Air Force Falcons vs Fresno State Bulldogs Prediction, 1/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Air Force Falcons vs Fresno State Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023

Location: Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA

TV: Youtube TV

Save Mart Center is the location where the Fresno State Bulldogs (6-10) will go up against the Air Force Falcons (10-7) on Saturday.

The Air Force Falcons played Colorado State and earned the victory with a final of 85-74 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Falcons ended up with 22 and Colorado State recorded 18 fouls. They knocked down 3 of their 12 tries from 3-point land. Colorado State finished the game shooting 84.0% at the free throw line by burying 21 of 25 attempts. Furthermore, Colorado State collected 22 boards (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't have a block. Colorado State doled out 19 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. With respect to defending, Air Force allowed their opponent to shoot 43.9% from the field on 25 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 34 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Falcons made 16 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. Air Force ended with a 50.8% field goal percentage (31 out of 61) and made 7 out of their 19 shots from downtown.

Marcell McCreary is a player who was a major factor for the game. He totaled 26 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He played 37 minutes played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He ended up going 66.7% from the floor and earned 4 assists.

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Air Force comes into this one with a win-loss record of 10-7 this year. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per game and as a team are committing 17.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Air Force is snagging 30.8 rebounds per game and has earned 273 assists on the year, which is 24th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Falcons are hitting 36.5% on 3-point shots (144 of 395) and 70.9% from the free throw line. They average 69.7 points per outing (229th in Division 1) while shooting 47.2% from the field.

On defense, the Falcons are able to force 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 28.4% on shots from distance and they rank 61st in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (64.5). The Falcons defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.7% (380 of 911) and they relinquish 32.2 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 47th in college hoops in allowing assists with 169 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Fresno State Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 74-64 when they faced San Jose State. When talking about rebounding, Fresno State permitted San Jose State to snag 33 overall (9 offensive). They went 41.4% from three-point range by shooting 12 out of 29 and finished the game at 0 of 5 from the free throw line (0.0%). The Bulldogs allowed San Jose State to make 31 of 57 attempts from the field which had them shooting 54.4% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 23 for 53 from the floor which had them at 43.4%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Fresno State converted 10 out of their 19 tries (52.6%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.9%. San Jose State committed 10 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 9 shots. They coughed it up 7 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Bulldogs snagged 19 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 22 for this contest.

Anthony Holland ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs for the contest. He recorded 18 points in his 39 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes. He converted 6 of 10 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Fresno State has a win-loss mark of 6-10 for the season. The Bulldogs commit 15.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.8 times per game (296th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per game. Fresno State has totaled 981 pts for the year (61.3 per game) and they pull down 31.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 42.3% from the field, which has them ranked 294th in college basketball.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 50th in the country in points allowed per game with 63.7. They have forced 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (205th in college hoops). The Fresno State defense gives up 35.0% on shots from distance (118 of 337) and their opponents are making 72.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 11.6 assists and 33.4 total boards per game, which has them ranked 112th and 140th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Fresno State

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