Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs UNLV Rebels Prediction, 11/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs UNLV Rebels

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV

TV: MW+

Thomas & Mack Center is where the UNLV Rebels (18-17 last year) will try to defeat the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (10-22 last season) on Tuesday.

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks faced off with Idaho State and ended up losing by a score of 73-65 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Lumberjacks walked away with 18 and Idaho State accounted for 20 fouls. They also converted 7 of 18 tries from long range. Idaho State finished the game shooting 51.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 27 tries. On top of that, Idaho State grabbed 42 boards (19 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Idaho State recorded 11 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. Regarding the defense, Northern Arizona allowed their opponent to shoot 42.6% from the floor on 26 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they collected 23 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Lumberjacks converted 13 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. Northern Arizona finished the contest with a 44.4% FG percentage (24 out of 54) and made 4 out of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Traivar Jackson is someone who came through in the matchup. He ended up with 19 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and grabbed 8 boards. He went 66.7% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Northern Arizona will enter this game after finishing with a win-loss record of 10-22 last season. They turned it over 10.5 times per game and as a squad committed 17.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Northern Arizona pulled down 29.8 rebounds per contest and racked up 426 assists over the course of last season, which had them ranked 237th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Lumberjacks hit on 36.7% on shots from distance (239 of 651) and 68.1% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 71.3 points per game (284th in the country) while hitting 46.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lumberjacks were able to force 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 fouls. They were 166th in college in allowing assists 435 conceded over the course of last season. The Lumberjacks defensively allowed and opponent field goal percentage of 48.2% (877 of 1,818) and they relinquished 35.2 rebounds per game as a group. They gave up 38.2% from 3-point land and they were 248th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (76.4).

In their last game, the UNLV Rebels took a defeat with a final score of 77-66 against Tulsa. When discussing cleaning the glass, UNLV permitted Tulsa to pull down 45 overall (16 on the offensive glass). They shot 35.7% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 10 out of 28 and finished the game at 13 of 22 at the charity stripe (59.1%). The Rebels allowed Tulsa to knock down 27 of their 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.6% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Rebels ended up going 27 for 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.8%. Concerning shooting from distance, UNLV made 6 out of their 26 tries (23.1%). They were able to knock down 6 of those for a clip of 46.2%. Tulsa was called for 12 personal fouls in this contest which got the Rebels to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. The Rebels collected 16 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 20 for the game.

Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn ended up being a factor for the Rebels in the matchup. He earned 29 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest. He buried 12 out of 24 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

UNLV had a record of 18-17 last year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rebels shot 47.1% from the field, which was ranked 62nd in the nation. UNLV tallied 2,761 points over the course of last season (78.9 per contest) and they pulled down 34.7 rebounds per contest. They got an assist 14.2 times per contest (149th in D-1) and they turned it over 12.1 times per game. The Rebels committed 21.2 fouls per contest and they shot 68.0% from the charity stripe.

The Rebels on the defensive side of the court were 304th in the country in points per game surrendered with 78.3. They forced 12.7 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (260th in college). The UNLV defense surrendered 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (259 of 738) and their opponents converted on 72.6% of their foul shots. They relinquished 13.5 assists and 35.2 boards per game, which had them ranked 179th and 237th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UNLV

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