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Game time: January 13, 2023 at 11:00 PM ET

Venue: Lawlor Events Center — Reno, NV

Article updated Jan 13, 6:03 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Utah State is on the road playing Nevada at the Lawlor Events Center stadium on Friday, 1/13/2023 @ 11:00pm EST. Nevada -2 was the opening favorite and line hasn't

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Utah State is on the road playing Nevada at the Lawlor Events Center stadium on Friday, 1/13/2023 @ 11:00pm EST. Nevada -2 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Utah State Aggies (14-3) vs. Nevada Wolf Pack (14-4) - Wildcard Edition

In a Mountain West Conference showdown at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada, the Utah State Aggies take on the Nevada Wolf Pack Friday, January 13. A two-game series between the Aggies and Wolf Pack was split in 2021-22. Nevada lost to Utah State 78-49 as a 1-point road favorite, while the Wolf Pack won 85-72 as 11-point road underdogs. There are 144.5 points on the board this time around, and the Aggies are slight 2-point road underdogs.

With a victory over Wyoming, Utah State returned to its winning ways

As a result of Tuesday's 83-63 thrashing of the Wyoming Cowboys, the Utah State Aggies (14-3; 11-5 ATS; 3-1 conference) are coming off a thrashing of their own. They bounced back from an 82-59 loss to the Boise State Broncos that ended their three-game winning streak. As a team, Utah State dominated Wyoming from start to finish, making 50.8% of its field goals (8-for-18 from deep) and posting a 21/8 assist-to-turnover ratio.

Despite shooting 4-for-8 from downtown, veteran forward Taylor Funk scored 22 points against the Cowboys. Besides five rebounds and three assists, he also blocked a shot. Senior forward Daniel Akin posted a double-double of 16 points and 15 rebounds, while senior guard Sean Bairstow and junior guard Max Shulga each scored 14 points. As well as eight points, seven assists, and three steals, junior G Steven Ashworth led Utah State with 15.6 points per game this season.

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This is Nevada's first loss in six games

This past Tuesday, the Nevada Wolf Pack (14-4; 12-4-1 ATS; 4-1 conference) ended their six-game winning streak with a 74-65 loss at San Diego State. The Wolf Pack trailed the Aztecs for all 40 minutes and by as many as 22 points, but managed to cover the 9.5-point spread. SDSU's stingy defense prevented Nevada from making 39.7% of its field goals (5-for-25 from deep) and posting a 9/8 assist-to-turnover ratio. At Viejas Arena in San Diego, Nevada's freshman forward Nick Davidson led the way. It took him just 20 minutes on the floor to score 17 points and grab seven rebounds. Senior guard Kenan Blackshear scored 12 points on 3-for-10 shooting from the field and 4-for-6 from the foul line, while fellow senior guard Jarod Lucas tallied 11 points on 3-for-10 shooting from the field and 4-for-6 from the foul line. The combined point total for Blackshear and Lucas in 2022-23 is 30.7.

Though KJ Hymes' season-ending injury is a huge blow to Nevada's defense, the Wolf Pack defends the paint well overall. Utah State has enough weapons to attack the rim and find open shots from downtown, so the Wolf Pack may have trouble defending the 3-point line. Nevada is fairly efficient from the foul line, and the Aggies are not bad either, averaging 15.0 free throws per game (53rd in the nationaton a 73.5 percentage clip (97th).

The Aggies have gone 4-1 ATS in their last five overall games and 6-1 ATS in their last seven MWC contests. Despite being 5-0-1 ATS in its last six games overall and 8-0-1 ATS in its last nine games against the Mountain West Conference, Nevada is 1-4 SU and 2-4 ATS in its last six games against Utah State.

Utah State Highlights

With a power ranking of 102, Utah State is ranked #20 in offense (scoring an average of 81.88 per game), #216 in defense (allowing an average of 70.18 points to be scored against them per game) and are 14-3 (11-5 ATS) this season.

Nevada Highlights

Nevada Wolf Pack has a power ranking of 24 and are #159 for offense (scoring an average of 72.78 per game), #60 for defense (giving up an average of 70.18 points per game) and 14-4 (12-4-1 ATS) overall. Utah State went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Nevada.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be UTST 73.75, NEV 69.75. 100% of SportsJaw predicts Nevada Wolf Pack to cover. OddsShark has not made their prediction yet.

86% picked Nevada Wolf Pack on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Aggies 95 to Wolf Pack 26.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Aggies 95 to Wolf Pack 26.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Aggies vs Wolf Pack archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Aggies vs Wolf Pack matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Utah State Aggies+108 → +134Moved
  • Moneyline · Nevada Wolf Pack-118 → -148Moved
  • Spread · Utah State Aggies+2 (-110) → +2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Nevada Wolf Pack-2 (-110) → -2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over144.5 (-110) → 146.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under144.5 (-110) → 146.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Utah State Aggies
29-7 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Nevada Wolf Pack
24-13 matchup record · 6-3-1 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-13T11:03:19.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Though KJ Hymes' season-ending injury is a huge blow to Nevada's defense, the Wolf Pack defends the paint well overall. Utah State has enough weapons to attack the rim and find open shots from downtown, so the Wolf Pack may have trouble defending the 3-point line. Nevada is fairly efficient from the foul line, and the Aggies are not bad either, averaging 15.0 free throws per game (53rd in the nationaton a 73.5 percentage clip (97th).

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-11Nevada Wolf Pack 85 · Utah State Aggies 72
  • 2022-01-29Utah State Aggies 78 · Nevada Wolf Pack 49
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Nevada Wolf Pack defeated Utah State Aggies 85-70

Nevada Wolf Pack defeated Utah State Aggies 85-70 on January 13, 2023, a 15-point decision in the series. Nevada Wolf Pack's strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 48-28. Against SportsJaw's recorded Utah State Aggies +2.5 (-110) spread, Nevada Wolf Pack covered, while the 155 combined points finished over the recorded total of 146.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MickeytSpread · Nevada Wolf Pack -2 (-110)Win
  • JtgarciaSpread · Utah State Aggies +2 (-110)Loss
  • DrpaulTotal · Over 143.5 (-110)Win
  • JoeThomasSpread · Nevada Wolf Pack -1.5 (-110)Win
  • Golddennis2020Moneyline · Nevada Wolf Pack -125Win
  • CorSpread · Utah State Aggies +2 (-110)Loss
  • KT24Spread · Utah State Aggies +2 (-110)Loss
  • LarrylgannMoneyline · Nevada Wolf Pack -130Win
  • CoversSpread · Nevada Wolf Pack -2 (-110)Win