CAL STATE ROADRUNNERS VS UNLV REBELS (-21)
ODDS: BET365
Exactly one year ago on this day these two teams met up and UNLV walked away winners 89-57 for the 22 point victory. I expect almost an identical result in this matchup. If there is one thing I have been following this season it has been the ability of great teams to beat big spreads. It seems like good teams always find a way to cover the spread, especially when they are playing in front of their home crowd.
UNLV enters this matchup with a 12-2 record and are playing like a well oiled machine losing only to North Carolina in their last 11 games. They have strung together 4 games putting up at least 70 points and overall are 27th in country, averaging 78.4 points per game. Even when they aren’t putting the ball in the hoop they are amongst the best in the league at getting second chances. This team is averaging 42.2 rebounds per game and 8.6 more than their opponents.
If you aren’t convinced yet that UNLV is going to win big, lets look at the Roadrunners field goal percentage. They are 321st in the country shooting .388 per game, and there is only 345 teams in division one football. This team doesn’t have much going for them, its looking like they are in store for a good ole fashion stomping at the hands of the Rebels tonight.
The Rebels are outscoring their opponents by an average of 15 points this season. Look for them to put this game away early, and never look back. After all, we can’t forget that this Roadrunners basketball team is used to playing Division II opponents.
TRENDS
CAL STATE
- 0-2 against the spread this season
- 2-7 straight up on the road this season
- 4-2 against the spread when favoured by 18.5-24 points in the last 3 seasons
- 46-28 against the spread when playing with 1 day of rest or less since 1997