NCAA Free Prediction and Scores: UNLV Rebels vs Wyoming Cowboys
Saturday, February 04, 2012
by Joe Rodriguez
After needing overtime to win its last two road games, No. 13 UNLV Rebels will take on a stout defensive team in Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday.
UNLV is shooting 42.4 percent in road games this season, compared to 47.4 percent overall.
Wyoming is searching for its first win over a ranked team in its last 20 tries. The Cowboys have the top scoring defense in the Mountain West Conference, holding opponents to 39.6 percent from the field and giving up 53.6 points per game, fourth best in Division I.
- UNLV Rebels @ Wyoming Cowboys
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 4, 2012
Where: Arena-Auditorium, Laramie, Wyoming
TV: 4 p.m. ET, The Mtn
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UNLV Rebels (21-3): Point guard Oscar Bellfield has found his shot the last three games, averaging 14.7 points per game and has made 10 of 22 3-pointers in that span. He also leads UNLV, which is third in Division I with 18.7 assists per game, with 5.3 apg. He and Chace Stanback have done well against Wyoming. Last season, Bellfield averaged 16 points, and was 9 of 16 against the Cowboys, including 6 of 12 from 3-point range. Stanback burned the Cowboys for 36 points and 17 rebounds last season in UNLV's two wins over Wyoming. Reigning MWC Player of the Week, Mike Moser leads UNLV with 14.7 ppg, and 11.6 rebounds per game, third best in Division I.
Wyoming Cowboys (17-5): In addition to its solid defense, Wyoming doesn't beat itself. The Cowboys are 22nd in Division I and lead the MWC with a plus-3.5 turnover ratio. Point Guard JayDee Luster leads the conference with a 2.5 assist to turnover ratio, while Leonard Washington leads the conference in field-goal percentage (62.4). Washington leads he team with 13.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg, and 24 blocks. Luke Martinez averages 13 points and leads the team with 38 steals.
1. UNLV leads the series 28-14, and has won 15 of the last 17 meetings.
2. From 1996-2000 Wyoming won six straight over ranked opponents in Laramie. Since then, they are 0-5 at home against ranked teams.
3. UNLV has made a 3-pointer in a Division I-best 829 consecutive games, every game its played since the shot was adopted in 1986.
BASKETBALL PREDICTION: Rebels 67, Cowboys 59.
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