Eastern Washington Eagles vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Washington Eagles vs Air Force Falcons

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, CO

TV: ESPN+

Clune Arena is the location where the Air Force Falcons (7-2) will meet the Eastern Washington Eagles (1-6) on Saturday.

The Eastern Washington Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against USC and took a loss by a score of 106-78 in their last game. Eastern Washington walked away from the game with a 44.4% FG percentage (28 out of 63) and knocked down 13 out of their 34 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 9 of 15 tries for a rate of 60.0%. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 27 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 23 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 7 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In reference to defending, Eastern Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 57.1% from the field on 36 out of 63 shooting. USC distributed 24 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Furthermore, USC grabbed 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. USC finished 78.6% at the charity stripe by converting 22 of their 28 attempts. They also converted 12 out of their 24 shots from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Eagles left the arena with 21 and USC totaled 19 personal fouls.

Jake Kyman is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He ended up with 25 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 28 mins played but concluded the game with no rebounds. He went 69.2% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Eastern Washington heads into this contest with a mark of 1-6 this season. They are turning it over 14.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Eastern Washington is grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 127 assists for the season, which is 123rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Eagles are hitting 33.5% on three-point shots (66 of 197) and 67.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.3 pts per game (189th in Division 1) while hitting 45.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Eagles have forced 10.9 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 fouls. They give up 37.3% on shots from distance and they are ranked 355th in college hoops in PPG allowed (84.3). The Eagles defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.7% (205 of 430) and they surrender 36.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 206th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 111 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Air Force Falcons got the victory with a final of 80-58 when they played Portland. The Falcons were able to corral 26 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 12 steals in the matchup. Portland was called for 11 fouls for the contest which took the Falcons to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 64.3%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Air Force made 9 of 25 tries (36.0%). Overall, the Falcons finished 31 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.4%. The Falcons permitted Portland to convert 22 of 52 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.3% for the matchup. They went 29.2% from distance by shooting 7 out of 24 and finished the contest at 7 out of 13 at the charity stripe (53.8%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Air Force permitted Portland to collect 23 in all (5 offensive).

Rytis Petraitis ended up being a major contributor for the Falcons in this matchup. He converted 8 of 12 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 21 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this matchup.

Air Force has a win-loss mark of 7-2 on the campaign. The Falcons are responsible for committing 16.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 66.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.1 times per game (93rd in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game. Air Force has totaled 610 pts for the season (67.8 per game) and they collect 33.7 boards per contest. As an offense, the Falcons are shooting 45.7% from the field, which ranks them 136th in college hoops.

The Air Force defense concedes 30.2% on 3-point attempts (55 of 182) and their opposition knocks down 67.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 9.7 assists and 34.0 boards per contest, which is 28th and 137th in college basketball. The Falcons defensively are ranked 15th in college hoops in points given up per game with 60.9. They have forced 12.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.0% from the floor (36th in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Air Force and under the total points

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