Nevada Wolf Pack vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 2/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Friday, February 23, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

The Nevada Wolf Pack (21-6) are headed to Provident Credit Union Event Center on Friday where they will compete against the San Jose State Spartans (9-18).

The Nevada Wolf Pack stepped onto the hardwood against Wyoming and went home with a win by a final score of 76-58 in their last contest. Nevada walked away from the game having earned a 48.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 54) and buried 11 of their 26 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Wolf Pack made 13 of 20 shots for a rate of 65.0%. In regard to rebounding, they earned 23 with 3 of them being offensive. They also doled out 19 assists in this contest while creating 15 turnovers and having 12 steals. Pertaining to defending, Nevada allowed 41.7% from the field on 20 out of 48 shooting. Wyoming earned 9 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Wyoming collected 30 rebounds (4 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't have a block. Wyoming finished shooting 68.4% at the charity stripe by making 13 of 19 tries. They also converted 5 of 19 shots from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Wolf Pack ended up with 18 while Wyoming had 15 fouls.

Tre Coleman is someone who played a role in this matchup. He finished shooting 58.3% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes. He saw the court for 35 minutes and grabbed 1 rebound. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Nevada comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 21-6 this year. They turn it over 9.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.5 fouls every game. As a team, Nevada is grabbing 34.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 402 dimes so far this season, which ranks 65th in the nation in terms of passing. The Wolf Pack are connecting on 34.1% on shots from distance (164 of 481) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. They average 76.2 pts per game (110th in the country) while going 47.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Wolf Pack are able to force 12.4 turnovers per game while drawing 21.3 fouls. They give up 31.9% on shots from downtown and they are 42nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (66.4). The Wolf Pack are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.4% (626 of 1,513) and they concede 33.4 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 184th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 339 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the San Jose State Spartans went home defeated by a final of 82-50 when they faced Boise State. The Spartans were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in this matchup. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. Boise State earned 11 personal fouls for the contest which got the Spartans to the free throw line for a total of 5 shots. They were able to make 4 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, San Jose State converted 10 of 28 tries (35.7%). Overall, the Spartans ended up shooting 18 out of 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.7%. The Spartans permitted Boise State to convert 29 of their 54 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 53.7% for this contest. They shot 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 10 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, San Jose State allowed Boise State to snag 37 in total (8 offensive).

MJ Amey was important for the Spartans in this matchup. He made 8 out of 15 for this game for a rate of 53.3%, and had 4 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points in his 32 mins on the court and added 2 dimes for the game.

San Jose State has a win-loss record of 9-18 this year. The Spartans commit 16.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.5 times per game (154th in college basketball) and they turn it over 10.6 times per contest. San Jose State has tallied 1,919 points for the campaign (71.1 per contest) and they pull down 31.3 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spartans are hitting on 45.4% from the field, which is 137th in college basketball.

The Spartans on the defensive end are ranked 267th in D-1 in points given up per game with 74.7. They are able to force 10.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (343rd in D-1). The San Jose State defense concedes 38.1% on 3-pointers (202 of 530) and opponents are converting on 69.9% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 13.7 assists and 35.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 261st and 208th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Jose State

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