UNLV vs Utah State College Basketball Pick & Prediction 1/17/23

Vincent Senick on January 18th, 2023

A Mountain West Conference game is set for Tuesday night when the UNLV Rebels (12-5, 1-4 in MWC) visit the Utah State Aggies (14-4, 3-2). UNLV has not enjoyed conference play while Utah State is looking to get back into good form as well. Below is my college basketball betting pick for UNLV vs Utah State.

UNLV vs Utah State Betting Pick

ℹ️ The Pick:	Utah State -5.5
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This game will be played at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum at 9:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

Why Bet Utah State -5.5

✅ Utah State is 4-2 against the spread in their last six games.

✅ The Aggies are 8-1 straight up in their last nine home games.

✅ UNLV is 1-4 ATS in their last five games.

NCAABB

Jan 17, 2023 09:00 PM

UNLV Rebels

Utah State Aggies

Spread Pick Consensus

N/A UNLV

UTAHST N/A

Moneyline Pick Consensus

+242

-309

N/A UNLV

UTAHST N/A

Total Pick Consensus

149.5/

149.5/

N/A UN

OV N/A

Team Stats Per Game

Offense/Defense

UNLV	Team Stats Per Game	UTAHST
71.45	PTS GM	65.45
56.09	FGA	56.64
.442	FG%	.425
.364	3PT%	.313
9.82	ORB	10.45
2.09	DRB	1.88
32.82	TRB	31.09
19.73	FTA	14.82
.737	FT%	.663
12.73	AST	13.55
4.27	BLK	4.09
10.45	TO	16.64
16.18	PF	19.18

Defense/Offense

UNLV	Team Stats Per Game	UTAHST
69.55	PTS GM	86.27
56.73	FGA	62
.426	FG%	.482
.339	3PT%	.341
12.45	ORB	14.45
2.2	DRB	2.29
36.64	TRB	39.64
18.73	FTA	24.09
.718	FT%	.755
14.82	AST	18
2.45	BLK	3.27
13.09	TO	11.55
17.82	PF	16.18

Advanced Game Stats

Offense/Defense

UNLV	Advanced Game Stats	UTAHST
66.2	Pace	70.2
108.0	Off.Rate	93.2
.352	FTr	.262
.357	3PAr	.421
.546	TS%	.514
47.3	TRB%	44.0
51.3	AST%	56.2
10.4	STL%	10.0
12.6	BLK%	10.8
.507	eFG%	.491
13.8	TOV%	20.7
28.9	ORB%	29.3
.259	TF/FGA	.173

Defense/Offense

UNLV	Advanced Game Stats	UTAHST
66.2	Pace	70.2
105.1	Off.Rate	122.9
.330	FTr	.389
.402	3PAr	.391
.530	TS%	.587
52.7	TRB%	56.0
61.3	AST%	60.2
7.7	STL%	14.6
6.8	BLK%	10.0
.494	eFG%	.549
16.6	TOV%	13.6
35.1	ORB%	41.2
.237	TF/FGA	.293

Betting Trends

UNLV	Betting Trends	UTAHST
OVERALL		OVERALL
1-2-0	Win/Loss/Tie	1-2-0
1-2-0	ATS W/L/P	1-2-0
77	Avg Score	70.67
81	Avg Opp Score	76.67
AWAY		HOME
2-1-0	Win/Loss/Tie	2-1-0
2-1-0	ATS W/L/P	2-1-0
76.67	Avg Score	74.67
74	Avg Opp Score	64.67

UNLV	Betting Trends	UTAHST
OVERALL		OVERALL
1-4-0	Win/Loss/Tie	3-2-0
1-4-0	ATS W/L/P	3-2-0
74	Avg Score	71.2
78.8	Avg Opp Score	69.8
AWAY		HOME
3-2-0	Win/Loss/Tie	3-2-0
3-2-0	ATS W/L/P	3-2-0
76.2	Avg Score	76
71.8	Avg Opp Score	65

UNLV	Betting Trends	UTAHST
OVERALL		OVERALL
5-5-0	Win/Loss/Tie	6-4-0
5-5-0	ATS W/L/P	5-4-0
76.3	Avg Score	77.4
74.2	Avg Opp Score	69.8
AWAY		HOME
5-5-0	Win/Loss/Tie	8-2-0
6-4-0	ATS W/L/P	5-3-1
70.8	Avg Score	84.7
70.5	Avg Opp Score	69.5

Head to Head

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
02/05/2022	UNLV UTAHST	138.5 -8.5	+328 -432	75 90
03/11/2021	UNLV UTAHST	135.5 -10.0	+416 -573	53 74
01/27/2021	UTAHST UNLV	137.0 7.0	-315 +251	83 74
01/25/2021	UTAHST UNLV	138.5 6.5	-302 +238	56 59
02/05/2020	UNLV UTAHST	141.5 -12.0	+500 -714	54 69
01/01/2020	UTAHST UNLV	136.5 7.5	-333 +260	53 70
02/02/2019	UNLV UTAHST	152.0 -12.5	+650 -900	65 82
03/03/2018	UNLV UTAHST	155.0 1.5	-120 +100	67 79
01/06/2018	UTAHST UNLV	154.5 -9.5	+380 -510	85 78
03/01/2017	UTAHST UNLV	143.5 4.5	-205 +175	59 66

Teams Last 10

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
03/27/24	UNLV SETON	127.9 -5.3	+186 -246	60 81
03/24/24	BOSCOL UNLV	249.1 -6.1	+247 -304	122 137
03/20/24	UNLV PRNCE	224.1 -5.6	+235 -290	134 123
03/09/24	UNLV NEVADA	54.5 -2.4	+84 -105	26 30
03/05/24	SDST UNLV	202.7 5.6	-232 +190	87 93
03/02/24	SJST UNLV	126.6 -12.3	+679 -1171	46 62
02/24/24	COLST UNLV	211.7 -1.5	-164 -175	92 101
02/21/24	UNLV AIRF	81.0 2.5	-180 +144	44 26
02/17/24	NEVADA UNLV	152.8 -1.6	+115 -139	76 72
02/14/24	UNLV FREST	61.8 0.9	-95 +77	30 29

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
03/24/24	UTAHST PUR	261.3 -20.0	+795 -1156	116 184
03/22/24	TCU UTAHST	229.3 8.2	-281 +233	110 135
03/15/24	SDST UTAHST	147.8 5.7	-226 +184	92 75
03/09/24	NMX UTAHST	64.4 -1.4	+57 -71	34 35
03/06/24	UTAHST SJST	112.2 6.1	-471 +337	70 55
03/01/24	AIRF UTAHST	223.3 -28.5	+1951 -5488	98 117
02/20/24	SDST UTAHST	203.0 -4.9	+190 -232	88 95
02/17/24	UTAHST COLST	161.5 -6.6	+226 -283	60 82
02/14/24	UTAHST WYOM	66.5 1.6	-165 +129	37 34
02/10/24	BOISE UTAHST	45.3 -1.6	+54 -67	19 25

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UNLV Rebels

Last time out, UNLV hosted the Colorado State Rams and lost a tough 82-81 game in overtime. This was a fantastic back-and-forth game that saw neither team ever get breathing room throughout. The Rebels took the lead with 17 seconds to go in overtime, but the Rams scored with four seconds remaining to get the win. UNLV led by as many as eight points, trailed by as much as seven, and lost outright as -5.5-point favorites.

EJ Harkless had 33 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals on the night. Luis Rodriguez added 12 points, five rebounds, one assist, four steals, and one block in the defeat.

Through 17 games, UNLV is scoring 76.9 points per game, shooting 44.3% from the field, and assisting on 13.9 made shots. The Rebels are allowing 67.4 points, grabbing 34.9 rebounds, blocking 3.8 shots, and stealing the ball 10.2 times.

Utah State Aggies

Utah State visited the Nevada Wolf and left with a disappointing 85-70 defeat. The Aggies were impressive for most of this game and held a five-point lead at the half. The visitors led until there was nine minutes to go, but the Wolf Pack ended the game on a 21-6 run to get the win. Utah State led by as many as 10 points, trailed by as much as 17, and could not cover the +2.5-point spread.

Steven Ashworth had 15 points, five rebounds, and three assists on the night. Taylor Funk added 13 points, nine rebounds, one assist, and two steals in the loss.

After 18 games, Utah State is scoring 81.2 points per game, shooting 48.5% from the field, and assisting on 17.3 made shots. The Aggies are allowing 71.0 points, grabbing 36.4 rebounds, blocking 3.7 shots, and stealing the ball 4.8 times.