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UNLV vs Fresno State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/24/21

UNLV vs Fresno State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/24/21
2021-02-24 23:00:00 EDT

The Fresno State Bulldogs and the UNLV Rebels meet in college basketball action from the Thomas & Mack Center on Wednesday night.

The Fresno State Bulldogs will look to rebound from a 75-57 loss to San Diego State last time out. Orlando Robinson leads Fresno State in scoring and rebounding with 15 PPG and 9.3 RPG while Deon Stroud has 11.8 PPG and 3.7 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for the Bulldogs up to this point in the year. Isaiah Hill also has 9.3 PPG with a team-high 2.9 APG to lead Fresno State in assists up to this point in the season. As a team, Fresno State is averaging 66.2 PPG on 43.1% shooting from the field, 30.2% from 3-point range and 64.4% from the foul line while allowing 67.6 PPG on 43.1% shooting from the field and 34.5% from 3-point range this season.

The UNLV Rebels will look to build on a 67-64 win over San Jose State last time out. Bryce Hamilton leads the Rebels in scoring and assists with 18.3 PPG and 3.4 APG with 6.1 RPG while David Jenkins Jr. has 15 PPG to make up the pair of double-digit scorers for UNLV so far this season. Caleb Grill has 9.6 PPG for the Rebels and Cheikh Mbacke Diong has 8.9 PPG with a team-high 8.1 RPG to lead UNLV on the glass as well this year. As a team, UNLV is averaging 70.4 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field, 35.5% from 3-point range and 69.7% from the foul line while allowing 67.2 PPG on 41.7% shooting from the field and 36.3% from 3-point range this season.

Fresno State is 0-8 ATS in their last 8 games as an underdog and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall while the over is 8-3 in their last 11 Wednesday games. UNLV is 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record. The road team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings between these two teams.

I’ve gone back and forth on this game and bottom line for me is that I’m not sure I want to lay this many points with UNLV. Fresno State’s had a rough run as of late, but the fact is that the bulk of it’s come against the upper tier of the conference in teams like San Diego Stat, Boise State, Utah State and Nevada. UNLV just hasn’t had that luxury for a while, although they’ve won games more frequently as they should have, but even still, I think this is just too many points. Give me Fresno State and the points here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Fresno State +7

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