Colorado State vs. UNLV Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/31/23
UNLV Runnin' Rebels (14-7) vs. Colorado State Rams (10-12)
January 31, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Colorado State Rams -2.5 / UNLV Runnin' Rebels +2.5; Over/Under: +143.5
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The UNLV Rebels and the Colorado State Rams meet in college basketball action from the Moby Arena on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Colorado State is listed as a 2.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -150. The total for this game is set at 143.5 points.
Injuries
For UNLV, Jackie Johnson III and Luis Rodriguez are both questionable for this game while Colorado State has Josiah Strong listed as out indefinitely with an illness.
Matchup History
Colorado State’s 82-81 OT win back on January 14th, 2023, snapped UNLV’s two-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
UNLV is 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 Tuesday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win while the over is 12-3 in their last 15 games overall. Colorado State is 8-20 ATS in their last 28 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games while the over is 8-1 in their last 9 games overall.
Pick
I’m backing UNLV here. I get why Colorado State’s favored at home and the Rams did win the first meeting between these two teams a couple of weeks ago, but the Rams have just been a hard team to back in conference play. UNLV’s cooled off from their hot start to the season, but there’s no denying that they’re the better team side-by-side and I just don’t see this as a spot to back the Rams, even at home. I’ll side with the Rebels and the free bucket here to get some revenge on the road.
