UNLV Rebels vs New Mexico Lobos Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNLV Rebels vs New Mexico Lobos

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: The Pit in Albuquerque, NM

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico Lobos (19-4) are welcoming the UNLV Rebels (12-9) at The Pit on Saturday.

The UNLV Rebels took the court against Wyoming and went home with a win by a final score of 62-48 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Rebels ended up finishing with 15 while Wyoming accounted for 11 fouls. They also converted 4 out of their 25 attempts from three-point range. Wyoming finished the game at 66.7% from the free throw line by burying 8 of 12 attempts. Furthermore, Wyoming pulled down 38 boards (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Wyoming distributed 9 assists and had but didn't notch a steal. In relation to defense, UNLV allowed their opponent to shoot 34.6% from the floor on 18 of 52 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for this contest in addition to creating 12 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled 30 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Rebels buried 4 of 10 tries for a rate of 40.0%. UNLV walked away from the contest having earned a 43.9% FG percentage (25 out of 57) and converted 8 out of their 20 3-point attempts.

Keylan Boone is a player who came through for the game. He totaled 14 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and also snagged 7 rebounds. He went 40.0% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes.

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UNLV will enter this matchup with a record of 12-9 for the campaign. They have an average of 75.1 points per contest (157th in D-1) while going 46.9% from the field. The Rebels are shooting 33.7% on shots from downtown (156 of 463) and 69.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, UNLV is pulling down 33.5 boards per contest and has 316 assists this year, which is 146th in the nation in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 10.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.9 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Rebels are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They give up 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 119th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (69.7). The Rebels defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.0% (530 of 1,205) and they concede 34.7 boards per game as a squad. They are 215th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 302 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the New Mexico Lobos walked away with a victory by a final of 91-73 against Wyoming. The Lobos snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this matchup. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. Wyoming was called for 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Lobos to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a rate of 77.8%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, New Mexico buried 13 out of their 35 attempts (37.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Lobos finished the game shooting 32 for 71 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.1%. The Lobos permitted Wyoming to convert 27 of 67 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3% in the matchup. They finished shooting 23.1% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 of 26 and ended up shooting 13 of 19 from the charity stripe (68.4%). When it comes to rebounds, New Mexico permitted Wyoming to pull down 34 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Donovan Dent ended up being important for the Lobos for this game. He had 19 points in his 37 mins on the court and added 7 dimes for the matchup. He converted 8 of 13 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and earned 6 rebounds.

New Mexico has a win-loss mark of 19-4 for the season. As an offensive team, the Lobos are shooting 47.7% from the field, which has them ranked 33rd in the nation. New Mexico has totaled 1,942 points on the year (84.4 per contest) and they pull in 39.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.5 times per game (56th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.3 times per contest. The Lobos commit 18.1 personal fouls per game and they hit 69.5% from the free throw line.

The Lobos are ranked 120th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 69.7. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (87th in the country). The New Mexico defense allows 30.5% on three-point shots (148 of 486) and their opponents are connecting on 70.9% of their foul shots. They allow 13.2 assists and 35.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 210th and 202nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UNLV

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