Nevada Wolf Pack vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Viejas Arena in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

Viejas Arena is where the San Diego State Aztecs (20-8) will attempt to beat the Nevada Wolf Pack (16-14) on Saturday.

The Nevada Wolf Pack played New Mexico and took a loss by a final of 71-67 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Wolf Pack ended up with 17 and New Mexico finished the game with 20 fouls. They also made 9 out of their 27 tries from downtown. New Mexico finished the game at 72.7% from the charity stripe by converting 16 of 22 attempts. In addition, New Mexico snagged 32 rebounds (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. New Mexico doled out 12 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. In reference to the defense, Nevada allowed 40.4% from the field on 23 out of 57 shooting. They also distributed 16 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 29 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Wolf Pack knocked down 13 of 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. Nevada finished the contest having earned a 44.6% FG percentage (25 of 56) and buried 4 of their 19 3-pointers.

Kobe Sanders is one player who played a role in the game. He shot 58.3% from the field and distributed 6 dimes. He saw the court for 34 mins and totaled 6 rebounds. He finished with 15 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Nevada heads into this matchup with a mark of 16-14 on the season. They average 72.7 points per contest (219th in the nation) while hitting 47.9% from the floor. The Wolf Pack are connecting on 35.6% from downtown (212 of 596) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Nevada is collecting 32.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 462 assists for the year, which is 78th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 10.3 times per game and as a team are committing 17.2 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Wolf Pack are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 253rd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 421 conceded on the year. The Wolf Pack defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.0% (675 of 1,571) and they relinquish 31.4 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 35.6% from 3-point land and they are 58th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (67.7).

In their last game, the San Diego State Aztecs took a defeat with a final score of 74-67 when they faced UNLV. Regarding rebounds, San Diego State permitted UNLV to snag 29 overall (3 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 50.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 12 out of 24 and ended up going 12 of 20 from the free throw line (60.0%). The Aztecs permitted UNLV to convert 25 of 49 attempts from the field which had them shooting 51.0% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Aztecs shot 24 for 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.0%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, San Diego State converted 7 of their 29 attempts (24.1%). They were able to make 12 of them for a rate of 60.0%. UNLV committed 17 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Aztecs to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They coughed it up 9 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Aztecs were able to corral 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the game.

Nick Boyd was important for the Aztecs for the matchup. He buried 7 of 15 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes for the contest.

San Diego State has a record of 20-8 for the year. As an offense, the Aztecs are hitting on 44.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 221st in Division 1. San Diego State has accounted for 1,994 pts this year (71.2 per contest) and they pull down 35.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.0 times per game (234th in college) and they cough up possession 11.0 times per contest. The Aztecs commit 18.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 67.2% from the charity stripe.

The Aztecs on defense are ranked 14th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 63.8. They are able to force 13.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.8% from the field (2nd in college). The San Diego State defense surrenders 30.7% on shots from distance (219 of 714) and their opposition makes 69.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 10.8 dimes and 35.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 27th and 246th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego State

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