San Diego State Aztecs vs UNLV Rebels 1/1/2022 Picks Predictions

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The San Diego State Aztecs (8-3) travel to take on the UNLV Rebels (8-5) in Mountain West college basketball face-off at Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise on Saturday, January 1, 2022, at 4:00 PM ET. San Diego State will try to improve their record to 9-3 this season versus conference against the UNLV team.

The Aztecs will try to extend their winning streak to four after winning four of their last five outings with a three-game winning skid this season. San Diego State is in 5th place in the Mountain West Conference with an 8-3 overall standing while losing all two contests on the road this season.

In their recent victory over the UC San Diego Tritons, the Aztecs managed to control the Triton’s offense to 39.2% overall shooting while pushing them to commit 18 turnovers in their 78-57 blowout win. Forward Nathan Mensah led with 19 points and 9 rebounds while Guard Trey Pulliam led in assists with 7 for the Aztecs.

The San Diego State offense outmatched UC San Diego after scoring 78 points on 54.1% overall shooting. Forward Nathan Mensah powered up the offense of the Aztecs after converting 9 of 12 shot attempts for 19 points while grabbing 9 rebounds in 27 minutes of play.

Forward Keshad Johnson and Guard Matt Bradley chipped in 13 points each while Guard Adam Seiko added 11 points as the 4th double-figure scorer for San Diego State.

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San Diego State Aztecs vs UNLV Rebels Predictions 1/1/2022

The UNLV Rebels are still hot in hosting this Mountain West battle versus San Diego State after winning their last four consecutive matches. The Rebels defeated Seattle, Hartford, Omaha, and just recently the San Diego Toreros.

UNLV took 6th place behind San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference with an overall standing at 8-5 while winning 8 of their last 9 home contests on the year.

The Rebels scored 42 points on 46.4% FG shooting in the first half on the way to their 23-point victory over the Toreros at 80-57 on December 22. Bryce Hamilton and Donovan Williams led the offense for UNLV with 20 points each in the winning effort.

Guard Bryce Hamilton led the Rebels in scoring with an average of 18.6 PPG on 44% shooting from the field this season. Forward Donovan Williams contributed an average of 12.5 PPG as the next leading scorer for UNLV while Forward Royce Hamm Jr. pitched in with an average of 9.2 PPG with a team-high 9.9 rebounds per outing.

San Diego State Aztecs vs. UNLV Rebels. The NCAAB Pick for this match-up is San Diego State -3.5. The Aztecs possessed the size with the capability to dig deeper and the strength to dominate this game for a road victory on Saturday.

San Diego State has the better defense in this match-up that can hold the scoring of their rivals to an average of just 58.5 PPG. The UNLV Rebels have the home-court advantage in this match but the Aztecs have a stronger line-up to grab a road win on Saturday. The prediction: The San Diego State Aztecs will win at 68-63.

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