New Mexico Lobos vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 2/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico Lobos vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Nevada Wolf Pack (19-5) are welcoming the New Mexico Lobos (19-5) at Lawlor Events Center on Tuesday.

The New Mexico Lobos took the court against UNLV and went home with a loss by a final score of 80-77 in their last game. New Mexico ended with a 35.4% FG percentage (23 out of 65) and converted 8 of 20 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Lobos made 23 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 76.7%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 40 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 10 dimes in the game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of the defense, New Mexico allowed their opponent to shoot 49.2% from the floor on 30 of 61 shooting. UNLV dished out 8 assists and had 4 steals for this game. In addition, UNLV collected 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UNLV ended up going 72.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 25 tries. They also converted 2 out of their 8 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Lobos ended up with 20 while UNLV finished the game with 24 fouls.

Donovan Dent is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. He finished shooting 54.5% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 33 minutes and totaled 2 boards. He accounted for 20 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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New Mexico will take the court with a record of 19-5 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.2 fouls every game. As a unit, New Mexico is grabbing 39.3 boards per game and has accumulated 367 assists on the year, which ranks 70th in the country in terms of passing. The Lobos are hitting 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (165 of 475) and 69.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.1 pts per contest (16th in the country) while shooting 47.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Lobos are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.5 fouls. They give up 30.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 132nd in the nation in opponents PPG (70.1). The Lobos are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.1% (593 of 1,408) and they concede 35.3 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 191st in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 312 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nevada Wolf Pack got the victory with a final of 70-66 when they faced San Diego State. The Wolf Pack snagged 18 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. San Diego State had 27 fouls in this contest which got the Wolf Pack to the free throw line for 32 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of those for a rate of 59.4%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Nevada converted 3 out of their 13 attempts (23.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Wolf Pack finished shooting 24 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.2%. The Wolf Pack allowed San Diego State to make 20 of 49 tries from the field which had them shooting 40.8% in this game. They went 15.8% from three-point range by shooting 3 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 27 at the free throw line (85.2%). Regarding team rebounding, Nevada allowed San Diego State to pull down 31 in total (6 offensive).

Kenan Blackshear was important for the Wolf Pack for the matchup. He tallied 22 points in his 33 minutes on the court and added 1 assist in this contest. He made 8 out of 15 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Nevada has a win-loss mark of 19-5 for the campaign. The Wolf Pack commit 17.6 fouls per contest and they go 70.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per contest (103rd in college hoops) and they turn it over 9.7 times per game. Nevada has earned 1,831 points for the campaign (76.3 per game) and they collect 35.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wolf Pack are connecting on 47.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 61st in the country.

The Wolf Pack on the defensive side of the court are 42nd in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 66.1. They are forcing 12.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.9% from the floor (45th in college hoops). The Nevada defense concedes 31.7% on shots from distance (182 of 574) and opponents are converting on 68.4% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.5 dimes and 33.8 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 150th and 124th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nevada

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