Wyoming Cowboys vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 1/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wyoming Cowboys vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Monday, January 17, 2022

Location: Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV

TV: ESPN+

Lawlor Events Center is where the Nevada Wolf Pack (8-6) will compete against the Wyoming Cowboys (12-2) on Monday.

The Wyoming Cowboys faced off with Utah State and went home with a win by a final score of 71-69 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Cowboys finished with 17 and Utah State finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They also made 6 out of their 26 tries from beyond the perimeter. Utah State finished the game at 73.3% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of 15 tries. In addition, Utah State collected 27 rebounds (11 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't have a block. Utah State doled out 12 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defending, Wyoming allowed the other team to shoot 40.6% from the field on 26 out of 64 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they collected 28 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cowboys buried 17 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 81.0%. Wyoming ended with a 52.2% field goal percentage (24 of 46) and converted 6 out of their 16 shots from beyond the arc.

Hunter Maldonado is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He left the arena with 21 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and snagged 8 rebounds. He finished the game at 70.0% from the field and totaled 6 assists.

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Wyoming heads into this game with a record of 12-2 so far this season. They turn the ball over 10.2 times per game and as a group they commit 14.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Wyoming is grabbing 36.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 172 assists for the year, which has them ranked 301st in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Cowboys are connecting on 35.7% on shots from 3-point land (128 of 359) and 69.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 77.1 points per game (69th in D-1) on 47.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Cowboys are able to force 10.9 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 fouls. They give up 27.7% on shots from distance and they are 57th in D-1 in PPG allowed (63.5). The Cowboys defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.3% (334 of 849) and they relinquish 34.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are 13th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 136 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nevada Wolf Pack took home the win by a final score of 75-68 against Air Force. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Nevada permitted Air Force to pull down 25 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 38.5% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 15 out of 39 and finished the game at 11 out of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). The Wolf Pack permitted Air Force to make 21 out of 55 tries from the field which had them shooting 38.2% for the game. Overall, the Wolf Pack walked away from this one shooting 25 for 55 from the floor which had them at 45.5%. With regard to shots from distance, Nevada made 6 of 21 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.6%. Air Force had 20 fouls for this contest which got the Wolf Pack to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 4 steals in this game. The Wolf Pack were able to pull down 27 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 40 for the matchup.

Grant Sherfield ended up being a factor for the Wolf Pack for the game. He accumulated 21 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 7 of 17 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and added 2 rebounds.

Nevada has a record of 8-6 this season. As an offense, the Wolf Pack are shooting 44.4% from the field, which is ranked 172nd in college hoops. Nevada has totaled 1,077 points for the year (76.9 per contest) and they collect 37.6 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 16.3 times per game (35th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 13.9 times per game. The Wolf Pack are committing 16.9 fouls per game and they shoot 77.6% from the charity stripe.

The Wolf Pack on the defensive side of the court are 315th in college basketball in points given up per game with 75.4. They are able to force 13.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (231st in the nation). The Nevada defense gives up 34.6% on shots from 3-point land (134 of 387) and opponents are knocking down 68.0% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 14.9 dimes and 35.8 boards per contest, which is 317th and 246th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wyoming

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