Air Force Falcons vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Air Force Falcons vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Jose State Spartans (10-12) will go up against the Air Force Falcons (3-18) at Provident Credit Union Event Center on Saturday.

The Air Force Falcons faced off with Colorado State and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-58 in their last game. Air Force walked away from the contest with a 35.1% field goal percentage (20 of 57) and made 7 out of their 24 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Falcons converted 11 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. In relation to grabbing boards, they earned 28 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 8 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With respect to defending, Air Force allowed the other team to shoot 51.8% from the floor on 29 out of 56 shooting. Colorado State recorded 19 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Additionally, Colorado State collected 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Colorado State walked away from this one shooting 84.2% from the free throw line by making 16 of 19 shots. They also made 5 of 18 shots from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Falcons walked away with 14 while Colorado State accounted for 15 personal fouls.

Ethan Taylor is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up scoring 22 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and collected 4 rebounds. He ended up going 47.1% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Air Force will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 3-18 on the season. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Air Force is collecting 29.8 rebounds per contest and has 280 dimes on the season, which is 203rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Falcons are hitting 34.0% on shots from downtown (169 of 497) and 62.8% from the charity stripe. They average 63.3 pts per contest (358th in D-1) while connecting on 43.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Falcons are forcing 10.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 141st in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 262 surrendered on the season. The Falcons defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.3% (538 of 1,138) and they surrender 33.4 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 36.5% on three-point shots while they are 184th in college in PPG allowed (71.5).

In their last game, the San Jose State Spartans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-68 against San Diego State. In reference to rebounds, San Jose State allowed San Diego State to snag 30 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 36.8% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 7 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 11 at the free throw line (72.7%). The Spartans allowed San Diego State to make 27 of their 53 attempts from the field which had them shooting 50.9% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Spartans ended up shooting 21 for 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2%. When discussing 3-pointers, San Jose State converted 15 of their 31 tries (48.4%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 64.7%. San Diego State had 12 personal fouls for the game which took the Spartans to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. The Spartans recorded 20 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds for a total of 22 for the matchup.

Latrell Davis pitched in for the Spartans in this game. He knocked down 7 out of 11 for this contest giving him a rate of 63.6%, but went home without a rebound. He totaled 23 points in his 24 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this game.

San Jose State has a record of 10-12 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spartans are shooting 45.4% from the field, which ranks them 149th in the nation. San Jose State has scored 1,634 pts this season (74.3 per game) and they pull in 34.6 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 13.2 times per contest (234th in college) and they are giving up possession 10.4 times per contest. The Spartans commit 15.3 fouls every game and they hit 75.9% from the charity stripe.

The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 211th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 72.2. They are forcing their opponents into 10.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (283rd in D-1). The San Jose State defense gives up 32.5% on 3-point attempts (165 of 507) and opponents are knocking down 67.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 14.7 assists and 34.4 total boards per game, which has them ranked 293rd and 182nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Jose State

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