Nevada Wolf Pack vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 1/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023

Location: Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, CA

TV: Youtube TV

The San Jose State Spartans (11-5) will compete against the Nevada Wolf Pack (12-3) at Provident Credit Union Event Center on Saturday.

The Nevada Wolf Pack stepped onto the hardwood against Colorado State and earned the victory with a final of 80-69 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Wolf Pack finished with 17 and Colorado State totaled 19 fouls. They buried 10 of 28 attempts from long range. Colorado State shot 69.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of 13 tries. Moreover, Colorado State collected 20 boards (7 offensive, 13 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Colorado State distributed 16 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. When talking about the defense, Nevada allowed 49.0% from the field on 25 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in the game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 28 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wolf Pack converted 21 of 23 shots for a percentage of 91.3%. Nevada walked away from the contest with a 57.8% field goal percentage (26 of 45) and buried 7 of their 20 shots from downtown.

Will Baker is a player who played a role in this contest. He ended up going 100.0% from the field and earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 24 mins played and pulled down 6 boards. He ended up scoring 16 points on 5 of 5 shooting.

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Nevada steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 12-3 this year. They turn the ball over 10.5 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Nevada is grabbing 35.1 boards per contest and has accumulated 210 assists on the year, which is 116th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Wolf Pack are connecting on 35.0% from downtown (118 of 337) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.2 points per contest (166th in the country) while shooting 43.4% from the field.

On defense, the Wolf Pack are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They give up 31.9% on 3-pointers and they are 86th in college hoops in PPG allowed (65.1). The Wolf Pack defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 39.5% (339 of 858) and they surrender 35.3 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 151st in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 173 surrendered for the year.

For their last game, the San Jose State Spartans took a loss by a score of 67-64 when they faced Boise State. Regarding rebounding, San Jose State permitted Boise State to pull down 28 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 30.4% from distance by connecting on 7 out of 23 and ended up shooting 6 of 7 at the charity stripe (85.7%). The Spartans permitted Boise State to make 27 of their 64 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 42.2% for the contest. In all, the Spartans finished the game shooting 27 out of 60 from the field which had them sitting at 45.0%. In relation to shots from distance, San Jose State knocked down 4 out of their 21 attempts (19.0%). They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a clip of 85.7%. Boise State committed 11 fouls for this game which took the Spartans to the charity stripe for a total of 7 attempts. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. The Spartans were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the contest.

Omari Moore was important for the Spartans in this matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 16 in this game for a rate of 56.3%, and earned 7 rebounds. He recorded 22 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 6 assists for the game.

San Jose State has a record of 11-5 this season. As an offensive team, the Spartans are connecting on 45.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 121st in the nation. San Jose State has totaled 1,111 pts so far this season (69.4 per game) and they pull in 39.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.3 times per game (210th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. The Spartans commit 15.1 personal fouls per game while shooting 67.4% from the charity stripe.

The Spartans are ranked 101st in Division 1 in PPG given up with 65.6. They are forcing 7.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (52nd in college basketball). The San Jose State defense gives up 34.0% on 3-point attempts (115 of 338) and their opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 11.3 assists and 28.6 boards per contest, ranking them 93rd and 3rd in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Jose State

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