San Jose State vs UNLV 1/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The UNLV Rebels will travel to the Provident Credit Union Event Center to take on the San Jose State Spartans this Monday night in College Basketball action.

The UNLV Rebels dropped to 9-7 on the season after being defeated by the Fresno State Bulldogs, 73-68, this past Friday night. UNLV struggled offensively in the 1^st half against Fresno State and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 33-23 margin. UNLV shot 42.1% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Fresno State to shoot 50.0% from the field & 37.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Rebels was Bryce Hamilton who had 24 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, UNLV is averaging 71.3 ppg on 41.9% shooting from the field. The Rebels are averaging 7.7 three-pointers per game on 31.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, UNLV has been led by Bryce Hamilton (18.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.1 spg), Donovan Williams (13.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.0 apg), Royce Hamm Jr. (9.3 ppg, 10.3 rpg), & Jordan McCabe (6.5 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 4.9 apg, 1.1 spg).

Defensively, UNLV is holding their opponents to an average of 65.6 ppg on 41.9% shooting from the field. The Rebels have a rebound margin of -0.2 and a turnover margin of 1.7.

The San Jose State Spartans lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 7-7 on the season after being defeated by the Colorado State Rams, 78-42, this past Saturday. San Jose State had no answers on either end of the court against Colorado State and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 35-17 margin. San Jose State shot just 27.8% from the field & 21.9% from beyond the arc while allowing Colorado State to shoot 46.3% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Spartans was Omari Moore who had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 block.

On the season, San Jose State is averaging 69.7 ppg on 44.1% shooting from the field. The Spartans are averaging 10.0 three-pointers per game on 38.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, San Jose State has been led by Omari Moore (13.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.2 spg, 1.2 bpg), Trey Smith (10.2 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.1 apg), Trey Anderson (9.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg), & Shon Robinson (8.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.1 apg).

Defensively, San Jose State is allowing their opponents to average 70.0 ppg on 43.7% shooting from the field. The Spartans have a rebound margin of -2.7 and a turnover margin of -2.4.

The Rebels are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games and just 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games vs. San Jose State. The Spartans are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games and 0-5 straight up in their last 5 home games vs. UNLV.

UNLV has been led by their defense which comes into this game ranked t-94^th in scoring defense & 56^th in defensive FG%, however, the offense has struggled a bit in terms of shooting percentage as the Rebels rank just 285^th in FG% & 278^th in 3P-FG%. San Jose State has a solid three-point shooting as the Spartans rank t-18^th in three-pointers made per game & 22^nd in 3P-FG%, however, San Jose State ranks just 232^nd in scoring offense and have had issues defensively, ranking just t-207^th in scoring defense & 238^th in defensive FG%.

San Jose State has been decent at home for the most part, however, most of those wins have come against inferior competition. San Jose State has lost their last two games to Santa Clara & Colorado State by a combined 58 points and as I think the UNLV defense will be able to give San Jose State trouble in this one, I’m taking UNLV to cover this mid-range road spread. Good Luck!