Air Force Falcons vs UNLV Runnin' Rebels Prediction, 2/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Air Force Falcons vs UNLV Runnin' Rebels

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Air Force Falcons (10-11) are headed to Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the UNLV Runnin' Rebels (13-10).

The Air Force Falcons took the court against New Mexico and went home with a loss by a final score of 91-77 in their last game. Air Force ended with a 45.6% field goal percentage (26 out of 57) and knocked down 7 out of their 21 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Falcons made 18 of 24 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 24 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 14 assists in the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding defending, Air Force allowed the other team to go 58.9% from the floor on 33 of 56 shooting. New Mexico doled out 9 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. On top of that, New Mexico had 28 boards (3 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. New Mexico finished 81.0% from the charity stripe by converting 17 of their 21 attempts. They made 8 out of their 16 attempts from downtown. When it comes to fouls, the Falcons ended up with 18 while New Mexico recorded 24 fouls.

Jake Heidbreder is a player who played a role in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and collected 6 boards. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Air Force will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 10-11 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Air Force is pulling down 27.7 rebounds per contest and has totaled 272 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 233rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Falcons are shooting 35.4% on three-point shots (165 of 466) and 64.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 60.0 pts per contest (351st in the nation) on 44.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Falcons are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They rank 15th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 205 relinquished on the season. The Falcons are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.3% (466 of 1,053) and they relinquish 32.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 29.1% on 3-pointers and they rank 39th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (63.3).

The last time they took the court, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels went home defeated by a final of 90-75 when they faced Utah State. The Runnin' Rebels were able to collect 15 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 22 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 2 steals for the matchup. Utah State committed 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Runnin' Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, UNLV buried 11 of their 26 attempts (42.3%). In all, the Runnin' Rebels finished the game shooting 25 for 52 from the field which had them shooting 48.1%. The Runnin' Rebels allowed Utah State to knock down 32 out of their 50 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 64.0% for the matchup. They finished shooting 45.5% from beyond the arc by going 10 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 23 at the free throw line (69.6%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, UNLV allowed Utah State to snag 28 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Bryce Hamilton ended up being a major contributor for the Runnin' Rebels for the game. He knocked down 11 of 21 for this game for a rate of 52.4%, and had 5 rebounds. He accumulated 33 points in his 35 mins of playing time and tallied 3 dimes for this contest.

UNLV has a record of 13-10 on the season. The Runnin' Rebels have committed 17.6 personal fouls every game and they go 72.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.5 times per game (91st in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.3 times per game. UNLV has scored 1,638 pts for the year (71.2 per game) and they grab 35.8 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Runnin' Rebels are shooting 42.7% from the floor, which is ranked 254th in the country.

The UNLV defense surrenders 32.8% on 3-point shots (181 of 552) and opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 13.1 assists and 35.5 rebounds per game, ranking them 213th and 230th in the country. The Runnin' Rebels defensively are ranked 132nd in Division 1 in PPG given up with 67.2. They are forcing 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (109th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UNLV

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