Nevada Wolf Pack vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 2/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Location: Moby Arena in Fort Myers, FL

TV: ESPN+

Moby Arena is the location where the Colorado State Rams (15-9) will take on the Nevada Wolf Pack (14-10) on Tuesday.

The Nevada Wolf Pack took the court against Fresno State and walked away with a win by a score of 94-69 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Wolf Pack walked away with 16 and Fresno State totaled 12 fouls. They also converted 11 of their 25 shots from 3-point range. Fresno State shot 63.6% from the charity stripe by burying 14 of their 22 shots. In addition, Fresno State grabbed 24 rebounds (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Fresno State earned 17 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Pertaining to defending, Nevada allowed the other team to shoot 42.3% from the floor on 22 out of 52 shooting. They also doled out 30 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Wolf Pack knocked down 5 of their 10 tries for a rate of 50.0%. Nevada finished with a 61.3% FG percentage (38 of 62) and buried 13 out of their 29 three-point attempts.

Nick Davidson is someone who came through in this game. He went 83.3% from the floor and totaled 6 assists. He saw the court for 31 mins and pulled down 2 boards. He ended up finishing with 25 points on 10 of 12 shooting.

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Nevada comes into this matchup with a record of 14-10 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Nevada is snagging 33.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 379 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 86th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wolf Pack are hitting 37.2% on 3-point shots (182 of 489) and 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.4 points per game (208th in Division 1) while connecting on 48.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wolf Pack are forcing 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 221st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 337 surrendered on the campaign. The Wolf Pack are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.0% (539 of 1,253) and they surrender 29.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 63rd in college in opponents PPG (67.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Colorado State Rams took a loss by a score of 93-85 when they played Utah State. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Colorado State allowed Utah State to grab 29 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They went 52.2% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 12 out of 23 and finished the contest at 17 of 30 at the free throw line (56.7%). The Rams permitted Utah State to bury 32 out of 54 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 59.3% in the game. In all, the Rams went 25 for 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.5%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Colorado State converted 13 of 33 attempts (39.4%). They were able to bury 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.5%. Utah State was called for 23 personal fouls in the game which took the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Rams corralled 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 28 for this contest.

Nique Clifford ended up being a factor for the Rams for this game. He made 6 out of 15 for this game giving him a rate of 40.0%, and had 16 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and had 3 assists for the game.

Colorado State has a record of 15-9 for the campaign. The Rams are committing 17.9 fouls every game and they hit 78.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.4 times per contest (35th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per contest. Colorado State has totaled 1,775 points so far this season (74.0 per contest) and they pull in 35.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Rams are shooting 46.1% from the field, which has them ranked 109th in college hoops.

The Colorado State defense gives up 35.7% on 3-point shots (179 of 502) and opponents are connecting on 67.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.3 assists and 33.3 boards every game, which is ranked 46th and 125th in those categories. The Rams on the defensive side of the court are 109th in college in points allowed per game with 69.5. They are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (130th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nevada

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