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San Diego State Aztecs @ UNLV Rebels

Current Records: San Diego State 22-9, UNLV 19-11

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San Diego State is 8-2 against UNLV since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The San Diego State Aztecs and the UNLV Rebels are set to clash at 5:30 p.m. ET at Thomas & Mack Center in a Mountain West postseason contest. UNLV does have the home-court advantage, but San Diego State is expected to win by four points.

San Diego State fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Boise State on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Broncos by a score of 79-77. It was the first time this season that San Diego State let down their fans at home.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Darrion Trammell, who scored 11 points along with five assists and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaedon LeDee, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, UNLV's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 75-65 to the Wolf Pack.

UNLV's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Dedan Thomas Jr., who scored 23 points, and Keylan Boone who scored 24 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Boone has scored all season.

The Aztecs' defeat ended a 20-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 22-9. As for the Rebels, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-11.

San Diego State came up short against UNLV in their previous matchup last Tuesday, falling 62-58. Can San Diego State avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

Odds

San Diego State is a 4-point favorite against UNLV, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Aztecs as a 3-point favorite.


The over/under is 132.5 points.

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Series History

San Diego State has won 8 out of their last 10 games against UNLV.

  • Mar 05, 2024 - UNLV 62 vs. San Diego State 58
  • Jan 06, 2024 - San Diego State 72 vs. UNLV 61
  • Feb 11, 2023 - San Diego State 82 vs. UNLV 71
  • Dec 31, 2022 - San Diego State 76 vs. UNLV 67
  • Jan 24, 2022 - San Diego State 80 vs. UNLV 55
  • Jan 01, 2022 - San Diego State 62 vs. UNLV 55
  • Mar 03, 2021 - San Diego State 71 vs. UNLV 62
  • Feb 22, 2020 - UNLV 66 vs. San Diego State 63
  • Jan 26, 2020 - San Diego State 71 vs. UNLV 67
  • Mar 14, 2019 - San Diego State 63 vs. UNLV 55