Omaha Mavericks vs UNLV Rebels Prediction, 11/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Omaha Mavericks vs UNLV Rebels

Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN+

Thomas & Mack Center is the location where the UNLV Rebels (1-1) will take on the Omaha Mavericks (2-1) on Thursday.

The Omaha Mavericks faced Minnesota and took a loss by a score of 68-64 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 20 and Minnesota accumulated 19 fouls. They made 3 out of their 17 attempts from distance. Minnesota finished the game at 57.7% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 26 tries. In addition, Minnesota collected 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Minnesota doled out 14 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Omaha allowed the other team to go 45.5% from the field on 25 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in the matchup while creating 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 34 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mavericks made 16 of 23 tries for a percentage of 69.6%. Omaha ended the game having earned a 41.2% field goal percentage (21 out of 51) and made 6 out of their 20 shots from downtown.

Kamryn Thomas is one guy who was important for this game. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He finished 50.0% from the floor and recorded 3 assists.

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Omaha will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 2-1 for the year. They average 76.0 points per outing (228th in D-1) while shooting 46.0% from the field. The Mavericks are hitting 38.6% from downtown (27 of 70) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Omaha is collecting 37.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 38 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 194th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a team are committing 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mavericks have forced 10.0 turnovers every game while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 279th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 42 conceded on the season. The Mavericks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.6% (78 of 175) and they relinquish 32.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are conceding 30.4% from beyond the arc while they are 197th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (71.0).

In their last game, the UNLV Rebels walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-74 when they faced Memphis. The Rebels were able to corral 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. Memphis committed 19 fouls in this matchup which got the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to bury 19 of those for a rate of 73.1%. With respect to three-point attempts, UNLV made 9 of 25 tries (36.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Rebels went 23 for 58 from the field which had them sitting at 39.7%. The Rebels permitted Memphis to bury 29 of 56 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.8% for the contest. They finished shooting 35.3% from beyond the arc via 6 out of 17 and ended up shooting 16 out of 22 at the charity stripe (72.7%). When talking about attacking the glass, UNLV permitted Memphis to grab 37 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Dedan Thomas Jr. was important for the Rebels in this contest. He scored 22 points in his 32 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist. He knocked down 6 of 13 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, but didn't pull down a board.

UNLV has a record of 1-1 this season. The Rebels have committed 18.5 fouls per contest while shooting 68.5% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 16.0 times per contest (139th in the country) and they are giving up possession 10.5 times per contest. UNLV has accounted for 167 points this season (83.5 per game) and they grab 35.5 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Rebels are hitting on 48.3% from the floor, which is ranked 120th in the country.

The UNLV defense gives up 38.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (15 of 39) and opponents are knocking down 76.2% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 16.0 dimes and 34.5 boards per game, which is 313th and 178th in those categories. The Rebels on the defensive side of the court are 303rd in D-1 in points given up per game with 79.5. They are forcing 12.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the floor (319th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Omaha

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