UNLV hosts Hargress and UC Riverside

UC Riverside Highlanders (8-4, 2-0 Big West) at UNLV Rebels (5-5)

Las Vegas; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rebels -9.5; over/under is 141.5

BOTTOM LINE: UC Riverside plays UNLV after Barrington Hargress scored 22 points in UC Riverside’s 83-80 victory over the Montana State Bobcats.

The Rebels are 4-1 in home games. UNLV is 0-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Highlanders have gone 3-4 away from home. UC Riverside is 3-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

UNLV is shooting 44.2% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points lower than the 44.4% UC Riverside allows to opponents. UC Riverside has shot at a 43.1% clip from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points below the 44.3% shooting opponents of UNLV have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dedan Thomas Jr. is scoring 16.6 points per game and averaging 2.0 rebounds for the Rebels.

Hargress is scoring 19.4 points per game and averaging 1.6 rebounds for the Highlanders.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

By The Associated Press