San Diego State vs Nevada College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/12/21

The Nevada Wolf Pack and San Diego State Aztecs meet Friday in the college basketball MWC Semifinal at the Thomas & Mack Center.

The Nevada Wolf Pack look for another win after beating Boise State on Thursday. The Nevada Wolf Pack are averaging 73.2 points on 44.8 percent shooting and allowing 68.9 points on 40.3 percent shooting. Grant Sherfield is averaging 18 points and 3.8 rebounds while Desmond Cambridge Jr. is averaging 15.7 points and 4.4 rebounds. Zane Meeks is grabbing 5.9 rebounds and Warren Washington is grabbing 5.5 rebounds. The Nevada Wolf Pack are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 75.4 percent from the free throw line. The Nevada Wolf Pack are allowing 32.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32 rebounds per game.

The San Diego State Aztecs look for another win after beating Wyoming on Thursday. The San Diego State Aztecs are averaging 74.4 points on 45.4 percent shooting and allowing 60.1 points on 38.7 percent shooting. Matt Mitchell is averaging 15.4 points and 5.5 rebounds while Jordan Schakel is averaging 14.4 points and 4.2 rebounds. Nathan Mensah is dishing 0.5 assists and Terrell Gomez is grabbing 1.5 rebounds. The San Diego State Aztecs are shooting 38 percent from beyond the arc and 72 percent from the free throw line. The San Diego State Aztecs are allowing 32.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.8 rebounds per game. 

The Wolf Pack are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games and 18-6 ATS in their last 24 games overall. The Aztecs are 23-8 ATS in their last 31 Friday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss. The over is 4-0 in Wolf Pack last 4 overall. The over is 18-7-2 in Aztecs last 27 Friday games. The underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

The San Diego State Aztecs are the better team here, but Nevada is far from a pushover and already took the Aztecs down to the wire twice this season. The Nevada Wolf Pack are also 18-6 against the spread on the season and only lose by an average of one point in the underdog role. I’ll take a shot with the points here.