Hofstra Pride vs UNLV Rebels Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs UNLV Rebels

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Hofstra Pride (7-4) are on their way to Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday where they will compete against the UNLV Rebels (4-5).

The Hofstra Pride took the court against Norfolk State and went home with a win by a final score of 74-58 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Pride ended up with 10 and Norfolk State accounted for 18 fouls. They also made 4 out of their 13 attempts from three-point range. Norfolk State finished shooting 72.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of 11 tries. Furthermore, Norfolk State totaled 33 boards (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Norfolk State totaled 9 assists and had 2 steals for this contest. With respect to the defense, Hofstra let their opponent shoot 44.2% from the field on 23 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 23 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned a total of 23 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Pride made 11 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 73.3%. Hofstra walked away from the game with a 48.1% FG percentage (26 out of 54) and knocked down 11 of their 34 three-point attempts.

Tyler Thomas is someone who played a role for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 41.2% from the field and recorded 4 dimes. He played 40 minutes played and also totaled 3 boards. He notched 22 points on 7 out of 17 shooting.

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Hofstra will enter this game with a record of 7-4 so far this season. They are averaging 78.7 pts per game (98th in Division 1) on 48.0% from the field. The Pride are hitting 38.2% on 3-pointers (122 of 319) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Hofstra is pulling in 34.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 188 dimes for the year, which is 35th in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 15.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Pride are forcing 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.9 personal fouls. They concede 35.6% from 3-point land and they rank 152nd in the country in PPG allowed (69.7). The Pride defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 40.8% (269 of 660) and they relinquish 35.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 195th in college hoops in giving up assists with 139 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the UNLV Rebels took a loss by a final score of 69-67 against St. Mary's. The Rebels recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. St. Mary's committed 29 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 37 attempts. They were able to make 28 of the free throws for a rate of 75.7%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, UNLV buried 3 of 14 attempts (21.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Rebels went 18 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3%. The Rebels allowed St. Mary's to convert 25 out of their 79 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.6% for the game. They shot 5.3% from distance by hitting 1 of 19 and ended up going 18 out of 31 at the charity stripe (58.1%). When it comes to how they rebounded, UNLV permitted St. Mary's to collect 61 overall (28 on the offensive glass).

Dedan Thomas Jr. ended up being a factor for the Rebels for the contest. He accumulated 24 points in his 45 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 dimes in the game. He knocked down 6 of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and added 3 rebounds.

UNLV has a win-loss mark of 4-5 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Rebels are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 115th in the country. UNLV has scored 657 points on the season (73.0 per contest) and they average 31.0 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 12.8 times per contest (237th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.1 times per contest. The Rebels have committed 15.9 fouls every game and they hit 72.2% from the free throw line.

The Rebels on the defensive end are ranked 229th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 72.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (304th in college basketball). The UNLV defense allows 35.0% on 3-point attempts (63 of 180) and opponents are converting on 72.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 15.3 assists and 37.1 boards every game, which is 329th and 274th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UNLV

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