Belmont Bruins vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, 11/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Belmont Bruins vs Air Force Falcons

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024

Location: Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Air Force Falcons (1-2) welcome the Belmont Bruins (2-1) at Clune Arena on Friday.

The Belmont Bruins played Lipscomb and notched a win by a score of 80-79 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Bruins ended up with 14 and Lipscomb accounted for 11 personal fouls. They made 11 out of their 29 shots from 3-point range. Lipscomb walked away from this one shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by converting 6 of their 8 tries. On top of that, Lipscomb snagged 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Lipscomb distributed 19 dimes and had 11 steals for this game. In reference to defending, Belmont allowed 47.0% from the field on 31 of 66 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected 37 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bruins buried 3 of 6 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. Belmont ended the contest having earned a 51.6% field goal percentage (33 out of 64) and converted 11 of 28 shots from distance.

Jonathan Pierre is a guy who was important for this game. He walked away with 20 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 23 mins played and also pulled down 10 boards. He shot 61.5% from the field and earned 3 assists.

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Belmont will enter this contest with a mark of 2-1 for the year. They turn the ball over 12.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 13.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Belmont is collecting 36.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 49 dimes this season, which is 117th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Bruins are connecting on 40.0% on shots from beyond the arc (28 of 70) and 69.7% from the free throw line. They average 82.3 points per outing (135th in the nation) while connecting on 52.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bruins are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 13.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 285th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 46 relinquished for the campaign. The Bruins defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.6% (83 of 186) and they relinquish 30.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquish 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 254th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (75.0).

In their last game, the Air Force Falcons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 63-54 against LIU. The Falcons recorded 18 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 22 in the game. They coughed it up 9 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. LIU committed 25 fouls for the contest which got the Falcons to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to bury 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.6%. When talking about shooting from distance, Air Force knocked down 4 of their 20 tries (20.0%). When all was said and done, the Falcons finished shooting 14 for 39 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.9%. The Falcons allowed LIU to make 22 of 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.3% in the matchup. They shot 33.3% from downtown by connecting on 6 out of 18 and ended up shooting 13 of 19 at the charity stripe (68.4%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Air Force permitted LIU to get 34 in total (12 offensive).

Wesley Celichowski pitched in for the Falcons in the game. He accumulated 19 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for this contest. He buried 4 of 5 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Air Force has a mark of 1-2 on the year. The Falcons have committed 16.0 fouls per game while shooting 70.5% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 14.0 times per game (202nd in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game. Air Force has accounted for 184 points so far this year (61.3 per contest) and they collect 29.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Falcons are hitting on 41.7% from the field, which ranks them 285th in college hoops.

The Falcons on the defensive end are ranked 143rd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 67.7. They are able to force 10.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (220th in college basketball). The Air Force defense surrenders 40.3% from downtown (27 of 67) and their opponents are knocking down 68.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 11.0 assists and 35.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 125th and 218th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Air Force

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