Washington State Cougars vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 12/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington State Cougars vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Monday, December 2, 2024

Location: Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Nevada Wolf Pack (6-1) welcome the Washington State Cougars (6-2) at Lawlor Events Center on Monday.

The Washington State Cougars stepped onto the hardwood against SMU and ended up losing by a score of 77-60 in their last game. Washington State ended the contest having earned a 36.8% field goal percentage (21 of 57) and knocked down 10 out of their 33 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Cougars buried 8 of their 15 tries for a rate of 53.3%. With respect to getting rebounds, they compiled 20 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 23 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. When discussing the defense, Washington State allowed the other team to go 42.4% from the field on 28 out of 66 shooting. SMU totaled 9 assists and had 6 steals for this game. On top of that, SMU collected 43 boards (17 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. SMU shot 84.2% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 19 shots. They knocked down 5 of their 15 tries from 3-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Cougars finished with 19 while SMU finished the game with 17 fouls.

Nate Calmese is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He finished shooting 62.5% from the field and earned 6 assists. He played for 25 mins and pulled down 8 rebounds. He recorded 22 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Washington State comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 6-2 on the campaign. They average 83.8 pts per contest (50th in the nation) while connecting on 48.0% from the field. The Cougars are connecting on 34.4% on shots from beyond the arc (77 of 224) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Washington State is grabbing 38.9 boards per contest and has accumulated 133 assists this season, which has them ranked 20th in the nation in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 15.0 times per game and as a group they commit 21.1 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Cougars are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers every game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.4% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 280th in D-1 in points per game allowed (76.1). The Cougars defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (216 of 507) and they relinquish 33.8 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 247th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 98 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nevada Wolf Pack got the victory with a final of 90-78 when they faced Oklahoma State. In regard to attacking the glass, Nevada permitted Oklahoma State to snag 27 in total (7 offensive). They shot 28.6% from three-point range via 6 out of 21 and finished the game at 30 out of 41 at the charity stripe (73.2%). The Wolf Pack allowed Oklahoma State to make 21 out of their 50 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.0% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Wolf Pack went 33 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 58.9%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Nevada converted 7 out of 18 attempts (38.9%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.0%. Oklahoma State committed 23 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Wolf Pack to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Wolf Pack recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this game.

Kobe Sanders was important for the Wolf Pack in this contest. He recorded 27 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for this game. He buried 7 of 10 in the matchup for a rate of 70.0%, and added 4 rebounds.

Nevada has a mark of 6-1 so far this season. The Wolf Pack are responsible for committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 66.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.1 times per game (124th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest. Nevada has 552 points so far this year (78.9 per contest) and they average 34.9 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Wolf Pack are connecting on 52.6% from the field, which is 4th in the country.

The Nevada defense gives up 29.1% on 3-point attempts (44 of 151) and opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their foul shots. They allow 10.0 dimes and 31.0 boards every game, which is ranked 39th and 49th in the nation. The Wolf Pack on the defensive side of the court are 64th in college basketball in points given up per game with 65.3. They have forced 11.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.0% from the field (52nd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nevada

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