| Friday, January 21<\/th>\n | \u00a0Mountain West Conference Basketball Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
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| Point Spread:<\/td>\n | Fresno State Bulldogs +1.5 vs Nevada Wolfpack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Total:<\/td>\n | 137 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Game Time:<\/td>\n | 11:00pm ET \/ 8:00pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arena:<\/td>\n | Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| TV:<\/td>\n | FS1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nFresno State vs Nevada Analysis<\/h2>\nThe Fresno State Bulldogs (13-4, 5th in Mountain West) and the Nevada Wolf Pack (8-7, 6th in Mountain West) are the Friday night college basketball betting board finale. The pair of Mountain West Conference rivals square off at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno at 11:00pm ET. Nevada is 8-7 overall with a 5-3 home record, 1-3 on the road, and 2-2 in conference play. The Bulldogs 13-4 overall record includes a perfect 9-0 mark on their home floor, 2-4 as a visitor, and 3-1 in league play.<\/p>\n The Bulldogs have the best against the spread record in the MWC at 12-4. Fresno is 3-3 against the spread on the road and 2-3 against the spread as a road underdog. Contrary to the Fresno Bulldogs, the Wolf Pack are the least successful MWC program against the spread with a 4-10 overall mark across the season. At home and as the home betting favorite, Nevada is just 1-6 against the spread in both categories.<\/p>\n Fresno State is 9-2 against the spread in their last 11 overall lined games, while the Wolf Pack are 0-6 against the spread in their previous six overall matchups. The betting favorite when these two matchup is 6-2 against the spread across the last eight meetings.<\/p>\n When this betting preview went to press, sharp money had shown an interest in the over-under at the Circa Race and Sportsbook in Las Vegas. The interest in this MWC matchup was in the over-under, moving the opening number from 135.5 to 137 points.<\/p>\n Bulldogs the Most Balanced of the Mountain West Clan<\/h3>\nAfter a three-game COVID pause, the Bulldogs have won three straight. Fresno State overcame a 16-point deficit and defensively dominated the Aggies of Utah State earned a 61-54 win for their ninth consecutive home victory.<\/p>\n Fresno State held Utah State to 23 points in the second half. The victory stretched the Bulldogs conference mark to 3-1 in Mountain West play.<\/p>\n The Bulldogs rank 32nd in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency according to KenPom. In raw surface numbers, Fresno State is the top scoring defense in Division I allowing 56.5 points per game. The ‘Dogs have a 106.5 offensive efficiency rating in conference play, are the third-best in the ten-team league, and play at the slowest tempo among the league clan.<\/p>\n 7’0″ center Orlando Robinson leads the Bulldogs in scoring (19.3), rebounds (8.7), blocks (1.6), and has the second-most assists (2.8) per game.<\/p>\n Fresno State surrounds Robinson with a four-guard lineup. Anthony Holland is listed as the team’s power forward. Still, the 6’5″ junior is averaging 9.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game and is the most accurate of the perimeter players for the Bulldogs, hitting 47.6% from the 3-line.<\/p>\n Guards Isaiah Hill (8.4 ppg), Jordan Campbell (7.6), and Leo Colimerio (5.1) close out the first five for Fresno State.<\/p>\n Alford’s Roster Can’t Outrun its Defensive Liabilities<\/h3>\nGrant Sherfield had 20 points and eight assists for the Wolf Pack (8-7, 2-2) in the 77-67 loss to the Wyoming Cowboys on Monday night in Reno. Starting center Will Baker added 12 points while guards Kenan Blackshear and guard Desmond Cambridge Jr. scored 11 and six points respectively in the home defeat.<\/p>\n The Wolf Pack lean on Sherfield, his 20 points per game, and his sharpshooting 37.8 percent accuracy from beyond the arc. Baker is a stretch-five who shoots 42.9 percent from distance.<\/p>\n While surface numbers suggest that the Wolf Pack are a high-scoring and uptempo group attempting to outrun their opponents, this Nevada core is a pedestrian bunch by all measures. They rank 94th in KenPom’s Adjusted Efficiency on offense and 126th with a 100.9 rating on the defensive side of the floor.<\/p>\n The Pack shoots a mere 31.6 percent from beyond the arc, ranking them 260th in Division I.<\/p>\n Fresno State vs Nevada Prediction<\/h3>\nThe Bulldogs of Fresno State are considered a defense-first squad with a scheme that starts and stops with the squad’s performance on the stop-side of the floor. But, in truth, while Fresno is the top-rated defensive in the league, they rank as the third-best offensive in the league in adjusted efficiency.<\/p>\n With the Wolf Pack of Nevada surrendering 75.5 points per game, ranking the squad 318th of 358 Division I programs, their record speaks to who the team is, just as the Bulldogs 13-4 mark speaks to the top side of Fresno State’s best on game night.<\/p>\n WagerTalk pick to click is a play on the visiting Fresno State Bulldogs over the Nevada Wolf Pack in a pick’em Mountain West affair.<\/p>\n \n \n |
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