Utah State Aggies vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, 1/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah State Aggies vs Air Force Falcons

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Location: Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Utah State Aggies (12-1) are traveling to Clune Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Air Force Falcons (7-5).

The Utah State Aggies faced East Tennessee State and took home the win by a score of 80-65 in their last contest. Utah State ended the game having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 54) and made 6 out of their 18 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Aggies knocked down 24 of their 36 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they collected 39 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 16 assists for this contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding defense, Utah State allowed their opponent to shoot 33.3% from the floor on 20 out of 60 shooting. East Tennessee State earned 9 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, East Tennessee State pulled down 40 boards (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. East Tennessee State finished the game at 60.0% at the free throw line by burying 21 of their 35 attempts. They knocked down 4 of 25 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Aggies walked away with 24 and East Tennessee State totaled 27 personal fouls.

Darius Brown is one player who played a role for the matchup. He totaled 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and also collected 3 rebounds. He finished 63.6% from the field and also earned 8 dimes.

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Utah State comes into this contest with a record of 12-1 for the campaign. They are turning it over 11.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Utah State is snagging 38.5 rebounds per contest and has 231 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 10th in the nation in terms of passing. The Aggies are shooting 32.0% from downtown (80 of 250) and 68.9% from the free throw line. They average 81.3 pts per contest (52nd in college basketball) while going 49.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Aggies have forced 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 fouls. They currently rank 114th in D-1 in giving up assists with 141 surrendered for the season. The Aggies defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.6% (309 of 743) and they concede 31.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 27.6% on 3-pointers and they are 67th in the country in PPG allowed (65.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Air Force Falcons took a loss by a score of 83-79 when they faced Northern Colorado. Regarding how they rebounded, Air Force permitted Northern Colorado to collect 26 overall (5 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 45.0% from beyond the arc by going 9 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Falcons permitted Northern Colorado to convert 31 out of 55 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 56.4% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Falcons finished shooting 29 out of 55 from the floor which had them at 52.7%. In the matter of three-point shots, Air Force buried 15 of 29 tries (51.7%). They were able to bury 6 of those for a clip of 75.0%. Northern Colorado had 15 personal fouls in this game which got the Falcons to the free throw line for 8 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Falcons were able to collect 16 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 20 in this game.

Beau Becker pitched in for the Falcons in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He recorded 26 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 assists for the game.

Air Force has a win-loss mark of 7-5 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Falcons are hitting on 46.2% from the floor, which ranks them 120th in the nation. Air Force has 830 pts so far this season (69.2 per game) and they pull down 31.7 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 15.6 times per game (78th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.6 times per game. The Falcons are responsible for committing 16.7 fouls per game and they connect on 68.0% from the charity stripe.

The Air Force defense gives up 34.0% on 3-pointers (83 of 244) and opponents are converting on 71.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 11.4 assists and 33.2 boards per contest, which is 89th and 101st in college basketball. The Falcons defensively are ranked 54th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 65.0. They have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (142nd in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Air Force

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