San Jose State Spartans vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose State Spartans vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV

TV: ESPN+

Lawlor Events Center is the location where the Nevada Wolf Pack (10-7) will attempt to beat the San Jose State Spartans (9-10) on Saturday.

The San Jose State Spartans played New Mexico and took home the win by a score of 71-70 in their last contest. San Jose State walked away from the contest with a 43.1% field goal percentage (28 of 65) and knocked down 10 of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Spartans converted 5 of their 8 attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 13 dimes for the contest while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to defense, San Jose State allowed the other team to go 40.9% from the floor on 27 out of 66 shooting. New Mexico recorded 10 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Moreover, New Mexico grabbed 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. New Mexico finished 68.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 19 tries. They also made 3 of their 15 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to personal fouls, the Spartans finished with 15 while New Mexico had 14 personal fouls.

Robert Vaihola is a guy who was important for the game. He ended up going 56.3% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 31 minutes and snagged 9 boards. He finished with 18 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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San Jose State comes into this game with a mark of 9-10 this year. They are turning it over 10.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.1 personal fouls every game. As a team, San Jose State is pulling down 35.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 252 dimes on the season, which ranks 142nd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Spartans are shooting 34.5% on three-point attempts (144 of 417) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.5 points per contest (172nd in the country) while going 45.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Spartans are forcing their opponents into 10.5 turnovers every game while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 331st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 274 surrendered this year. The Spartans defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.3% (515 of 1,138) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 33.3% from 3-point land and they rank 229th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (72.9).

For their last game, the Nevada Wolf Pack took home the win by a final score of 68-62 when they played Air Force. In reference to how they rebounded, Nevada permitted Air Force to get 27 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 37.0% from distance by shooting 10 of 27 and ended up going 12 out of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). The Wolf Pack allowed Air Force to convert 20 out of 51 attempts from the field which had them shooting 39.2% in this contest. When the game finished, the Wolf Pack went 26 out of 47 from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.3%. When talking about shots from downtown, Nevada buried 6 out of 14 tries (42.9%). They were able to knock down 10 of them for a rate of 43.5%. Air Force committed 24 fouls for the matchup which got the Wolf Pack to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. The Wolf Pack corralled 27 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 31 for the game.

Tre Coleman was important for the Wolf Pack for this contest. He had 18 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 4 assists for the contest. He converted 7 of 15 for this game for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and accumulated 9 rebounds.

Nevada has a record of 10-7 on the campaign. As an offense, the Wolf Pack are connecting on 47.9% from the field, which is 56th in college. Nevada has tallied 1,272 points on the year (74.8 per game) and they pull in 34.8 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.6 times per contest (89th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.9 times per contest. The Wolf Pack commit 17.9 fouls per game and they shoot 68.1% from the free throw line.

The Nevada defense gives up 34.5% on 3-point attempts (137 of 397) and opponents are converting on 72.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.0 dimes and 30.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 185th and 25th in the nation. The Wolf Pack on the defensive end are ranked 61st in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 67.1. They have forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (109th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nevada

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