Wyoming Cowboys vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, 1/28/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wyoming Cowboys vs Air Force Falcons

Date: Friday, January 28, 2022

Location: Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, CO

TV: ESPN+

Clune Arena is the site where the Air Force Falcons (10-8) will take on the Wyoming Cowboys (15-3) on Friday.

The Wyoming Cowboys faced off with Boise State and took a loss by a score of 65-62 in their last game. Wyoming ended the contest having earned a 46.7% field goal percentage (21 out of 45) and made 6 out of their 16 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Cowboys converted 14 of 19 shots for a rate of 73.7%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 28 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 6 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With respect to the defense, Wyoming allowed their opponent to shoot 42.3% from the field on 22 out of 52 shooting. Boise State doled out 10 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. In addition, Boise State pulled down 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Boise State ended up shooting 72.2% when shooting free throws by making 13 of 18 tries. They also converted 8 of 25 attempts from distance. In relation to fouls, the Cowboys finished with 17 while Boise State recorded 19 fouls.

Drake Jeffries is one guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up scoring 12 points on 3 of 7 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He went 42.9% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Wyoming comes into this one with a mark of 15-3 for the year. They are turning it over 10.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 14.9 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Wyoming is grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 220 dimes this year, which is 268th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Cowboys are connecting on 37.1% on 3-pointers (165 of 445) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They average 77.5 points per outing (50th in college hoops) while hitting 48.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cowboys are able to force 10.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 32nd in the country in allowing assists with 182 surrendered this season. The Cowboys defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.7% (441 of 1,084) and they relinquish 33.1 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 28.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 88th in the nation in points per game allowed (65.6).

In their last game, the Air Force Falcons went home victorious with a score of 63-53 against San Jose State. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Air Force permitted San Jose State to snag 30 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 21.4% from distance by shooting 3 out of 14 and finished the game at 10 of 12 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Falcons allowed San Jose State to knock down 20 out of their 52 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 38.5% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Falcons walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.6%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Air Force buried 12 of their 28 attempts (42.9%). They were able to convert 9 of them for a clip of 69.2%. San Jose State was called for 16 personal fouls in the game which got the Falcons to the charity stripe for 13 shots. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Falcons collected 21 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 31 in this matchup.

Joseph Octave ended up having an impact for the Falcons in this game. He earned 11 points in his 18 mins on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists. He made 4 out of 8 in this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Air Force has a record of 10-8 for the year. The Falcons are committing 17.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 63.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.2 times per contest (188th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per game. Air Force has tallied 1,075 pts so far this year (59.7 per game) and they pull in 28.4 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Falcons are connecting on 44.5% from the field, which has them ranked 167th in the nation.

The Falcons on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 61.3. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (177th in college basketball). The Air Force defense concedes 28.8% on 3-point attempts (86 of 299) and their opponents are knocking down 72.3% of their foul shots. They surrender 9.5 assists and 32.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is 12th and 68th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wyoming

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