Nevada Wolf Pack vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 3/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Location: ExtraMile Arena in Boise, ID

TV: ESPN+

The Boise State Broncos (23-6) will try to beat the Nevada Wolf Pack (12-15) at ExtraMile Arena on Tuesday.

The Nevada Wolf Pack played Wyoming and ended up losing by a score of 74-61 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Wolf Pack finished with 16 and Wyoming recorded 17 fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 28 attempts from beyond the arc. Wyoming went 73.3% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of their 15 attempts. Moreover, Wyoming grabbed 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Wyoming doled out 12 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. In reference to defense, Nevada allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the floor on 27 of 63 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in this game while creating 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Wolf Pack knocked down 11 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 78.6%. Nevada wrapped up the contest with a 36.7% FG percentage (22 of 60) and knocked down 6 out of their 22 three-point shots.

Warren Washington is a guy who was a major factor for this game. He walked away with 11 points on 5 of 6 shooting. He saw the court for 22 minutes played and also grabbed 6 boards. He ended up shooting 83.3% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Nevada enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 12-15 so far this year. They are averaging 72.4 points per game (151st in Division 1) while going 44.8% from the field. The Wolf Pack are shooting 33.4% from downtown (191 of 572) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Nevada is pulling in 35.0 boards per game and has accounted for 405 dimes this season, which is 113th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.0 times per game and as a group are committing 17.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Wolf Pack are able to force 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 fouls. They rank 279th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 402 surrendered this season. The Wolf Pack defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.6% (705 of 1,616) and they surrender 34.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 35.5% from 3-point land while they are 291st in college basketball in PPG allowed (73.7).

When they last played, the Boise State Broncos took home the win by a final score of 86-76 when they faced UNLV. In relation to rebounding, Boise State permitted UNLV to get 27 overall (6 offensive). They went 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 of 24 and ended up going 16 of 21 from the charity stripe (76.2%). The Broncos permitted UNLV to make 26 of 54 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1% in this contest. In all, the Broncos finished shooting 31 for 58 from the field which had them shooting 53.4%. Regarding shooting from distance, Boise State made 11 out of their 24 attempts (45.8%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a rate of 52.0%. UNLV had 24 fouls in this contest which took the Broncos to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 4 steals in this matchup. The Broncos were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in this matchup.

Marcus Shaver pitched in for the Broncos for this game. He buried 10 of 16 for this game for a rate of 62.5%, and added 5 rebounds. He scored 27 points in his 40 mins on the court and totaled 2 assists for this contest.

Boise State has a mark of 23-6 this year. As an offensive team, the Broncos are connecting on 44.4% from the floor, which is 164th in college hoops. Boise State has totaled 2,003 points this season (69.1 per contest) and they average 35.8 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 11.4 times per game (300th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. The Broncos have committed 15.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 63.8% from the free throw line.

The Broncos are ranked 10th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 60.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (132nd in college basketball). The Boise State defense surrenders 32.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (165 of 505) and their opponents are connecting on 72.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 9.4 assists and 30.0 boards per contest, which is 8th and 13th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boise State

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