Late Nite Action UNLV/Utah
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taking unlv pk 1st h...utah puts up about 25 pts on average in 1st halves on the road this season....think unlv's running offense can put up more than that in the 1st half at home....utah is typically a second half team that struggles against athletic teams....gl...le
played unlv myself.
just some numbers. perhaps some can apply this to their decision
free throw %:
utah.....67% have been extremely inconsistent on the road shooting FTs. have had some games of 80ish%, but twice have shot under 30%
vegas..68% their main guys are solid. their reserves are the clangers. but the guys who get the minutes are solid. 3 of top 4 guys shoot better than 75%.
3pt %
utah....41% (good 3pt shooting tm when they get clean looks)
vegas..32%
utes hold a big edge here, but have had better 3pt shooting gms at home than on the road
rebounding:
utah....bogut is the only one who hits the glass....10+ boards a game for him. nobody else avgs more than 4.5. not a particularly good rebounding team. seems princeton-style teams are all the same. great perimeter teams who shoot well but get beat on the glass
vegas...not particularly great either, but better than utah... blankson avgs 10+ a few other guys are capable of working the glass
streaks
utah.....won 6 in a row heading into tonight
vegas...won 4 in a row heading into tonight
recent meetings:
mwc tourney in unlv.....vegas wins 64-41. unlv ran utes right out of the gym. unlv established their pace early and utah was done
last yr reg season in unlv...unlv up 30-36 at half...utah wins 66-63. vegas dominated 1h and had some big leads. utes controlled the 2h and led by upwards of 10 pts. unlv made a late push but utah hung on
last yr reg season in utah...utah won 86-80...very tight game throughout. utah led by a basket or two the whole game. never really pulled away. nobody had a significant lead.
upcoming games:
unlv begins a 3gm road trip beginning in san diego state saturday
utah is home for 2 games beginning with utah on saturday
just some numbers. perhaps some can apply this to their decision
free throw %:
utah.....67% have been extremely inconsistent on the road shooting FTs. have had some games of 80ish%, but twice have shot under 30%
vegas..68% their main guys are solid. their reserves are the clangers. but the guys who get the minutes are solid. 3 of top 4 guys shoot better than 75%.
3pt %
utah....41% (good 3pt shooting tm when they get clean looks)
vegas..32%
utes hold a big edge here, but have had better 3pt shooting gms at home than on the road
rebounding:
utah....bogut is the only one who hits the glass....10+ boards a game for him. nobody else avgs more than 4.5. not a particularly good rebounding team. seems princeton-style teams are all the same. great perimeter teams who shoot well but get beat on the glass
vegas...not particularly great either, but better than utah... blankson avgs 10+ a few other guys are capable of working the glass
streaks
utah.....won 6 in a row heading into tonight
vegas...won 4 in a row heading into tonight
recent meetings:
mwc tourney in unlv.....vegas wins 64-41. unlv ran utes right out of the gym. unlv established their pace early and utah was done
last yr reg season in unlv...unlv up 30-36 at half...utah wins 66-63. vegas dominated 1h and had some big leads. utes controlled the 2h and led by upwards of 10 pts. unlv made a late push but utah hung on
last yr reg season in utah...utah won 86-80...very tight game throughout. utah led by a basket or two the whole game. never really pulled away. nobody had a significant lead.
upcoming games:
unlv begins a 3gm road trip beginning in san diego state saturday
utah is home for 2 games beginning with utah on saturday
