Nevada Wolf Pack vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 1/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

Viejas Arena is the location where the San Diego State Aztecs (14-3) will try to beat the Nevada Wolf Pack (15-2) on Wednesday.

The Nevada Wolf Pack faced off with Boise State and ended up losing by a score of 64-56 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Wolf Pack ended up finishing with 18 while Boise State racked up 21 fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 22 attempts from 3-point land. Boise State walked away from this one shooting 85.0% from the free throw line by converting 17 of their 20 shots. Moreover, Boise State collected 41 boards (10 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't have a block. Boise State dished out 12 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. In regard to defense, Nevada allowed 41.2% from the floor on 21 out of 51 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled 24 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wolf Pack converted 17 of 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. Nevada finished with a 36.0% field goal percentage (18 of 50) and knocked down 3 of their 12 3-point attempts.

Kenan Blackshear is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He accounted for 15 points on 5 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins played and grabbed 3 boards. He finished 31.3% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Nevada will take the court with a mark of 15-2 this season. They have an average of 77.1 points per contest (115th in D-1) while shooting 47.0% from the field. The Wolf Pack are shooting 33.9% on shots from downtown (99 of 292) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Nevada is collecting 35.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 238 assists this season, which has them ranked 142nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 9.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Wolf Pack are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers every game and they draw 22.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 21st in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (63.3). The Wolf Pack are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.2% (376 of 959) and they concede 33.7 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 147th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 205 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the San Diego State Aztecs took a defeat with a final score of 88-70 against New Mexico. In reference to cleaning up the glass, San Diego State permitted New Mexico to pull down 45 overall (13 offensive). They finished 29.2% from behind the 3-point line via 7 of 24 and finished the contest at 21 out of 31 from the free throw line (67.7%). The Aztecs permitted New Mexico to knock down 30 of 68 tries from the field which had them shooting 44.1% in this contest. In all, the Aztecs shot 26 for 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.6%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, San Diego State knocked down 7 out of 22 attempts (31.8%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 55.0%. New Mexico committed 18 fouls in this game which got the Aztecs to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They gave up possession 12 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Aztecs snagged 29 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the contest.

Jaedon Ledee ended up being a factor for the Aztecs in this contest. He scored 15 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 4 assists for the game. He made 6 of 15 in this contest for a rate of 40.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

San Diego State has a mark of 14-3 on the year. The Aztecs are committing 17.4 personal fouls per game and they hit 72.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.4 times per contest (191st in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest. San Diego State has tallied 1,307 points for the year (76.9 per game) and they pull in 38.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Aztecs are shooting 44.8% from the field, which ranks 184th in D-1.

The Aztecs defensively are ranked 86th in the country in PPG surrendered with 67.3. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.9% from the field (41st in college basketball). The San Diego State defense surrenders 29.2% on three-point shots (124 of 424) and their opponents are converting on 72.8% of their foul shots. They have allowed 11.6 assists and 34.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 95th and 155th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Nevada

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