Nevada at Wyoming 2/16/19 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

The No. 7 ranked Nevada Wolf Pack visit Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming on Saturday to play the Wyoming Cowboys. Nevada improved to 23-1 overall and 10-1 in the Mountain West Conference following a 91-62 win over New Mexico. The win avenged Nevada’s only loss of the season. Trey Porter led the Wolf Pack with 20 points and nine boards in the Nevada rout of the Lobos.

Wyoming fell to 6-18 overall and 2-9 in MWC play following its 76-59 loss to Utah State on Wednesday. The score was tied at the half, but Wyoming was outscored by 17 points during the second half. Justin James led the Cowboys in the loss with 26 points. Wyoming managed just nine points over the last 9:49 of the game. Caleb Martin leads Nevada in scoring with an average of 19.3 points per game. Jordan Caroline is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 19.0 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. Cody Martin leads the Wolf Pack in assists with an average of 5.4 per game. Nevada is shooting 46.8% from the field and 34.3% from 3-point territory.

Justin James leads the Cowboys in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 20.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. Hunter Maldonado is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.8 points per game. Wyoming is shooting 42.0% from the field and 35.9% from 3-point territory.