Colorado State vs UNLV 02/18/20 NCAA Basketball Betting Odds and Prediction

The Colorado State Rams take on the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday night.

The Rams are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games played and they are coming off a win over Wyoming. The Runnin’ Rebels are 5-5 SU in their last 10 games played and they head home after picking up a road win over the New Mexico Lobos in their last outing. These teams played each other just last February 1, 2020, with Colorado State beating up UNLV 95-77. The Runnin’ Rebels are 10-6 SU at home this season while the Rams are 6-4 SU in ten road games played this season.

Third in the Mountain West

The Colorado State Rams have won four out of their last five games played and they are 18-9 SU on the season. Colorado State is currently 3rd in the Mountain West Conference with a 9-5 conference record, 5.5 games behind MW leader San Diego State. The Rams head to this contest after defeating Wyoming 77-70 last Saturday.

Isaiah Stevens led five Colorado State players in double digits with 14 points against Wyoming. Kris Martin added 13 points while Kendle Moore chipped in 12 on 3-5 shooting from three-point range. Nico Carvacho pulled down a team-high 17 rebounds while scoring 11 points for the Rams.

The Rams are ranked 61st in the nation in scoring at 76.4 points per game while allowing their opponents to score an average of 71.7 points per outing. Colorado State is pulling down an average of 35.7 rebounds per game and issuing an average of 15.6 assists per game, 35th overall.

Two Wins in Their Last Three Games

The UNLV Runnin’ Rebels are 13-14 SU on the season and they have won two out of their last three games after a four-game losing streak. UNLV is 6th in the Mountain West conference with their 8-6 conference record and they are one game behind Colorado State in the conference team standings. The Runnin’ Rebels are coming off a 78-73 win over New Mexico.

Bryce Hamilton and Elijah Mitrou-Long each scored 17 points to lead the Runnin’ Rebels. Amauri Hardy and Marvin Coleman also chipped in 16 points each while Mbacke Diong scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds. Coleman shot 4-4 from behind the three-point arc.

UNLV is scoring an average of 71.6 points per game this season. The Runnin’ Rebels are giving up an average of 71.1 points per contest. They are 68th in the NCAA in rebounding at 38.8 boards grabbed per contest and they are dishing off an average of 12.4 assists per outing.

Who Wins?

Colorado State is 9-2 SU in their last 11 games played. The Rams are 6-4 SU in 10 road games played this season. UNLV is 2-5 SU in their last seven games played. The Runnin’ Rebels are 10-6 SU in their last 16 games played at home. Head to head, the Rams are 4-2 SU in their last six games played against the Runnin’ Rebels. However, Colorado State is 2-16 SU in its last 18 road games against UNLV.

Colorado State has lost just twice in their last 10 games played and they will try to make up ground in the Mountain West Conference. They are currently a one-half game behind Utah State in the race for 2nd place so this game is important to them. The Runnin’ Rebels are coming off a road win over New Mexico and they have pulled to within one game of reaching the .500 mark. They have looked like a below-average team all-season long but now have a chance to even their mark. UNLV scored 78 in their last outing and they will need another big scoring night to beat the Rams. Both these teams allow almost the same number of points per game but Colorado State has a better offense.

Prediction: Colorado State

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The Rams are 2-4 ATS in their last six games played. Colorado State is 6-4 ATS in 10 road games played this season. The Runnin’ Rebels are 1-4 ATS in their last five games played. UNLV is 9-7 ATS in 16 home games played this season, and 1-4 ATS in their last five games against the Mountain West Conference. Head to head, the Rams are 4-1-1 ATS in their last six games played against the Runnin’ Rebels.

UNLV may be playing better basketball right now but when you look at the entire picture, it’s Colorado State who is having a better season and the Runnin’ Rebels still have a losing record right now. It’s also worth noting that the underdog is 3-1-1 ATS in their last five meetings and the home team is just 1-3-1 ATS in their last five head to head encounters. I’ll take the underdogs here.

Prediction: Colorado State +1

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The total has gone over in each of the last five games played by Colorado State. The over is 6-4 in the Rams’ 10 road games played this season. The total has gone over in eight out of the last 11 games played by UNLV. The over is 4-1 in the last five home games played by the Runnin’ Rebels. Head to head, the total has gone over in six out of the last 10 meetings between these two teams.

The over is 5-0 in the last five games of Colorado State against the Mountain West Conference. The over is also 7-3 in UNLV’s last 10 Tuesday games. Both these teams have high-scoring offenses and they are also underwhelming when it comes to defense. Colorado also loves to play at a high-pace and that should set the tempo for this contest. The Rams have hit at least 147 points in nine out of their last 10 outings while the Runnin’ Rebels have scored at least 78 points in three out of their last five assignments. I like these teams to hit the over in this game as 147 seems to be too low for these two teams.

Prediction: Over 147

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