Nevada vs UNLV 2/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
UNLV Runnin' Rebels (16-11) vs. Nevada Wolf Pack (12-13)
February 22, 2022 11:00 pm EDT
The Line: Nevada Wolf Pack -2 / UNLV Runnin' Rebels +2; Over/Under: -147.5
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The UNLV Runnin’ Rebels and the Nevada Wolf Pack meet in college basketball action from the Lawlor Events Center on Tuesday night.
The UNLV Runnin’ Rebels will look to build on back-to-back wins after a 72-51 win over Colorado State last time out. Bryce Hamilton leads the Rebels in scoring with 21.6 PPG while Donovan Williams has 13.4 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for UNLV so far this season. Royce Hamm Jr. has 8.4 PPG with a team-high 9.4 RPG to lead the Rebels on the glass and Jordan McCabe is dishing out a team-high 4.8 APG as well this season. As a team, UNLV is averaging 70.8 PPG on 43.1% shooting from the field, 34.6% from downtown and 73.1% from the foul line while allowing 65.4 PPG on 40.9% shooting from the field and 31.5% from three this season.
The Nevada Wolf Pack will try to build on a 90-60 win on the road over San Jose State to push their win streak to three games. Grant Sherfield leads the Wolf Pack in scoring and assists with 18.7 PPG and 6.5 APG while Desmond Cambridge has 16.9 PPG with 5.3 RPG and 2 APG. Will Baker has 12 PPG with 5.4 RPG and Warren Washington has 10.1 PPG with 6.2 RPG to lead the Wolf Pack on the glass to round out the scoring in double figures for the Wolf Pack so far this season. As a team, Nevada is averaging 73.6 PPG on 45.4% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three and 74.8% from the foul line while allowing 74.1 PPG on 43.9% shooting from the field and 35.7% from three this season.
UNLV is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 6-16 ATS in their last 22 games following a win while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games as a road underdog. Nevada is 4-12 ATS in their last 16 games overall and 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games as a favorite while the under is 7-3 in their last 10 games following a win.
I get the case to be made for a home team in most spots, but Nevada hasn’t been playing all that great outside of the win over Utah State and I need more than a pair of wins over San Jose State to be impressed with Nevada. UNLV’s seemingly come out of nowhere this season and are right in the mix in the Mountain West and I think the Rebels bag a win and cover here.
