New Mexico Lobos vs UNLV Rebels Prediction, 1/27/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico Lobos vs UNLV Rebels

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN+

Thomas & Mack Center is the location where the UNLV Rebels (10-9) will take on the New Mexico Lobos (16-4) on Tuesday.

The New Mexico Lobos stepped onto the hardwood against Nevada and notched a win by a score of 80-73 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Lobos ended up finishing with 16 and Nevada totaled 23 personal fouls. They buried 6 out of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. Nevada finished 81.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 21 tries. In addition, Nevada grabbed 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Nevada totaled 10 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. In terms of the defense, New Mexico allowed their opponent to shoot 41.7% from the field on 25 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 37 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Lobos knocked down 20 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 74.1%. New Mexico ended having earned a 38.7% FG percentage (24 of 62) and converted 12 of 28 shots from distance.

Jake Hall is one guy who came through in the game. He finished the contest at 40.0% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists. He played 36 mins and totaled 6 boards. He accounted for 19 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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New Mexico will take the court with a win-loss mark of 16-4 so far this season. They are averaging 80.8 pts per contest (97th in college) while hitting 45.1% from the field. The Lobos are connecting on 34.6% on shots from downtown (194 of 561) and 74.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, New Mexico is pulling down 37.2 boards per contest and has tallied 296 assists for the campaign, which is 169th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.2 times per game and as a group they commit 17.7 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Lobos are able to force 14.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They rank 56th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 233 surrendered so far this year. The Lobos defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.1% (461 of 1,149) and they concede 35.1 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 28.9% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 46th in college in points per game from their opponents (67.8).

In their last game, the UNLV Rebels took a defeat with a final score of 82-71 when they played San Diego State. The Rebels were able to snag 17 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 23 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. San Diego State was called for 17 fouls in the game which got the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They were able to convert 12 of those for a rate of 54.5%. When discussing three-point shots, UNLV converted 7 out of their 21 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Rebels finished the game shooting 26 out of 51 from the floor which had them shooting 51.0%. The Rebels permitted San Diego State to make 26 of 46 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.5% in the game. They went 61.5% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 out of 13 and ended up going 22 out of 26 from the free throw line (84.6%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, UNLV allowed San Diego State to pull down 23 in total (2 on the offensive glass).

Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn ended up being a major contributor for the Rebels in the matchup. He knocked down 11 out of 21 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 52.4%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He racked up 27 points in his 34 mins on the court and added 2 dimes for this contest.

UNLV has a record of 10-9 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rebels are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 132nd in the country. UNLV has scored 1,499 pts on the season (78.9 per game) and they average 36.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.3 times per contest (182nd in D-1) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. The Rebels commit 21.6 fouls every game and they go 67.9% from the free throw line.

The Rebels on defense are ranked 264th in the nation in points given up per game with 76.7. They are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (224th in college). The UNLV defense surrenders 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (136 of 408) and their opponents are converting on 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 14.4 assists and 35.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 263rd and 240th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UNLV

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