Nevada Wolf Pack vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Utah State Aggies (19-3) will compete against the Nevada Wolf Pack (17-5) at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Tuesday.

The Nevada Wolf Pack took the court against San Jose State and earned the victory with a final of 90-60 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Wolf Pack walked away with 13 and San Jose State recorded 24 fouls. They also made 8 out of their 28 tries from beyond the perimeter. San Jose State ended up going 44.4% at the free throw line by making 4 of 9 attempts. Moreover, San Jose State pulled down 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. San Jose State recorded 12 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. With regard to defense, Nevada let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the floor on 24 out of 60 shooting. They also recorded 23 dimes in this game as well as creating 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned a total of 39 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Wolf Pack buried 21 of their 33 attempts for a percentage of 63.6%. Nevada ended the contest with a 48.3% FG percentage (29 out of 60) and converted 11 out of their 23 shots from downtown.

Nick Davidson is a guy who was a factor in this contest. He racked up 22 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 26 mins played and grabbed 11 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.

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Nevada enters this game with a mark of 17-5 for the season. They have an average of 76.5 points per contest (116th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.9% from the field. The Wolf Pack are shooting 34.4% on 3-point shots (135 of 393) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Nevada is pulling in 35.3 boards per game and has 318 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 123rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 9.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.2 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Wolf Pack are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game while drawing 21.4 fouls. They rank 148th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 276 relinquished for the campaign. The Wolf Pack are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.0% (510 of 1,243) and they surrender 34.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 32.6% from 3-point land and they are ranked 51st in Division 1 in points per game allowed (66.3).

The last time they took the court, the Utah State Aggies took a loss by a final score of 81-67 against San Diego State. The Aggies were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. San Diego State committed 13 fouls for this contest which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 84.6%. In regard to shots from distance, Utah State converted 6 out of 23 tries (26.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Aggies shot 25 for 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.0%. The Aggies allowed San Diego State to convert 26 out of 55 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.3% for the matchup. They shot 45.0% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 9 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 28 at the free throw line (71.4%). When it comes to rebounding, Utah State allowed San Diego State to pull down 33 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Great Osobor was important for the Aggies in this matchup. He earned 17 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in this contest. He made 8 out of 14 in the game for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Utah State has a record of 19-3 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Aggies are connecting on 49.9% from the floor, which ranks 8th in the country. Utah State has scored 1,800 pts on the year (81.8 per game) and they average 37.6 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 17.3 times per game (17th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.6 times per contest. The Aggies are responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.9% from the free throw line.

The Utah State defense concedes 28.3% on 3-pointers (132 of 467) and opponents are connecting on 72.4% of their foul shots. They surrender 11.9 assists and 31.2 boards per contest, which ranks them 101st and 22nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Aggies defensively are ranked 102nd in college basketball in PPG given up with 69.0. They have forced 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (148th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nevada

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