Nevada vs Utah State Prediction & Expert Betting Advice
Sportsmemo college basketball analyst Kyle Kargel gives his Nevada vs Utah State college basketball prediction, the ultimate betting pick you can find for nada, zip, zilch, FREE.
The Mountain West Conference bout tips off at 11:00pm ET from the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV.
Both of these teams have combined to go 7-2 in Mountain West Conference play so far.
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Nevada vs Utah State Prediction : The Betting Odds
Friday, January 13 | Mountain West Conference Betting Notes |
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Point Spread: | Nevada Wolfpack -2.5 vs Utah State Aggies |
Total: | 143.5 Points |
Game Time: | 11:00pm ET / 8:00pm PT |
Arena: | Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV (Odds Above by DraftKings) |
TV: | FS1 |
Nevada vs Utah State Prediction : Betting Analysis First
Nevada and Utah State will figure to challenge for a Mountain West Championship at the end of the season as these two sit in the top three of the standings heading into their game tonight.
Not only do both sport impressive overall records but both have spectacular against the spread records as well with the Wolfpack sitting at 11-5 and the Aggies at 11-4-2. The Nevada Pack vs Utah State Aggies should be fun, as all Nevada Wolf Pack vs Utah State games are!
Both teams have suffered their only conference loss within their last two games played so let’s see if we can find some data that separates these teams from a betting perspective.
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Nevada will be happy to be home after playing back-to-back games on the road against conference foes losing to conference front-runner San Diego State in their last time out.
The betting markets are projecting this game to be close which is great for the Wolfpack ranking 8th nationally in free throw percentage with 24.8% of their points coming from the charity stripe which ranks 6th nationally.
Leading scorer Jarod Lucas struggled against San Diego State as he has now failed to hit his ppg marker in 3-straight games.
He could get it going though against a Utah State team that struggles at defending the 3pt shot which is something Lucas likes to utilize attempting five or more in five of their last six games.
If the Wolfpack can get their 3pt shot on track they’ll compete in this game, but if they go 5-25 how they did against San Diego State, they’ll struggle but they do sport a top 100 home court advantage according to KenPom so expect them to shoot at a better clip from 3pt range overall as a team.
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Did someone mention 3pt shooting? Utah State is 1st nationally in 3pt shooting percentage in the nation although they don’t shoot as many as you would think being the best so far.
They’re 107th in 3pt attempts per game and 35.9% of their total points comes from beyond the arch which is 58th most nationally. In the Aggies 8-63 win over Wyoming they went 8-18 from deep.
Leading scorer Steven Ashworth ranks 13th nationally shooting 51% from three making 58 of his 113 attempts on the season which is remarkable. With all this 3pt shooting talk you’re probably wondering how Nevada is at defending the long ball.
They’re 129th nationally at defending the 3pt shot but they do allow opponents to get off a decent amount of attempts so we’ll just say they’re average.
Remember I mentioned the Aggies poor 3pt defense? They’re 286th nationally in 3pt percentage against and in their last loss at Boise State, they allowed the Broncos to shoot 11-19 from three point range, not good.
Nevada vs Utah State Prediction : Take That Free Betting Pick!
Let’s take a look at the home favorite Nevada to bounce back from their road loss to San Diego State and pick up the win against Utah State.
Look for Nevada to try and slow down the Utah State offense which will throw them off of their up-tempo play. We already spoke of their spectacular free throw shooting. The Wolfpack shoot slightly better at home.
Prediction: Nevada Wolfpack -2
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