Nevada Wolf Pack vs UNLV Rebels Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs UNLV Rebels

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Nevada Wolf Pack (19-9) are traveling to Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday where they will go up against the UNLV Rebels (14-14).

The Nevada Wolf Pack stepped onto the hardwood against New Mexico and took home the win by a score of 67-60 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Wolf Pack ended up finishing with 19 while New Mexico accumulated 18 fouls. They converted 6 of their 21 attempts from three-point range. New Mexico finished 57.1% at the charity stripe by making 12 of 21 attempts. Additionally, New Mexico collected 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. New Mexico doled out 12 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. When talking about defending, Nevada let their opponent shoot 38.2% from the floor on 21 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned 41 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Wolf Pack converted 16 of their 22 shots for a rate of 72.7%. Nevada walked away from the contest with a 39.7% FG percentage (23 out of 58) and buried 5 of their 17 shots from downtown.

Elijah Price is one guy who was a major factor in the game. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He played 36 minutes played and also snagged 12 boards. He totaled 21 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Nevada will take the court with a win-loss mark of 19-9 so far this season. They are averaging 75.8 points per outing (185th in college) while going 43.6% from the field. The Wolf Pack are shooting 37.3% from downtown (196 of 525) and 75.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Nevada is grabbing 36.1 boards per game and has totaled 403 assists on the campaign, which is 182nd in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 9.9 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.8 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Wolf Pack are forcing 11.6 turnovers every game while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They are 180th in college hoops in giving up assists with 382 surrendered so far this year. The Wolf Pack defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (670 of 1,549) and they relinquish 33.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 34.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 111th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (71.5).

The last time they took the court, the UNLV Rebels went home defeated by a final of 80-67 against Grand Canyon. The Rebels collected 20 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for the game. They also turned it over 7 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. Grand Canyon was called for 21 personal fouls for the game which took the Rebels to the charity stripe for 28 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 50.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, UNLV buried 7 out of 17 tries (41.2%). Overall, the Rebels shot 23 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4%. The Rebels permitted Grand Canyon to bury 25 of 47 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 53.2% for the contest. They went 46.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 out of 15 and finished the contest at 23 of 31 at the charity stripe (74.2%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, UNLV allowed Grand Canyon to pull down 37 overall (7 offensive).

Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn was important for the Rebels for the contest. He earned 30 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 2 dimes for this game. He converted 10 out of 20 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

UNLV has a mark of 14-14 so far this season. The Rebels are committing 21.6 fouls per game and they shoot 69.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.1 times per game (168th in college) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per game. UNLV has tallied 2,224 points on the season (79.4 per game) and they collect 34.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Rebels are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which is ranked 94th in Division 1.

The Rebels defensively are ranked 312th in college in PPG allowed with 78.8. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (275th in college hoops). The UNLV defense gives up 36.3% on shots from distance (213 of 587) and their opponents are converting on 73.2% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 14.8 dimes and 34.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 283rd and 218th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nevada

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