Nevada Wolf Pack vs Wyoming Cowboys Prediction, 12/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs Wyoming Cowboys

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024

Location: Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, WY

TV: ESPN+

Arena-Auditorium is the location where the Wyoming Cowboys (7-5) will try to defeat the Nevada Wolf Pack (8-4) on Saturday.

The Nevada Wolf Pack faced Colorado State and ended up losing by a score of 66-64 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Wolf Pack finished with 18 while Colorado State had 21 fouls. They also made 6 of their 20 tries from long range. Colorado State walked away from this one shooting 84.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 19 attempts. Moreover, Colorado State grabbed 28 rebounds (2 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Colorado State doled out 14 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. Regarding defense, Nevada allowed their opponent to shoot 46.8% from the floor on 22 of 47 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for this game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and having 2 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Wolf Pack made 12 of their 20 shots for a rate of 60.0%. Nevada walked away from the game having earned a 41.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 56) and converted 6 of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Kobe Sanders is someone who came through for the game. He shot 27.3% from the field and totaled 6 dimes. He saw the court for 32 mins and pulled down 1 rebound. He walked away with 13 points on 3 of 11 shooting.

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Nevada steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 8-4 this year. They are giving up possession 10.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Nevada is pulling in 34.7 rebounds per game and has earned 192 dimes for the campaign, which is 114th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Wolf Pack are shooting 41.6% on three-point shots (101 of 243) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 76.6 points per contest (168th in D-1) while shooting 49.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wolf Pack are able to force 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 145th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 152 surrendered on the campaign. The Wolf Pack are giving up a FG percentage of 41.0% (269 of 656) and they concede 30.9 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 32.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 60th in college in points per game from their opponents (66.3).

In their last game, the Wyoming Cowboys took home the win by a final score of 73-69 when they played CSU Fullerton. In relation to rebounding, Wyoming allowed CSU Fullerton to collect 29 overall (11 on the offensive side). They went 40.0% from 3-point land by going 8 of 20 and ended up shooting 11 out of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Cowboys permitted CSU Fullerton to bury 25 out of 54 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 46.3% in the game. In all, the Cowboys shot 25 for 49 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.0%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Wyoming made 10 out of their 26 tries (38.5%). They were able to make 13 of those for a percentage of 81.3%. CSU Fullerton earned 20 fouls in the game which took the Cowboys to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They gave up possession 9 times, while getting 3 steals for the contest. The Cowboys snagged 19 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 26 for the contest.

Obi Agbim ended up being a major contributor for the Cowboys in this matchup. He made 6 of 13 for the matchup giving him a rate of 46.2%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for the matchup.

Wyoming has a win-loss record of 7-5 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Cowboys are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 97th in the country. Wyoming has 884 points for the season (73.7 per game) and they average 38.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.1 times per contest (306th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest. The Cowboys commit 18.5 fouls every game and they shoot 66.8% from the free throw line.

The Cowboys on defense are ranked 189th in college in PPG allowed with 71.4. They are forcing 10.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (163rd in college hoops). The Wyoming defense allows 30.4% on 3-point attempts (78 of 257) and opponents are connecting on 73.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 10.0 assists and 30.8 total rebounds per game, which is 23rd and 29th in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nevada

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