{"id":11533,"date":"2010-12-15T10:29:40","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T15:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=11533"},"modified":"2010-12-15T10:29:40","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T15:29:40","slug":"college-basketball-betting-ucsb-gauchos-at-unlv-runnin-rebels-picks-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/college-basketball-betting-ucsb-gauchos-at-unlv-runnin-rebels-picks-predictions-11533\/","title":{"rendered":"College Basketball Betting: UCSB Gauchos at UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Picks & Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

UCSB Gauchos at UNLV Runnin\u2019 Rebels
\nWednesday, 12\/15\/10, 10:00 PM EDT
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 UNLV -16.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 UNLV -17<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The UNLV Runnin' Rebels return home and are 17-point home favorites in hosting the UCSB Gauchos on Wednesday night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UCSB is embarking on the most difficult non-conference road trip in memory in taking on the UNLV Runnin\u2019 Rebels and San Diego State Aztecs in consecutive games.\u00a0 The Gauchos have been idle since beating Santa Clara 80-69 on December 4 for their second straight win.\u00a0 The team enters tonight with a 4-3 overall record and is being led by leading scorer James Nunnally, who is averaging 21.9 points per game.\u00a0 He\u2019s actually been better than that of late, scoring 28.3 per contest over the past three contests.\u00a0 UCSB has opened the season with a 2-3 record in games away from home, which is on par to the 6-7 mark it recorded during the 2009-10 campaign.\u00a0 The team is 5-2 ATS on the year and currently a double-digit underdog on the college basketball lines page.<\/p>\n

The Gauchos have played the Rebels 35 time sin a series that began in 1969.\u00a0 UCSB has lost 28 of the 35 games between the programs, but has posted a 7-12 record in the last 19 meetings.\u00a0 The last time the teams played was on November 27, 2007 and the Gauchos pulled off a 63-60 win at the Thunderdome.\u00a0 One key statistic that may prove vital tonight is the team\u2019s performance on the free throw line, as its been hitting 79.4 percent of its shots from the charity strip.\u00a0 That is a dramatic improvement from the 68.1 percent mark it shot last season.\u00a0 Nunnally is also a vital part of the offense in leading the Big West in scoring, while Orlando Johnson currently checks in just behind him at 21.4 points per game.<\/p>\n

UNLV returns to the Thomas and Mack Center for the first time in nearly a month and will be looking to bounce back from its first loss of the season.\u00a0 The Rebels haven\u2019t been on their home court since a 68-65 win over Wisconsin on November 20 and fatigue may have played a big part in their 77-69 loss to Louisville.\u00a0 \u201cThe schedule has been a challenge for our guys,\u201d said coach Lon Kruger.\u00a0 \u201cThey\u2019ve handled it well.\u201d\u00a0 The team is still one of the best in the nation and is using a nine-man rotation early in the season, but will need to come together and attack the boards.\u00a0 Derrick Jasper is the only player on the roster averaging more than five rebounds a game through 10 contests.\u00a0 UNLV is 4-4 ATS as a favorite this season.<\/p>\n

The Runnin\u2019 Rebels have traveled 8,620 miles on the road already this season and are currently ranked No. 8 in the RPI.\u00a0 UNLV will be extremely happy to get back on its home floor tonight, recording a 378-75 all-time mark at the venue since the arena opened in 1983.\u00a0 The team is 3-0 at home this season and were 15-3 in 2009-10 in the building.\u00a0 Even with the big advantage of playing in Las Vegas, UNLV must do a better job in securing leads in the second half.\u00a0 The Rebels were outscored 44-31 in the final 20 minutes on Saturday and also allowed 11 more points than they scored after the break against Boise State.<\/p>\n

Bettors will be interested in the Gauchos 8-2 ATS mark overall, while the Runnin\u2019 Rebels are 9-3 ATS on Wednesdays.<\/p>\n

The college basketball handicappers at Maddux Sports are destroying the books and can\u2019t wait for you to join them all season long!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UCSB Gauchos at UNLV Runnin\u2019 Rebels Wednesday, 12\/15\/10, 10:00 PM EDT Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 UNLV -16.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 UNLV -17 UCSB is embarking on the most difficult non-conference road trip in memory in taking on the UNLV Runnin\u2019 Rebels and San Diego State Aztecs in consecutive games.\u00a0 The Gauchos have been idle since beating […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":3211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1444],"tags":[4138,4135,4137,4136,4134,4133,3113],"class_list":["post-11533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-basketball","category-headlines","tag-derrick-jasper","tag-james-nunnally","tag-lon-kruger","tag-orlando-johnson","tag-thomas-and-mack-center","tag-ucsb-gauchos","tag-unlv-runnin-rebels"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11534,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11533\/revisions\/11534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}