San Diego State Aztecs vs UNLV Rebels Prediction, 3/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego State Aztecs vs UNLV Rebels

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, NV

TV: ESPN+

Thomas & Mack Center is the location where the UNLV Rebels (18-10) will play the San Diego State Aztecs (22-7) on Tuesday.

The San Diego State Aztecs faced San Jose State and took home the win by a score of 72-64 in their last contest. San Diego State ended having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 58) and made 5 of their 20 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Aztecs converted 17 of their 22 tries for a rate of 77.3%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they compiled 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 18 dimes in this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Regarding defense, San Diego State allowed their opponent to shoot 44.3% from the field on 27 of 61 shooting. San Jose State distributed 10 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. Moreover, San Jose State pulled down 30 boards (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. San Jose State finished the contest at 50.0% at the free throw line by burying 1 of 2 attempts. They also knocked down 9 of 29 shots from downtown. Concerning personal fouls, the Aztecs ended up finishing with 6 while San Jose State accounted for 20 personal fouls.

Jaedon Ledee is someone who came through for the contest. He was able to score 27 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and grabbed 11 boards. He went 56.3% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist.

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San Diego State will play this contest with a record of 22-7 this year. They are turning it over 11.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.2 fouls every game. As a unit, San Diego State is snagging 37.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 377 dimes on the campaign, which is 216th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Aztecs are shooting 31.9% on three-point shots (201 of 631) and 73.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.2 points per game (135th in the country) while going 45.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Aztecs have forced 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are relinquishing 29.8% on shots from distance while they are 32nd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (66.0). The Aztecs defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.5% (672 of 1,660) and they concede 32.8 boards per game as a group. They rank 53rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 332 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the UNLV Rebels took home the win by a final score of 68-50 against San Jose State. In regard to cleaning up the glass, UNLV allowed San Jose State to pull down 25 in all (4 offensive). They went 19.0% from 3-point land via 4 out of 21 and finished the contest at 12 of 13 from the charity stripe (92.3%). The Rebels allowed San Jose State to make 17 of their 53 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 32.1% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Rebels finished the game shooting 22 for 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.7%. When talking about three-point shots, UNLV converted 6 out of 21 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 18 of those for a rate of 75.0%. San Jose State was called for 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Rebels earned 27 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 39 for this contest.

Dedan Thomas Jr. ended up having an impact for the Rebels for the game. He made 6 out of 15 for the matchup for a rate of 40.0%, and had 1 rebound. He earned 18 points in his 34 mins of playing time and added 3 dimes in this contest.

UNLV has a win-loss mark of 18-10 for the campaign. The Rebels have committed 16.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.5 times per game (149th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per contest. UNLV has totaled 2,072 points on the year (74.0 per game) and they snag 34.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Rebels are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which ranks them 87th in the nation.

The UNLV defense concedes 31.3% on shots from distance (186 of 594) and opponents are connecting on 75.6% of their free throw shots. They surrender 14.0 dimes and 33.5 total boards per game, which has them ranked 281st and 108th in D-1. The Rebels defensively are ranked 68th in D-1 in PPG given up with 67.7. They are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (115th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UNLV

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