by a score of 82-72 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Wolf Pack walked away with 23 and Colorado State racked up 15 fouls. They also made 10 out of their 22 attempts from 3-point range. Colorado State walked away from this one shooting 81.5% at the free throw line by converting 22 of their 27 tries. In addition, Colorado State collected 25 rebounds (3 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Colorado State totaled 16 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Regarding defending, Nevada allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the floor on 25 out of 49 shooting. They also distributed 16 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled 22 with 1 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Wolf Pack buried 9 of their 13 tries for a rate of 69.2%. Nevada ended with a 55.1% FG percentage (27 out of 49) and made 9 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Desmond Cambridge is one guy who was a contributor in the game. He racked up 36 points on 13 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 86.7% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Nevada will play this contest with a record of 9-13 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Nevada is snagging 35.4 boards per contest and has accumulated 323 dimes this season, which has them ranked 121st in the country in terms of passing. The Wolf Pack are shooting 32.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (157 of 484) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. They average 72.0 pts per game (163rd in college hoops) while shooting 44.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wolf Pack are able to force 12.5 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 fouls. They are 294th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 330 surrendered this year. The Wolf Pack are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.0% (583 of 1,324) and they relinquish 35.0 boards per contest as a group. They concede 35.9% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 319th in college basketball in opponents points per game (75.0).

The last time they took the court, the Utah State Aggies took a loss by a final score of 78-76 when they faced Wyoming. The Aggies were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. Wyoming had 14 fouls for this game which got the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of those for a rate of 61.5%. In regard to shots from distance, Utah State buried 8 of 25 attempts (32.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Aggies shot 30 out of 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.6%. The Aggies allowed Wyoming to make 25 of 50 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 31.6% from downtown by going 6 of 19 and ended up shooting 22 out of 32 at the free throw line (68.8%). When talking about rebounding, Utah State permitted Wyoming to collect 30 overall (5 offensive).

Brandon Horvath was important for the Aggies in this game. He earned 20 points in his 44 minutes on the court and had 6 assists in this matchup. He made 9 out of 17 for the contest for a rate of 52.9%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Utah State has a win-loss mark of 15-10 on the season. The Aggies commit 16.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 18.1 times per contest (7th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. Utah State has scored 1,895 points on the campaign (75.8 per game) and they pull in 35.6 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Aggies are shooting 48.6% from the floor, which ranks them 14th in the nation.

The Aggies are ranked 130th in the nation in points given up per game with 67.2. They have forced 12.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (129th in college basketball). The Utah State defense concedes 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (195 of 575) and opponents are converting on 74.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.3 assists and 31.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 232nd and 37th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nevada

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