Texas Southern Tigers vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Southern Tigers vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Southern Tigers (2-7) are hitting the road to Lawlor Events Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Nevada Wolf Pack (7-3).

The Texas Southern Tigers faced off with Sam Houston State and went home with a loss by a final score of 87-71 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Tigers left the arena with 17 and Sam Houston State totaled 15 fouls. They made 14 of their 31 shots from distance. Sam Houston State walked away from this one shooting 62.5% when shooting free throws by burying 15 of 24 shots. On top of that, Sam Houston State snagged 41 rebounds (14 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Sam Houston State distributed 17 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In reference to defense, Texas Southern allowed the other team to shoot 47.5% from the field on 29 out of 61 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists for this contest as well as creating 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 25 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Tigers made 10 of their 15 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Texas Southern ended the game with a 43.5% field goal percentage (27 out of 62) and made 7 out of their 22 3-pointers.

Kavion McClain is someone who came through in this matchup. He ended up shooting 47.1% from the floor and totaled 5 dimes. He saw the court for 34 mins played and grabbed 1 rebound. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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Texas Southern steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 2-7 this year. They currently have an average of 72.8 points per game (248th in college basketball) while going 42.5% from the field. The Tigers are hitting 33.5% on shots from distance (59 of 176) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Texas Southern is grabbing 36.1 rebounds per contest and has totaled 129 dimes on the year, which is 235th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.7 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing 11.9 turnovers every game while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 355th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (82.7). The Tigers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.0% (249 of 566) and they surrender 40.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 305th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 154 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the Nevada Wolf Pack took home the win by a final score of 77-63 when they played South Dakota State. The Wolf Pack were able to snag 22 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. South Dakota State was called for 11 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Wolf Pack to the charity stripe for 5 attempts. They were able to knock down 4 of the free throws for a rate of 80.0%. With regard to shots from downtown, Nevada buried 13 of 33 attempts (39.4%). In all, the Wolf Pack walked away from this one shooting 30 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.6%. The Wolf Pack allowed South Dakota State to convert 24 out of 55 tries from the field which had them shooting 43.6% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 34.3% from downtown by shooting 12 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 3 out of 5 from the free throw line (60.0%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Nevada permitted South Dakota State to snag 30 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Nick Davidson pitched in for the Wolf Pack for this game. He converted 5 out of 7 in this game for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and earned 6 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 6 dimes in this contest.

Nevada has a mark of 7-3 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Wolf Pack are hitting on 49.4% from the field, which ranks them 28th in D-1. Nevada has accounted for 750 pts for the season (75.0 per game) and they grab 34.5 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 14.8 times per game (140th in college basketball) and they turn it over 10.6 times per contest. The Wolf Pack commit 18.0 fouls per contest while shooting 68.4% from the charity stripe.

The Wolf Pack on the defensive side of the court are 55th in the country in points per game surrendered with 65.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.0% from the field (60th in D-1). The Nevada defense surrenders 32.1% on shots from 3-point land (79 of 246) and their opponents are connecting on 70.3% of their foul shots. They have allowed 12.0 dimes and 31.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 113th and 64th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nevada

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