San Jose State Spartans vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose State Spartans vs Air Force Falcons

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, CO

TV: ESPN+

The San Jose State Spartans (7-9) are headed to Clune Arena on Saturday where they will play the Air Force Falcons (7-7).

The San Jose State Spartans stepped onto the hardwood against San Diego State and ended up losing by a score of 81-78 in their last game. San Jose State ended the contest having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (23 out of 54) and converted 9 of 27 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Spartans converted 23 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 92.0%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 23 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 13 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing defense, San Jose State let their opponent shoot 47.4% from the field on 27 of 57 shooting. San Diego State earned 10 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. Furthermore, San Diego State grabbed 32 boards (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. San Diego State ended up shooting 72.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of 29 attempts. They made 6 of their 18 attempts from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Spartans ended up finishing with 23 while San Diego State totaled 1 personal fouls.

Alvaro Cardenas is one guy who had an impact for the contest. He ended up shooting 46.2% from the field and recorded 6 assists. He was on the court for 39 minutes and grabbed 4 boards. He walked away with 21 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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San Jose State comes into this contest with a record of 7-9 this year. They lose possession via turnover 10.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.9 personal fouls per game. As a team, San Jose State is pulling down 32.8 boards per contest and has earned 225 dimes this season, which has them ranked 129th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Spartans are connecting on 34.7% on three-point shots (143 of 412) and 69.8% from the charity stripe. They average 75.3 points per game (174th in D-1) while shooting 46.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Spartans are able to force 11.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.3 fouls. They rank 159th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 191 conceded so far this season. The Spartans are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.2% (411 of 930) and they surrender 36.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 209th in college basketball in PPG allowed (72.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Air Force Falcons went home defeated by a final of 67-54 against Nevada. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Air Force allowed Nevada to pull down 27 overall (7 offensive). They finished shooting 46.7% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 29 at the free throw line (69.0%). The Falcons permitted Nevada to convert 20 out of their 43 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 46.5% in this game. In all, the Falcons shot 19 out of 51 from the floor which had them at 37.3%. In terms of shots from distance, Air Force converted 10 of their 23 attempts (43.5%). They were able to convert 6 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. Nevada committed 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Falcons to the charity stripe for a total of 7 shots. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Falcons were able to snag 17 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 24 for the game.

Beau Becker ended up being a factor for the Falcons for this contest. He had 14 points in his 32 mins on the court and earned 3 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 5 out of 10 for the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Air Force has a win-loss mark of 7-7 for the campaign. The Falcons have committed 17.4 fouls per game and they connect on 68.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 15.0 times per game (104th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 12.9 times per game. Air Force has tallied 944 points on the campaign (67.4 per game) and they collect 31.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Falcons are connecting on 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 155th in the nation.

The Air Force defense gives up 34.7% on shots from distance (94 of 271) and opponents are converting on 70.4% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.9 assists and 32.6 boards every game, which is 114th and 71st in the nation. The Falcons are ranked 85th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 66.8. They are forcing 13.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (212th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Jose State

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