New Mexico Lobos vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico Lobos vs Air Force Falcons

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, CO

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico Lobos (19-4) are headed to Clune Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Air Force Falcons (3-20).

The New Mexico Lobos faced off with Colorado State and walked away with a win by a score of 87-65 in their last game. New Mexico ended with a 53.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 56) and converted 9 out of their 14 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Lobos buried 18 of 24 tries for a rate of 75.0%. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 33 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to defense, New Mexico allowed the other team to shoot 34.5% from the field on 20 of 58 shooting. Colorado State distributed 9 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. On top of that, Colorado State snagged 30 rebounds (12 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Colorado State ended up shooting 83.3% at the charity stripe by making 20 of their 24 shots. They also knocked down 5 out of their 23 shots from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Lobos ended up walking away with 15 while Colorado State accumulated 19 personal fouls.

C.J. Noland is someone who was a contributor for this game. He was able to score 19 points on 7 out of 7 shooting. He played for 22 minutes and grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished the game at 100.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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New Mexico heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 19-4 on the season. They currently have an average of 83.5 pts per game (17th in D-1) while connecting on 46.5% from the field. The Lobos are connecting on 35.5% on shots from downtown (169 of 476) and 69.1% from the free throw line. As a team, New Mexico is pulling down 40.5 rebounds per game and has 372 assists so far this season, which ranks 44th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.7 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.2 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Lobos are able to force 15.3 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They give up 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 192nd in college in points per game allowed (71.7). The Lobos defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.3% (582 of 1,375) and they relinquish 36.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 305th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 336 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Air Force Falcons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-60 when they faced Nevada. In reference to cleaning the glass, Air Force allowed Nevada to get 26 in all (5 offensive). They shot 38.9% from three-point range by connecting on 7 of 18 and finished the contest at 15 of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). The Falcons permitted Nevada to convert 26 of their 50 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 52.0% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Falcons shot 19 for 41 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Air Force converted 9 of their 21 tries (42.9%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.4%. Nevada earned 18 fouls in this game which took the Falcons to the free throw line for 19 tries. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Falcons pulled down 23 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in the matchup.

Ethan Taylor ended up having an impact for the Falcons for the matchup. He scored 15 points in his 39 mins on the court and had 3 assists in the game. He made 4 of 10 in this game for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Air Force has a win-loss mark of 3-20 on the campaign. The Falcons are committing 17.4 fouls every game while shooting 63.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.2 times per contest (231st in the country) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per contest. Air Force has totaled 1,454 points for the year (63.2 per contest) and they pull in 30.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Falcons are connecting on 43.4% from the field, which is ranked 259th in the nation.

The Air Force defense concedes 37.2% on 3-pointers (168 of 452) and their opponents are knocking down 69.4% of their foul shots. They have allowed 12.7 assists and 33.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 148th and 103rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Falcons are ranked 194th in the country in PPG given up with 71.7. They are able to force 10.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the field (346th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Mexico

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