St. Mary's Gaels vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 11/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Mary's Gaels vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026

Location: Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, NV

TV: MW+

Tahoe Blue Event Center is the site where the Nevada Wolf Pack (1-0) will take on the St. Mary's Gaels (2-0) on Sunday.

The St. Mary's Gaels took the court against North Dakota State and walked away with a win by a score of 105-64 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Gaels finished with 19 and North Dakota State totaled 15 personal fouls. They made 5 out of their 23 attempts from long range. North Dakota State ended up going 68.4% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 19 attempts. Additionally, North Dakota State grabbed 25 rebounds (10 offensive, 15 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. North Dakota State doled out 12 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defending, St. Mary's allowed their opponent to shoot 37.7% from the field on 23 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 31 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 28 with 2 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Gaels made 7 of their 10 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. St. Mary's ended having earned a 67.2% field goal percentage (39 out of 58) and buried 20 of their 31 3-point attempts.

Joshua Dent is a guy who was a major factor for this game. He walked away with 17 points on 6 of 7 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 22 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. He went 85.7% from the field and totaled 6 assists.

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St. Mary's comes into this matchup with a record of 2-0 on the campaign. They average 97.5 pts per game (51st in the nation) while going 57.9% from the floor. The Gaels are connecting on 50.0% on shots from distance (24 of 48) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, St. Mary's is pulling down 35.5 boards per game and has tallied 49 assists on the year, which is 6th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 9.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Gaels are able to force 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They give up 36.0% on 3-pointers and they are 213th in the nation in PPG allowed (74.5). The Gaels defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.9% (51 of 119) and they surrender 31.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are 314th in D-1 in giving up assists with 32 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Nevada Wolf Pack walked away with a victory by a final of 86-49 when they played Robert Morris. The Wolf Pack snagged 23 defensive boards and 19 offensive boards totaling 42 for the contest. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. Robert Morris was called for 23 fouls for the contest which took the Wolf Pack to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 60.9%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Nevada converted 8 out of their 26 attempts (30.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Wolf Pack ended up going 32 for 68 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1%. The Wolf Pack permitted Robert Morris to knock down 13 of 49 tries from the field which had them sitting at 26.5% for this contest. They finished 16.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 3 of 18 and finished the contest at 20 of 23 at the free throw line (87.0%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Nevada permitted Robert Morris to pull down 27 in total (9 offensive).

Styles Phipps was important for the Wolf Pack for this contest. He scored 13 points in his 24 mins of playing time and accumulated 5 assists for this game. He made 6 out of 9 for the matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and added 8 rebounds.

Nevada has a record of 1-0 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wolf Pack are shooting 47.1% from the field, which ranks 161st in the nation. Nevada has totaled 86 points this season and they average 47.0 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.0 times per contest (40th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 8.0 times per contest. The Wolf Pack are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 60.9% from the charity stripe.

The Wolf Pack are ranked 15th in college in points per game surrendered with 49.0. They have forced 19.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 26.5% from the floor (7th in college hoops). The Nevada defense gives up 16.7% from downtown (3 of 18) and their opponents are connecting on 87.0% of their foul shots. They surrender 6.0 assists and 32.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 12th and 127th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nevada

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