Nevada Wolf Pack vs Wyoming Cowboys Prediction, 3/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs Wyoming Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location: Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, WY

TV: ESPN+

Arena-Auditorium is the site where the Wyoming Cowboys (15-13) will compete against the Nevada Wolf Pack (19-9) on Tuesday.

The Nevada Wolf Pack took the court against UNLV and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-83 in their last game. Nevada walked away from the contest having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 58) and converted 7 of 14 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Wolf Pack made 26 of their 36 tries for a rate of 72.2%. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 29 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 13 assists for the contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to the defense, Nevada allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 29 out of 58 shooting. UNLV totaled 16 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. On top of that, UNLV grabbed 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. UNLV finished 65.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 29 shots. They made 8 out of their 19 attempts from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Wolf Pack finished with 20 and UNLV totaled 26 personal fouls.

Vaughn Weems is one guy who came through in this matchup. He shot 76.9% from the field but didn't record an assist. He played 31 mins played and also grabbed 9 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 30 points on 10 out of 13 shooting.

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Nevada will play this game with a win-loss record of 19-9 for the campaign. They turn it over 9.9 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Nevada is collecting 36.1 boards per game and has accounted for 403 dimes for the campaign, which is 187th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Wolf Pack are hitting 37.3% on three-point attempts (196 of 525) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.8 points per contest (185th in college hoops) while connecting on 43.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wolf Pack are able to force 11.6 turnovers every game and they draw 20.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 176th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 382 conceded on the year. The Wolf Pack defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.3% (670 of 1,549) and they concede 33.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 34.8% on three-point shots while they are 111th in college in PPG allowed (71.5).

The last time they took the court, the Wyoming Cowboys got the victory with a final of 66-62 when they faced Air Force. The Cowboys collected 20 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this game. They coughed it up 8 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. Air Force had 21 personal fouls in this game which got the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.3%. When discussing shooting from distance, Wyoming made 7 out of 28 attempts (25.0%). In all, the Cowboys ended up going 23 for 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.4%. The Cowboys permitted Air Force to make 23 of their 47 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 48.9% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 44.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 of 18 and finished the game at 8 of 21 at the charity stripe (38.1%). Regarding how they rebounded, Wyoming allowed Air Force to snag 34 in total (7 offensive).

Damarion Dennis ended up being a factor for the Cowboys for the game. He earned 16 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in this game. He made 4 of 8 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and earned 2 rebounds.

Wyoming has a win-loss mark of 15-13 this year. The Cowboys are responsible for committing 21.0 fouls every game while shooting 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per contest (171st in the country) and they are giving up possession 11.3 times per contest. Wyoming has 2,160 pts for the campaign (77.1 per contest) and they collect 35.5 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Cowboys are shooting 45.2% from the field, which is ranked 188th in the country.

The Cowboys on the defensive end are ranked 166th in college in points allowed per contest with 73.2. They are forcing 11.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the field (269th in the country). The Wyoming defense allows 32.6% on shots from distance (185 of 568) and their opposition makes 71.8% of their foul shots. They give up 11.2 assists and 31.2 boards per contest, which is ranked 32nd and 27th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Nevada

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