San Jose State Spartans vs UNLV Runnin' Rebels Prediction, 1/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose State Spartans vs UNLV Runnin' Rebels

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, NV

TV: ESPN+

The UNLV Runnin' Rebels (10-7) are welcoming the San Jose State Spartans (7-9) at Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday.

The San Jose State Spartans stepped onto the hardwood against Wyoming and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-69 in their last contest. San Jose State walked away from the game with a 45.5% FG percentage (25 out of 55) and converted 8 of their 21 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Spartans knocked down 11 of 13 tries for a rate of 84.6%. In terms of rebounding, they collected 24 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 12 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing defense, San Jose State allowed 58.0% from the field on 29 of 50 shooting. Wyoming earned 14 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Wyoming had 28 rebounds (2 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't have a block. Wyoming finished 72.2% at the charity stripe by making 13 of 18 tries. They also knocked down 13 of their 26 attempts from downtown. When it comes to personal fouls, the Spartans finished with 19 while Wyoming recorded 13 personal fouls.

Omari Moore is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up shooting 46.2% from the field and earned 8 dimes. He played 38 mins played and totaled 4 rebounds. He notched 15 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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San Jose State heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 7-9 on the year. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a group are committing 15.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, San Jose State is pulling down 33.7 boards per game and has totaled 221 assists on the year, which is 188th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Spartans are shooting 38.2% on three-point attempts (160 of 419) and 66.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 68.8 points per outing (256th in the nation) on 43.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Spartans are forcing their opponents into 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.6 personal fouls. They are 257th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 229 conceded this year. The Spartans are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.9% (437 of 974) and they concede 37.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 33.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 258th in the nation in points per game allowed (71.6).

The last time they took the court, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels walked away with a victory by a final of 81-56 when they played San Jose State. The Runnin' Rebels recorded 22 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 13 steals in the matchup. San Jose State committed 10 fouls for this game which took the Runnin' Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 7 tries. They were able to knock down 4 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 57.1%. When discussing three-point attempts, UNLV made 11 out of 22 attempts (50.0%). When the game finished, the Runnin' Rebels ended up shooting 33 for 66 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Runnin' Rebels permitted San Jose State to bury 18 of their 49 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 36.7% for this game. They went 37.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 12 out of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). When discussing cleaning the glass, UNLV permitted San Jose State to grab 24 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Donovan Williams ended up being a major contributor for the Runnin' Rebels in this matchup. He buried 9 of 13 for the game for a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and tallied 1 rebound. He earned 20 points in his 21 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for this contest.

UNLV has a mark of 10-7 this season. The Runnin' Rebels are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls per game and they connect on 73.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 15.2 times per contest (72nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.2 times per contest. UNLV has scored 1,219 pts on the year (71.7 per contest) and they pull down 36.6 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Runnin' Rebels are shooting 42.4% from the field, which ranks 264th in college hoops.

The UNLV defense surrenders 32.3% on shots from distance (134 of 415) and opponents are making 70.0% of their foul shots. They allow 12.5 dimes and 36.6 rebounds per game, which ranks them 175th and 277th in college hoops. The Runnin' Rebels on defense are ranked 89th in college hoops in points given up per game with 65.5. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (73rd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UNLV

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