New Mexico Lobos vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, 2/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico Lobos vs Air Force Falcons

Date: Friday, February 10, 2023

Location: Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, CO

TV: FS1

The New Mexico Lobos (19-5) are en route to Clune Arena on Friday where they will take on the Air Force Falcons (12-13).

The New Mexico Lobos played Nevada and ended up losing by a score of 77-76 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Lobos left the arena with 14 while Nevada accounted for 19 personal fouls. They also converted 11 out of their 22 attempts from three-point range. Nevada ended up shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 10 tries. Furthermore, Nevada totaled 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Nevada earned 16 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. In terms of defense, New Mexico allowed 50.0% from the floor on 29 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 12 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 29 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Lobos knocked down 24 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. New Mexico finished the contest with a 46.2% field goal percentage (24 out of 52) and made 4 of their 16 shots from 3-point land.

Jamal Mashburn is one guy who came through for this game. He finished with 21 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins played but did not grab any rebounds. He ended up going 46.2% from the floor and recorded 6 dimes.

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New Mexico comes into this contest with a mark of 19-5 on the season. They currently have an average of 81.8 pts per contest (16th in college hoops) on 49.0% from the field. The Lobos are hitting 34.6% on three-point attempts (135 of 390) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Mexico is pulling in 38.5 boards per contest and has 340 assists on the season, which is 110th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 12.0 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 16.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Lobos are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.9 fouls. They are conceding 31.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 240th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (71.7). The Lobos defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.6% (626 of 1,470) and they surrender 33.5 boards per game as a unit. They rank 245th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 327 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Air Force Falcons went home defeated by a final of 69-53 when they played Colorado State. When discussing rebounding, Air Force allowed Colorado State to get 30 in total (7 offensive). They finished 45.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 5 out of 11 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 8 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Falcons permitted Colorado State to bury 29 of their 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.8% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Falcons finished 20 out of 48 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.7%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Air Force made 9 of 22 tries (40.9%). They were able to convert 4 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 57.1%. Colorado State committed 11 personal fouls in the game which took the Falcons to the charity stripe for 7 tries. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. The Falcons collected 15 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 22 for the contest.

Beau Becker ended up having an impact for the Falcons for the contest. He earned 13 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He converted 5 out of 7 in this matchup for a rate of 71.4%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Air Force has a record of 12-13 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Falcons are hitting on 45.7% from the floor, which is 113th in Division 1. Air Force has accumulated 1,660 pts for the campaign (66.4 per game) and they average 29.4 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 15.2 times per game (57th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per game. The Falcons are responsible for committing 17.0 fouls every game and they go 71.2% from the charity stripe.

The Air Force defense surrenders 29.1% on shots from beyond the arc (123 of 422) and opponents are converting on 75.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 9.8 dimes and 32.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks 17th and 106th in those categories. The Falcons on defense are ranked 77th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 66.0. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (216th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Air Force

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