San Jose State vs Nevada 1/7/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Nevada Wolf Pack (13-3) vs. San Jose State Spartans (11-5)
January 7, 2023 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: San Jose State Spartans +2 / Nevada Wolf Pack -2; Over/Under: +134.5
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The Nevada Wolf Pack and the San Jose State Spartans meet in college basketball action from the Provident Credit Union Event Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Nevada Wolf Pack will try to build on their current five-game win streak after an 80-69 win over Colorado State last time out. Jarod Lucas leads the Wolf Pack in scoring with 17.3 PPG while Kenan Blackshear has 14.3 PPG with 4.8 RPG and 4.9 APG to lead the Wolf Pack in assists up to this point in the season. Will Baker also has 12.9 PPG with 5.1 RPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Nevada so far this year while Darrion Williams has 6.8 PPG and a team-high 7.1 RPG of his own so far this year. As a team, Nevada is averaging 73.6 points per game on 44.1% shooting from the field, 35% from behind the three point line and 79.9% from the foul line this season.
The San Jose State Spartans will be out to bounce back from a 67-64 loss to Boise State in their last game. Omari Moore leads the Spartans in scoring with 15.4 PPG along with 4.9 RPG and a team-high 4.8 APG to also lead the Spartans in assists as the lone double-digit scorer for San Jose State so far this season. Alvaro Cardenas has 9.9 PPG and Sage Tolbert III has 9.6 PPG with a team-high 8.1 RPG to lead the Spartans on the glass this season. As a team, San Jose State is averaging 69.4 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 34.4% from behind the three-point line and 67.4% from the foul line this season.
Nevada is 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games following a win while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall. San Jose State is 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games while the under is 7-2 in their last 9 games against a team with a winning record.
I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m backing the over in this one. It’s hard to pick a side between two teams that cover the number like no one’s business, but both have been scoring and trending to the over so the over is my play as well here.
