Nevada at BYU 12/10/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Anthonoy-deleo |

Last Updated: 12/09/2019 at 9:03 PM ET

The Nevada Wolf Pack are set to visit Marriott Center in Provo, Utah for a non-conference clash against the BYU Cougars. The Nevada Wolf Pack come into this matchup with a 7-3 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent road game against the Air Force Falcons, 100-85. Leading the way for the Nevada Wolf Pack was junior guard Jalen Harris as he recorded 31 points and 6 rebounds. Joining Harris in the backcourt was senior guard Lindsey Drew who had a productive outing for the Wolf Pack with 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.

The Nevada Wolf Pack had a good shooting game against the Air Force Falcons as they connected on 30 of their 53 field goal attempts (56.6%), and they were good from behind the three-point line (56.5%). The Nevada Wolf Pack lost the turnover battle against the Air Force Falcons (12-9), but they edged out the Falcons in the rebounding department (35-26).

The BYU Cougars come into this matchup with a 7-4 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent home game against the UNLV Rebels, 83-50. Leading the way for the BYU Cougars was senior forward Dalton Nix as he recorded 17 points and 3 rebounds off the bench. Senior forward Yoeli Childs had a productive outing for the Cougars as he pitched in 13 points, 14 rebounds, and 2 blocks.

The BYU Cougars had a good shooting game against the UNLV Rebels as they connected on 29 of their 53 field goal attempts (54.7%), and they were good from behind the three-point line (51.9%). The BYU Cougars won the turnover battle against the UNLV Rebels (11-6), but they were edged out by the Rebels in the rebounding department (32-31).

The BYU Cougars are finally back at full strength with start forward Yoeli Childs, but they will have a tough opponent with Nevada as they are one of the top-scoring teams in the country (79.6 PPG). The Wolf Pack have a very good backcourt as Jazz Johnson (18.3 PPG), Jalen Harris (17.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, and 4.4 APG), and Lindsey Drew (13.4 PPG and 6.1 RPG) have been the main source of production for Steve Alford, and I don’t know if BYU will have enough talent to match that. The Cougars will be able to pull this game out, especially if they feed Childs as the senior forward is averaging 21 PPG and 10.5 RPG through 2 games, but Nevada is too talented to not keep this game within reach. Final Score Prediction, BYU Cougars win but fail to cover ATS 76-73.

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