Boise State vs UNLV Picks and Prediction – 2/5/2025

The Boise State Broncos take a road trip Tuesday night with a game in Las Vegas, NV against UNLV. Boise State comes into Tuesday eight games above .500 with 15 wins on the year riding a 2 game-winning streak following a 20 point blowout victory against Fresno State. Offensively Boise State is rolling this season averaging 77.4 points of 47.7% from the floor and scored 82 points in their last outing. Defensively the Broncos have done the job as well holding opponents to 66.6 points per game overall this season and have allowed an average of 58 points per game for their two game-winning streak. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Offensively Boise State was phenomenal in their last outing making 48.4% of their shots not only 11 triples in the game. The Boise State defense held Fresno State to 38.2% shooting from the floor. The Broncos also pulled in 37 rebounds and forced 13 turnovers in the game. Andrew Meadow led the show for the Boise State offense with 20 points on 13 shots.

The UNLV Rebels return home Tuesday with eleven wins and 11 losses on the year riding a 4-game losing streak following a six point road loss against Nevada last time out. Offensively UNLV has scored the ball well this season averaging 71 points on 44.8% from the floor. Defensively UNLV has been mediocre allowing 70.6 points per game but have allowed 71.25 points per game during their last four losses.

Dedan Thomas Jr. leads the UNLV offense this season averaging 16 points and 4.7 assists per game. Jaden Henley is second on the roster averaging 12 points as the only other player on the team in double digits. Jailen Bedford averages 9.4 points and Julian Rishwain averages 8.7 points per game. Big man Jeremiah Cherry averages 9.1 points and leads the Rebels pulling 5.3 rebounds per game.

Boise State is the better team in this matchup playing the better basketball coming into Tuesday and will continue that tear. Look for Boise State to do the work on both sides of the ball as they overwhelm a bad UNLV team for 40 minutes. Take Boise State Tuesday night to do enough to get the winning cover on the road in Las Vegas. Final Score Prediction, Boise State Broncos win and cover 75-62.