San Jose State Spartans vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 2/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose State Spartans vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Location: Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV

TV: FS1

Lawlor Events Center is the site where the Nevada Wolf Pack (10-13) will meet the San Jose State Spartans (7-17) on Tuesday.

The San Jose State Spartans took the court against Wyoming and ended up losing by a score of 74-52 in their last contest. San Jose State ended the contest having earned a 29.8% field goal percentage (17 out of 57) and converted 8 of their 21 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Spartans buried 10 of 11 tries for a rate of 90.9%. Concerning getting rebounds, they collected 23 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 9 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about defending, San Jose State let their opponent shoot 48.3% from the floor on 28 out of 58 shooting. Wyoming distributed 10 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Wyoming collected 38 boards (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Wyoming finished shooting 100.0% when shooting free throws by making 11 of their 11 attempts. They made 7 out of their 24 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Spartans walked away with 13 and Wyoming racked up 12 personal fouls.

Majok Kuath is one guy who was a factor in this game. He finished the game at 71.4% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He saw the court for 17 mins and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished with 13 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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San Jose State enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 7-17 this year. They average 65.2 points per outing (313th in the nation) while connecting on 42.5% from the floor. The Spartans are connecting on 36.0% on three-point attempts (222 of 617) and 67.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Jose State is snagging 31.3 boards per game and has totaled 313 assists this season, which ranks 195th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Spartans have forced 10.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.3 personal fouls. They surrender 35.3% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 268th in college basketball in points per game allowed (72.4). The Spartans defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.0% (653 of 1,420) and they relinquish 36.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 275th in D-1 in giving up assists with 340 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nevada Wolf Pack took home the win by a final score of 85-72 when they faced Utah State. The Wolf Pack snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. Utah State was called for 21 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Wolf Pack to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 65.4%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Nevada converted 10 of 20 tries (50.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wolf Pack went 29 for 61 from the field which had them at 47.5%. The Wolf Pack allowed Utah State to bury 24 out of 58 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.4% in the matchup. They shot 26.1% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 6 of 23 and ended up shooting 18 of 23 from the charity stripe (78.3%). When discussing team rebounding, Nevada allowed Utah State to get 33 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Desmond Cambridge was important for the Wolf Pack in the matchup. He converted 10 of 16 in this game giving him a rate of 62.5%, and tallied 9 rebounds. He earned 27 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Nevada has a win-loss mark of 10-13 so far this year. The Wolf Pack commit 17.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.5% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 14.8 times per contest (72nd in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per game. Nevada has tallied 1,670 pts on the campaign (72.6 per game) and they grab 35.5 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wolf Pack are hitting on 44.2% from the field, which ranks them 174th in the country.

The Nevada defense gives up 35.5% on 3-point shots (218 of 614) and their opponents are knocking down 71.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 15.0 dimes and 35.1 rebounds every game, which is ranked 327th and 213th in college basketball. The Wolf Pack are ranked 315th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 74.8. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (237th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Jose State

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