Nevada Wolf Pack vs Wyoming Cowboys Prediction, 2/27/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs Wyoming Cowboys

Date: Monday, February 27, 2023

Location: Arena Auditorium in Laramie, WY

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Nevada (-6)

The Wyoming Cowboys (8-20) will try to defeat the Nevada Wolf Pack (22-7) at Arena Auditorium on Monday. Wyoming opens this matchup as -6-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 138.

The Nevada Wolf Pack played Fresno State and earned the victory with a final of 60-56 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Wolf Pack ended up finishing with 7 and Fresno State accounted for 11 fouls. They also made 9 out of their 35 attempts from long range. Fresno State finished the contest at 100.0% at the charity stripe by making 5 of 5 attempts. On top of that, Fresno State collected 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Fresno State dished out 10 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. Concerning defense, Nevada allowed 37.5% from the field on 21 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists for the game in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 25 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wolf Pack made 9 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. Nevada ended the game with a 45.1% FG percentage (23 out of 51) and knocked down 5 out of their 13 shots from 3-point land.

Will Baker is someone who played a role for the game. He accounted for 13 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes and totaled 1 rebound. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Nevada enters this one with a record of 22-7 this year. They lose possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Nevada is grabbing 33.3 boards per game and has accounted for 410 assists this year, which has them ranked 116th in the country in terms of passing. The Wolf Pack are hitting 35.2% on shots from downtown (211 of 599) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 72.7 points per game (158th in D-1) while shooting 45.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Wolf Pack are forcing 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 140th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 359 surrendered on the campaign. The Wolf Pack defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.6% (665 of 1,597) and they concede 33.2 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 32.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 68th in college basketball in opponents points per game (65.9).

The last time they took the court, the Wyoming Cowboys went home defeated by a final of 84-71 against Colorado State. Concerning rebounding, Wyoming permitted Colorado State to get 31 in total (5 offensive). They finished 43.8% from three-point range by hitting 7 of 16 and ended up going 19 of 21 from the free throw line (90.5%). The Cowboys permitted Colorado State to convert 29 of their 49 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 59.2% for this game. In all, the Cowboys ended up shooting 23 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1%. Concerning 3-point shots, Wyoming knocked down 10 of 29 attempts (34.5%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Colorado State committed 20 fouls for this game which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. The Cowboys snagged 14 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 18 in the matchup.

Hunter Maldonado was important for the Cowboys in this contest. He converted 6 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He scored 23 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 5 assists for the game.

Wyoming has a record of 8-20 on the campaign. The Cowboys are responsible for committing 15.6 fouls per game and they connect on 70.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.1 times per game (327th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.9 times per contest. Wyoming has accumulated 1,938 pts for the year (69.2 per game) and they snag 31.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cowboys are hitting on 44.4% from the floor, which is 201st in the country.

The Cowboys on the defensive side of the court are 236th in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.8. They are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (320th in college hoops). The Wyoming defense surrenders 36.4% on shots from distance (229 of 629) and their opponents are making 77.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.5 dimes and 32.8 total rebounds per game, ranking them 166th and 98th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nevada (-6)

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