Air Force Falcons vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 1/25/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Air Force Falcons vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Location: Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Jose State Spartans (7-10) are hosting the Air Force Falcons (9-8) at Provident Credit Union Event Center on Tuesday.

The Air Force Falcons faced Colorado State and ended up losing by a score of 73-53 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Falcons ended up walking away with 16 and Colorado State recorded 15 fouls. They converted 6 out of their 17 shots from 3-point land. Colorado State went 68.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 19 tries. On top of that, Colorado State snagged 34 rebounds (3 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Colorado State distributed 10 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. When discussing defense, Air Force allowed the other team to shoot 57.4% from the floor on 27 of 47 shooting. They also dished out 14 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning rebounding, they collected 28 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Falcons knocked down 8 of their 18 shots for a rate of 44.4%. Air Force wrapped up the game with a 33.3% FG percentage (18 of 54) and buried 9 out of their 26 three-point shots.

Jake Heidbreder is someone who came through in this contest. He ended up with 16 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He played 40 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 55.6% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Air Force comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-8 on the campaign. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Air Force is collecting 27.9 boards per contest and has earned 228 assists on the year, which ranks 218th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Falcons are shooting 36.4% on shots from downtown (139 of 382) and 62.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 59.5 pts per contest (351st in the nation) while hitting 44.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Falcons are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 18th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 163 relinquished for the campaign. The Falcons defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.0% (366 of 851) and they concede 32.3 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 29.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 26th in college basketball in opponents points per game (61.8).

For their last game, the San Jose State Spartans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-62 when they played UNLV. Concerning how they rebounded, San Jose State permitted UNLV to get 37 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.0% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 15 and finished the contest at 16 out of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Spartans permitted UNLV to convert 24 out of their 48 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Spartans finished shooting 20 for 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.5%. In terms of 3-point attempts, San Jose State converted 11 out of their 37 attempts (29.7%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a clip of 73.3%. UNLV earned 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Spartans to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. The Spartans were able to corral 15 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 25 in the matchup.

Trey Anderson pitched in for the Spartans for this contest. He buried 7 of 12 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes for the contest.

San Jose State has a win-loss record of 7-10 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Spartans are shooting 43.2% from the floor, which ranks 237th in Division 1. San Jose State has tallied 1,163 pts on the year (68.4 per contest) and they pull in 33.4 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.8 times per game (139th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest. The Spartans have committed 16.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe.

The San Jose State defense surrenders 34.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (115 of 337) and opponents are knocking down 70.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 14.2 assists and 37.2 rebounds every game, which ranks 289th and 300th in those categories on the defensive end. The Spartans defensively are ranked 253rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 71.5. They are able to force 10.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (294th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Air Force

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