UNLV Rebels vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNLV Rebels vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV

TV: ESPN+

The UNLV Rebels (19-10) are traveling to Lawlor Events Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the Nevada Wolf Pack (25-6).

The UNLV Rebels took the court against San Diego State and went home with a win by a final score of 62-58 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Rebels left the arena with 12 and San Diego State recorded 19 personal fouls. They also converted 11 of 33 shots from distance. San Diego State finished shooting 73.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 15 tries. In addition, San Diego State totaled 32 boards (17 offensive, 15 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. San Diego State recorded 14 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. Regarding the defense, UNLV allowed the other team to go 28.1% from the floor on 18 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 36 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Rebels converted 14 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. UNLV finished the contest with a 40.0% field goal percentage (20 out of 50) and converted 8 out of their 18 shots from distance.

Dedan Thomas Jr. is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes. He played for 37 minutes played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He left the arena with 19 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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UNLV enters this one with a win-loss record of 19-10 on the campaign. They are turning it over 11.2 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, UNLV is pulling in 34.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 389 dimes this season, which is 200th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Rebels are connecting on 33.4% on shots from downtown (196 of 587) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 73.6 points per game (186th in D-1) while shooting 46.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Rebels are able to force 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.4% from 3-point land while they are 62nd in college basketball in opponents PPG (67.4). The Rebels defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.1% (692 of 1,645) and they concede 33.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 240th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 406 relinquished on the season.

When they last played, the Nevada Wolf Pack walked away with a victory by a final of 76-66 against Boise State. The Wolf Pack corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 0 offensive boards totaling 21 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 12 steals for the matchup. Boise State was called for 23 fouls for the game which took the Wolf Pack to the charity stripe for 27 shots. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 66.7%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Nevada made 12 of their 24 tries (50.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Wolf Pack shot 23 for 49 from the floor which had them shooting 46.9%. The Wolf Pack allowed Boise State to knock down 20 of their 48 tries from the field which had them at 41.7% for the matchup. They finished 26.1% from 3-point land by going 6 of 23 and finished the game at 20 of 29 from the free throw line (69.0%). Concerning attacking the glass, Nevada allowed Boise State to pull down 36 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Hunter McIntosh was important for the Wolf Pack for the game. He buried 9 out of 11 for the matchup giving him a rate of 81.8%, and had 2 rebounds. He recorded 26 points in his 24 mins on the court and totaled 2 assists for this game.

Nevada has a record of 25-6 this year. The Wolf Pack are responsible for committing 17.5 fouls per game and they connect on 71.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.1 times per game (68th in the country) and they cough up possession 9.8 times per game. Nevada has totaled 2,369 points this season (76.4 per contest) and they pull in 34.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Wolf Pack are connecting on 47.4% from the field, which is ranked 44th in the nation.

The Nevada defense allows 31.8% on shots from 3-point land (229 of 720) and their opponents are converting on 69.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.8 assists and 32.9 total rebounds per game, which is 175th and 79th in those categories on the defensive end. The Wolf Pack defensively are ranked 43rd in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 66.5. They are forcing 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.6% from the floor (59th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UNLV

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