San Diego State Aztecs vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego State Aztecs vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV

TV: ESPN+

The San Diego State Aztecs (11-5) are traveling to Lawlor Events Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Nevada Wolf Pack (11-7).

The San Diego State Aztecs faced UNLV and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-68 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Aztecs ended up walking away with 24 and UNLV finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They also buried 6 of their 20 attempts from three-point range. UNLV shot 81.5% from the charity stripe by burying 22 of their 27 shots. In addition, UNLV pulled down 34 boards (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UNLV distributed 11 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defense, San Diego State allowed the other team to shoot 43.6% from the field on 24 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected a total of 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Aztecs knocked down 11 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. San Diego State finished the contest having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (24 out of 60) and made 9 of 28 3-point attempts.

Miles Byrd is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up going 35.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 7 out of 20 shooting.

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San Diego State heads into this one with a mark of 11-5 so far this season. They currently have an average of 72.0 points per contest (251st in D-1) while shooting 43.4% from the field. The Aztecs are connecting on 35.1% on three-point attempts (129 of 367) and 67.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Diego State is collecting 37.6 boards per contest and has accumulated 201 dimes this year, which has them ranked 350th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.0 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Aztecs are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 12th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 175 conceded on the season. Aztecs defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 36.4% (329 of 905) and they concede 35.9 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 28.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 14th in college hoops in points per game allowed (62.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nevada Wolf Pack walked away with a victory by a final of 75-64 when they faced San Jose State. The Wolf Pack earned 23 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. San Jose State committed 15 personal fouls in the game which took the Wolf Pack to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.3%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Nevada knocked down 6 out of their 18 attempts (33.3%). In all, the Wolf Pack shot 29 for 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.7%. The Wolf Pack allowed San Jose State to convert 21 of their 51 tries from the field which had them sitting at 41.2% for the game. They finished the game shooting 29.6% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 8 of 27 and finished the contest at 14 of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Nevada allowed San Jose State to snag 21 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Nick Davidson was important for the Wolf Pack in this game. He had 23 points in his 36 mins on the court and added 4 assists for the game. He buried 9 out of 14 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 7 rebounds.

Nevada has a mark of 11-7 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Wolf Pack are connecting on 48.2% from the field, which is 44th in the nation. Nevada has 1,347 pts on the campaign (74.8 per game) and they average 34.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.9 times per contest (72nd in the nation) and they turn it over 10.9 times per contest. The Wolf Pack commit 17.8 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 68.3% from the charity stripe.

The Nevada defense gives up 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (145 of 424) and opponents are making 72.7% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 13.0 assists and 30.5 rebounds every game, which ranks them 181st and 18th in those categories. The Wolf Pack on defense are ranked 60th in D-1 in PPG given up with 66.9. They are forcing 12.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the floor (104th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego State

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