Utah State Aggies vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 12/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah State Aggies vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Location: Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Utah State Aggies (12-1) are headed to Lawlor Events Center on Tuesday where they will play the Nevada Wolf Pack (8-5).

The Utah State Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against San Diego State and earned the victory with a final of 67-66 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Aggies walked away with 24 while San Diego State recorded 17 fouls. They buried 6 out of their 24 tries from long range. San Diego State finished 90.9% at the charity stripe by burying 20 of 22 shots. Furthermore, San Diego State grabbed 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. San Diego State doled out 11 assists and had 11 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defending, Utah State allowed their opponent to shoot 38.5% from the floor on 20 out of 52 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 12 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 26 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Aggies knocked down 15 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Utah State walked away from the contest having earned a 44.0% field goal percentage (22 of 50) and made 8 of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Ian Martinez is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He finished with 17 points on 5 of 13 shooting. He played 31 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up going 38.5% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Utah State will play this contest with a mark of 12-1 this year. They currently have an average of 83.9 points per game (40th in the nation) while shooting 48.7% from the field. The Aggies are shooting 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (105 of 312) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah State is snagging 38.0 boards per game and has earned 237 assists this year, which has them ranked 13th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Aggies are able to force 16.2 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 fouls. They are conceding 31.5% on 3-pointers and they are 53rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (65.7). The Aggies defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (309 of 729) and they concede 30.8 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 237th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 180 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nevada Wolf Pack took a loss by a score of 66-63 when they faced Wyoming. When it comes to attacking the glass, Nevada permitted Wyoming to grab 19 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They shot 52.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 12 from the charity stripe (91.7%). The Wolf Pack permitted Wyoming to knock down 22 of 45 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.9% for the matchup. Overall, the Wolf Pack walked away from this one shooting 21 for 47 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.7%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Nevada converted 5 of 11 tries (45.5%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Wyoming earned 19 personal fouls for this game which got the Wolf Pack to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Wolf Pack were able to pull down 13 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 20 for the game.

Kobe Sanders pitched in for the Wolf Pack in this contest. He earned 15 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in this contest. He converted 6 out of 12 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Nevada has a record of 8-5 so far this year. The Wolf Pack are responsible for committing 17.5 fouls every game while shooting 69.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.8 times per contest (92nd in D-1) and they turn the ball over 10.8 times per contest. Nevada has 982 points on the year (75.5 per contest) and they grab 33.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Wolf Pack are connecting on 49.3% from the floor, which is 34th in the nation.

The Nevada defense gives up 34.1% on shots from distance (105 of 308) and their opponents are connecting on 72.8% of their free throw shots. They give up 12.5 assists and 30.5 boards per contest, which is 137th and 25th in the nation. The Wolf Pack are ranked 63rd in the country in points per game surrendered with 66.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the floor (110th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nevada

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