Wyoming Cowboys vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wyoming Cowboys vs Air Force Falcons

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Air Force Falcons (3-10) are welcoming the Wyoming Cowboys (8-6) at Clune Arena on Saturday.

The Wyoming Cowboys faced Boise State and ended up losing by a score of 67-58 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Cowboys ended up finishing with 20 and Boise State accumulated 17 fouls. They also buried 8 of 20 attempts from three-point range. Boise State shot 77.3% when shooting free throws by burying 17 of their 22 attempts. Additionally, Boise State pulled down 37 rebounds (7 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Boise State recorded 12 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. In terms of defending, Wyoming allowed the other team to go 45.7% from the field on 21 out of 46 shooting. They also dished out 6 dimes in this game as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned a total of 26 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Cowboys converted 9 of 15 tries for a rate of 60.0%. Wyoming finished the game with a 35.1% field goal percentage (20 out of 57) and buried 9 of their 25 three-point attempts.

A.J. Wills is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 14 minutes but wasn't able to snag any boards. He finished the game shooting 75.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Wyoming will take the court with a record of 8-6 this season. They are averaging 72.0 pts per game (269th in the country) while going 46.3% from the floor. The Cowboys are connecting on 35.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (107 of 300) and 67.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Wyoming is pulling down 36.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 161 dimes on the year, which ranks 298th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.6 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cowboys are forcing 10.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They give up 31.6% on shots from distance and they rank 165th in the nation in points per game allowed (70.5). The Cowboys defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.0% (337 of 783) and they surrender 31.1 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 57th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 145 conceded on the campaign.

For their last game, the Air Force Falcons took a loss by a score of 77-58 when they played UNLV. The Falcons were able to collect 20 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the game. They also gave up possession 15 times, while recording 13 steals in this contest. UNLV had 15 fouls in this game which took the Falcons to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to make 12 of those for a clip of 60.0%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Air Force converted 8 of their 35 attempts (22.9%). In all, the Falcons walked away from this one shooting 19 for 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3%. The Falcons allowed UNLV to make 28 of their 49 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 57.1% for this game. They went 56.3% from downtown by going 9 of 16 and finished the contest at 12 of 23 from the charity stripe (52.2%). With respect to rebounds, Air Force allowed UNLV to collect 34 overall (7 offensive).

Ethan Taylor was important for the Falcons in this contest. He knocked down 5 of 13 for this contest for a rate of 38.5%, and had 8 rebounds. He recorded 14 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest.

Air Force has a record of 3-10 for the campaign. The Falcons commit 17.2 fouls per game while shooting 61.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per game (195th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per contest. Air Force has accumulated 846 pts this year (65.1 per game) and they average 29.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Falcons are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which is 125th in the nation.

The Air Force defense allows 36.1% from downtown (90 of 249) and their opponents are knocking down 70.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 12.1 dimes and 32.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 112th and 106th in those defensive categories. The Falcons defensively are ranked 149th in college in points allowed per game with 70.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (328th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wyoming

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