Texas vs Nevada 3/16/18 - NCAA Tournament Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 12:20 PM ET

On Friday March 16, the No. 10 seeded Texas Longhorns (19-14) play the No. 7 seeded Nevada Wolf Pack(27-7) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament’s South Regional. Texas lost to Texas Tech 73-69 in the Big 12 quarterfinal on Thursday. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Longhorns. Jacob Young led the Longhorns in the losing effort with 29 points, while Matt Coleman added 20.

Nevada won the regular season Mountain West Conference title but was beaten by San Diego State in the semifinals of the MWC Tournament 90-73. Jordan Caroline led the Wolf Pack in the losing effort with 25 points while also grabbing 10 boards. Caleb Martin added 13. Nevada shot just 39.7% for the game hitting 27 of its 68 shots.
Dylan Osetkowski leads Texas in scoring and is the second leading rebounder averaging 13.6 points and 7.1 rebounds. Mohamed Bamba is leading the Longhorns in rebounding averaging 10.4 per game. Matt Coleman leads the team in assists with an average of 4.1 per game. As a team, Texas shot 43.8% from the field and 31.5% from 3-point territory. During the regular season, Texas scored an average of 71.7 points per game, while allowing an average of 68.2.

Caleb Martin is the Wolf Pack’s scoring leader with an average of 19.1 points per game. Jordan Caroline is the second leading scorer (17.9 ppg) and the leader in rebounding averaging 8.8 per game for the team. As a team, Nevada is shooting 46.8% from the field and 39.8% from 3-point territory. During the regular season, Nevada scored an average of 83.1 points per game, while allowing an average of 72.9.

Nevada has failed to cover in each of its last three games played and in 5 of its last 6. Texas has covered in 3 of its last 4 games played. Lesser known Nevada is favored for a reason this Wolf Pack team is very talented. Look for Nevada to beat young Texas team in close game. Final Score Prediction, Nevada Wolf Pack win and cover ATS 72-69.

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