Colorado State Rams vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, 2/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado State Rams vs Air Force Falcons

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Location: Clune Arena in Kent, OH

TV: ESPN+

Clune Arena is the site where the Air Force Falcons (4-23) will take on the Colorado State Rams (18-9) on Tuesday.

The Colorado State Rams played UNLV and walked away with a win by a score of 61-53 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Rams ended up walking away with 15 and UNLV totaled 14 fouls. They also converted 4 out of their 11 attempts from distance. UNLV ended up shooting 41.2% from the charity stripe by converting 7 of their 17 attempts. Moreover, UNLV had 30 boards (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UNLV doled out 14 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. With regard to defense, Colorado State allowed the other team to shoot 42.0% from the field on 21 out of 50 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for the matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 32 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Rams buried 12 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Colorado State ended the game with a 42.3% field goal percentage (22 of 52) and made 5 of 19 3-point shots.

Kyan Evans is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He went 37.5% from the field and also recorded 5 dimes. He was on the court for 27 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 3 of 8 shooting.

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Colorado State comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 18-9 so far this season. They are giving up possession 11.9 times per game and as a group are committing 17.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Colorado State is collecting 35.7 boards per contest and has racked up 454 assists for the season, which has them ranked 32nd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Rams are connecting on 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (225 of 659) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They average 74.2 pts per game (179th in the nation) while connecting on 46.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rams are forcing 11.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 73rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (68.3). The Rams are giving up a FG percentage of 42.8% (655 of 1,531) and they relinquish 32.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 33rd in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 302 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Air Force Falcons got the victory with a final of 72-69 when they played Fresno State. The Falcons were able to pull down 19 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 26 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. Fresno State had 11 personal fouls in this contest which got the Falcons to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of those for a percentage of 63.6%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Air Force knocked down 15 out of their 40 tries (37.5%). When all was said and done, the Falcons shot 25 out of 63 from the floor which had them shooting 39.7%. The Falcons permitted Fresno State to convert 27 of 56 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.2% for the game. They shot 28.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 4 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Air Force permitted Fresno State to get 37 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Will Cooper ended up being a factor for the Falcons for the matchup. He had 21 points in his 31 mins on the court and totaled 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 6 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 1 rebound.

Air Force has a mark of 4-23 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Falcons are connecting on 42.4% from the floor, which ranks them 307th in college. Air Force has earned 1,693 points on the year (62.7 per contest) and they grab 30.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.3 times per game (213th in D-1) and they cough up possession 13.1 times per game. The Falcons have committed 17.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 63.4% from the charity stripe.

The Air Force defense concedes 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc (192 of 521) and opponents are knocking down 68.9% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 12.4 dimes and 34.0 total rebounds per game, ranking them 109th and 170th in college hoops. The Falcons are ranked 199th in college in PPG given up with 72.3. They are able to force 10.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.8% from the floor (352nd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado State

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