Nevada Wolf Pack vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 2/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Location: Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Jose State Spartans (6-19) are hosting the Nevada Wolf Pack (17-8) at Provident Credit Union Event Center on Tuesday.

The Nevada Wolf Pack played San Diego State and took a loss by a score of 71-57 in their last game. Nevada finished having earned a 32.7% FG percentage (17 of 52) and knocked down 6 out of their 24 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Wolf Pack converted 17 of 23 shots for a rate of 73.9%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 7 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. With respect to defense, Nevada allowed 43.4% from the field on 23 out of 53 shooting. San Diego State recorded 15 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. In addition, San Diego State collected 28 boards (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. San Diego State shot 94.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 18 attempts. They converted 8 out of their 25 shots from long range. In regard to fouls, the Wolf Pack left the arena with 17 and San Diego State recorded 20 fouls.

Elijah Price is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He totaled 17 points on 2 out of 7 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and also pulled down 10 boards. He finished the game at 28.6% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Nevada will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 17-8 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Nevada is collecting 35.8 boards per game and is sitting with 356 assists on the campaign, which ranks 210th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Wolf Pack are hitting 38.0% on shots from downtown (178 of 469) and 75.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.2 pts per game (177th in college) while shooting 43.6% from the field.

On defense, the Wolf Pack are forcing 11.5 turnovers per game and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.7% from 3-point land and they are ranked 109th in D-1 in points per game allowed (71.2). The Wolf Pack are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.2% (594 of 1,374) and they surrender 33.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 137th in college hoops in allowing assists with 333 surrendered so far this season.

For their last game, the San Jose State Spartans took a defeat with a final score of 94-79 when they faced Grand Canyon. With respect to cleaning up the glass, San Jose State allowed Grand Canyon to collect 32 in total (9 offensive). They finished shooting 30.0% from distance by hitting 6 of 20 and ended up going 16 of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). The Spartans permitted Grand Canyon to make 36 out of their 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 62.1% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Spartans ended up going 25 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, San Jose State made 10 out of 23 attempts (43.5%). They were able to make 19 of those for a rate of 82.6%. Grand Canyon earned 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Spartans to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Spartans recorded 9 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 15 in the matchup.

Colby Garland ended up having an impact for the Spartans for the matchup. He recorded 23 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and had 7 dimes for the contest. He made 9 of 16 for this contest for a rate of 56.3%, and totaled 1 rebound.

San Jose State has a win-loss record of 6-19 this year. As an offense, the Spartans are shooting 42.5% from the field, which is 315th in Division 1. San Jose State has accounted for 1,754 points this year (70.2 per game) and they average 29.8 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 10.6 times per game (356th in D-1) and they cough up possession 10.8 times per game. The Spartans have committed 17.6 fouls per game and they go 74.2% from the free throw line.

The Spartans on defense are ranked 276th in the country in points given up per game with 77.4. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.2% from the floor (357th in D-1). The San Jose State defense surrenders 35.5% from downtown (197 of 555) and their opponents are knocking down 77.2% of their free throw attempts. They give up 16.1 dimes and 34.5 rebounds per game, which ranks them 330th and 189th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Jose State

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