Weber State Wildcats vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 12/13/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Weber State Wildcats vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Location: Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Nevada Wolf Pack (7-1) will play the Weber State Wildcats (5-3) at Lawlor Events Center on Wednesday.

The Weber State Wildcats faced Cal Poly and notched a win by a score of 78-50 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 13 and Cal Poly accounted for 17 fouls. They made 5 of 12 attempts from beyond the arc. Cal Poly ended up shooting 81.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 11 tries. On top of that, Cal Poly collected 28 boards (2 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Cal Poly distributed 6 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. In relation to the defense, Weber State allowed the other team to shoot 43.9% from the field on 18 of 41 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for this game in addition to forcing 22 turnovers and having 12 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they collected 31 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 16 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 84.2%. Weber State ended the game with a 42.6% field goal percentage (26 of 61) and buried 10 out of their 26 3-point attempts.

Dyson Koehler is one guy who was important for the contest. He finished shooting 37.5% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 31 mins played and also totaled 2 rebounds. He ended up scoring 17 points on 3 out of 8 shooting.

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Weber State enters this contest with a record of 5-3 on the season. They average 73.4 pts per contest (223rd in college hoops) while hitting 42.4% from the floor. The Wildcats are shooting 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (65 of 195) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Weber State is collecting 34.3 rebounds per contest and has 91 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 346th in the nation in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 9.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 13.6 fouls per game.

On defense, the Wildcats are forcing 14.1 turnovers every game and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 31.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 6th in D-1 in points per game allowed (58.5). Wildcats are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.8% (180 of 431) and they relinquish 34.0 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 41st in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 93 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Nevada Wolf Pack walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-53 against Drake. The Wolf Pack earned 30 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in the game. They turned the ball over 18 times, while getting 2 steals for this game. Drake had 21 fouls for the game which got the Wolf Pack to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Nevada made 6 of 25 tries (24.0%). Overall, the Wolf Pack finished shooting 19 out of 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.3%. The Wolf Pack allowed Drake to bury 27 of their 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.5% in the game. They went 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 30 and ended up going 8 out of 10 at the charity stripe (80.0%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Nevada allowed Drake to collect 35 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Jarod Lucas ended up having an impact for the Wolf Pack in the game. He converted 3 out of 11 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 27.3%, and added 1 rebound. He earned 10 points in his 30 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist.

Nevada has a win-loss record of 7-1 on the season. The Wolf Pack are responsible for committing 17.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.9 times per game (100th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 9.6 times per contest. Nevada has accumulated 639 points on the season (79.9 per game) and they grab 39.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wolf Pack are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 118th in college basketball.

The Wolf Pack on the defensive end are ranked 64th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 65.8. They have forced 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.3% from the field (38th in college basketball). The Nevada defense gives up 30.9% on shots from beyond the arc (68 of 220) and their opponents are making 59.4% of their foul shots. They relinquish 14.0 assists and 34.1 rebounds every game, which is ranked 279th and 147th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nevada

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