Air Force Falcons vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 1/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Air Force Falcons vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: ExtraMile Arena in Boise, ID

TV: CBSSN

The Boise State Broncos (12-4) will play the Air Force Falcons (8-6) at ExtraMile Arena on Tuesday.

The Air Force Falcons faced Nevada and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-68 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Falcons walked away with 20 and Nevada racked up 21 fouls. They buried 6 out of their 21 attempts from long range. Nevada finished 82.6% at the charity stripe by making 19 of 23 shots. Moreover, Nevada pulled down 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Nevada distributed 16 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. With respect to defense, Air Force allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 25 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned 25 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Falcons converted 11 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 73.3%. Air Force wrapped up the game with a 38.2% FG percentage (21 out of 55) and made 15 out of their 39 shots from 3-point land.

Ethan Taylor is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. He left the arena with 14 points on 3 of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes and also grabbed 10 rebounds. He finished the game at 30.0% from the floor and also recorded 10 assists.

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Air Force heads into this game with a mark of 8-6 for the year. They are averaging 59.6 pts per game (351st in the nation) while shooting 44.9% from the floor. The Falcons are hitting 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (116 of 321) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Air Force is pulling down 27.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 186 assists this season, which ranks 269th in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.8 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.2 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Falcons are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 28.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 23rd in the nation in points per game allowed (60.9). The Falcons defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.7% (300 of 719) and they concede 32.8 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 15th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 138 relinquished so far this season.

When they last played, the Boise State Broncos got the victory with a final of 71-63 against New Mexico. The Broncos snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive boards totaling 44 in the game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. New Mexico earned 28 personal fouls for the game which took the Broncos to the free throw line for 38 tries. They were able to make 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 55.3%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Boise State buried 6 of 20 attempts (30.0%). When all was said and done, the Broncos walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 62 from the field which had them shooting 35.5%. The Broncos permitted New Mexico to knock down 24 of 49 attempts from the field which left them shooting 49.0% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 52.6% from downtown by shooting 10 of 19 and finished the game at 5 of 14 from the free throw line (35.7%). In relation to rebounding, Boise State permitted New Mexico to pull down 24 in total (3 offensive).

Marcus Shaver ended up being a major contributor for the Broncos in this game. He totaled 18 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the matchup. He made 5 out of 11 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and had 6 rebounds.

Boise State has a record of 12-4 on the year. The Broncos have committed 14.9 fouls every game while shooting 60.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.4 times per contest (244th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.1 times per contest. Boise State has accounted for 1,123 pts this year (70.2 per contest) and they collect 38.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Broncos are connecting on 44.4% from the field, which is 169th in the nation.

The Broncos are ranked 14th in the country in points allowed per game with 59.3. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.3% from the field (68th in D-1). The Boise State defense allows 32.3% on three-point shots (80 of 248) and their opposition makes 73.1% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 8.6 assists and 30.2 boards every game, which ranks 3rd and 17th in college basketball.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Air Force

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