UNLV Rebels vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 1/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNLV Rebels vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: ExtraMile Arena in Boise, ID

TV: ESPN+

The Boise State Broncos (11-4) are hosting the UNLV Rebels (9-5) at ExtraMile Arena on Tuesday.

The UNLV Rebels faced San Jose State and took home the win by a score of 79-73 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Rebels ended up with 11 and San Jose State finished the game with 20 fouls. They also converted 9 of their 24 shots from three-point range. San Jose State finished 94.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 17 tries. In addition, San Jose State snagged 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. San Jose State earned 16 assists and had 2 steals for the contest. In the matter of defending, UNLV allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the floor on 24 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 25 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Rebels converted 15 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 68.2%. UNLV wrapped up the game with a 50.9% field goal percentage (29 out of 57) and knocked down 6 out of their 13 shots from beyond the arc.

Dedan Thomas Jr. is one player who was important in this contest. He shot 45.5% from the field and distributed 6 assists. He played 34 minutes but wasn't able to snag any boards. He scored 17 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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UNLV comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 9-5 so far this year. They turn it over 10.5 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.6 fouls every game. As a team, UNLV is grabbing 33.2 boards per game and has accounted for 185 dimes this year, which is 276th in the country in terms of passing. The Rebels are connecting on 38.5% from downtown (105 of 273) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.5 pts per contest (234th in D-1) while hitting 46.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Rebels are able to force 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are ranked 261st in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 209 relinquished on the campaign. The Rebels are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.1% (336 of 798) and they surrender 35.9 boards per game as a squad. They give up 33.9% from 3-point land while they are 134th in D-1 in opponents PPG (69.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Boise State Broncos took a loss by a score of 76-68 when they played San Diego State. The Broncos recorded 20 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in this matchup. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. San Diego State earned 21 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Broncos to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.0%. With respect to 3-point shots, Boise State converted 7 out of their 30 tries (23.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Broncos walked away from this one shooting 20 for 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.7%. The Broncos permitted San Diego State to convert 27 of 61 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 41.2% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 17 and ended up going 15 out of 24 at the free throw line (62.5%). When discussing rebounds, Boise State allowed San Diego State to snag 35 in total (12 offensive).

Chris Lockett ended up being a factor for the Broncos for this game. He buried 5 out of 10 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound. He scored 16 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the contest.

Boise State has a mark of 11-4 for the season. The Broncos commit 15.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.3 times per contest (107th in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.3 times per contest. Boise State has totaled 1,161 points on the campaign (77.4 per game) and they grab 38.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Broncos are connecting on 46.9% from the floor, which is ranked 93rd in Division 1.

The Boise State defense concedes 32.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (105 of 328) and their opponents are making 67.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 9.5 dimes and 29.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 11th and 11th in college hoops. The Broncos on the defensive end are ranked 60th in college in PPG given up with 66.3. They are able to force 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the field (114th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UNLV

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