Air Force Falcons vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 2/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Air Force Falcons vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Location: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Utah State Aggies (19-7) will take on the Air Force Falcons (13-13) at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Tuesday.

The Air Force Falcons stepped onto the hardwood against New Mexico and earned the victory with a final of 89-77 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Falcons ended up with 18 and New Mexico accounted for 19 fouls. They also made 7 out of their 15 attempts from downtown. New Mexico finished shooting 63.6% at the free throw line by converting 14 of their 22 attempts. Furthermore, New Mexico grabbed 23 boards (8 offensive, 15 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. New Mexico totaled 9 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Concerning defense, Air Force allowed the other team to shoot 50.9% from the field on 28 out of 55 shooting. They also distributed 21 assists for this game while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 27 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Falcons made 10 of 16 shots for a percentage of 62.5%. Air Force wrapped up the contest with a 66.0% field goal percentage (35 of 53) and knocked down 9 out of their 17 shots from beyond the arc.

Jake Heidbreder is someone who came through in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 11 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and collected 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 84.6% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Air Force will play this contest with a record of 13-13 so far this season. They are turning it over 11.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Air Force is collecting 29.3 rebounds per game and has accumulated 400 dimes for the season, which ranks 41st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Falcons are shooting 35.5% on 3-pointers (215 of 606) and 70.8% from the charity stripe. They average 67.3 pts per game (287th in college hoops) while hitting 46.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Falcons are forcing 11.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They give up 29.7% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 87th in the country in opponents points per game (66.5). The Falcons defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (613 of 1,388) and they relinquish 32.5 boards per game as a squad. They rank 26th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 255 surrendered on the year.

When they last played, the Utah State Aggies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-64 when they faced San Jose State. Concerning attacking the glass, Utah State permitted San Jose State to get 33 in all (14 offensive). They finished 22.2% from distance via 4 out of 18 and ended up going 17 of 25 at the free throw line (68.0%). The Aggies allowed San Jose State to bury 24 of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.4% in this game. When all was said and done, the Aggies ended up shooting 22 for 52 from the floor which had them shooting 42.3%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Utah State converted 6 of 18 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 93.3%. San Jose State was called for 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Aggies pulled down 20 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 24 in this matchup.

Daniel Akin ended up being a factor for the Aggies in this game. He made 5 of 8 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 12 points in his 26 mins on the court and accumulated 2 dimes in this matchup.

Utah State has a mark of 19-7 this season. The Aggies commit 16.7 fouls every game and they hit 76.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.1 times per contest (10th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. Utah State has totaled 2,054 points on the campaign (79.0 per game) and they snag 35.0 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Aggies are hitting on 48.1% from the field, which has them ranked 26th in college basketball.

The Utah State defense allows 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (186 of 515) and their opponents are converting on 74.3% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.3 dimes and 31.4 rebounds every game, ranking them 144th and 45th in college basketball. The Aggies defensively are ranked 222nd in college basketball in points given up per game with 71.0. They are able to force 11.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (160th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Air Force

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