UNLV Rebels vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 1/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNLV Rebels vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Location: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, UT

TV: ESPN+

The UNLV Rebels (9-8) are en route to Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Utah State Aggies (15-2).

The UNLV Rebels faced San Jose State and went home with a win by a final score of 76-62 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Rebels ended up finishing with 17 and San Jose State racked up 12 fouls. They knocked down 6 of their 11 shots from 3-point land. San Jose State finished the game at 85.7% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 21 attempts. On top of that, San Jose State pulled down 28 boards (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. San Jose State recorded 5 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. In terms of defense, UNLV allowed the other team to go 41.3% from the field on 19 of 46 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled 22 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Rebels converted 11 of their 12 shots for a percentage of 91.7%. UNLV wrapped up the contest with a 54.0% field goal percentage (27 out of 50) and converted 11 out of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Howie Fleming Jr. is a player who played a role for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 54.5% from the floor and also distributed 8 assists. He played for 37 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He was able to score 21 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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UNLV heads into this contest with a record of 9-8 so far this season. They average 78.9 pts per contest (132nd in college) while going 45.8% from the field. The Rebels are shooting 30.7% on shots from downtown (109 of 355) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, UNLV is collecting 36.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 252 dimes for the season, which is 234th in college in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 21.6 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Rebels are able to force 14.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.1 fouls. They are conceding 32.6% on shots from downtown and they are 258th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (76.4). The Rebels defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.8% (430 of 982) and they surrender 36.4 boards per contest as a team. They rank 170th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 242 conceded so far this season.

For their last game, the Utah State Aggies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-74 when they faced Grand Canyon. The Aggies pulled down 18 defensive rebounds and 22 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. Grand Canyon was called for 22 fouls in this game which got the Aggies to the free throw line for 23 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of them for a percentage of 73.9%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Utah State converted 7 of their 28 tries (25.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Aggies walked away from this one shooting 25 for 69 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.2%. The Aggies permitted Grand Canyon to make 27 of 53 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9% in this game. They finished 35.0% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 33 at the free throw line (69.7%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Utah State allowed Grand Canyon to get 37 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Mason Falslev was important for the Aggies in this game. He recorded 25 points in his 37 mins on the court and tallied 2 dimes in the game. He converted 8 out of 21 for this contest for a rate of 38.1%, and accumulated 12 rebounds.

Utah State has a mark of 15-2 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Aggies are shooting 51.6% from the floor, which ranks 9th in the country. Utah State has totaled 1,450 points this season (85.3 per game) and they collect 36.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 18.1 times per contest (19th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per game. The Aggies commit 19.2 fouls every game and they hit 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The Utah State defense concedes 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (128 of 391) and their opposition makes 71.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 10.6 dimes and 30.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 15th and 23rd in those categories. The Aggies on the defensive end are ranked 48th in college in PPG given up with 67.7. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (42nd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah State

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