Colorado State Rams vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado State Rams vs Air Force Falcons

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Colorado State Rams (21-9) are en route to Clune Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Air Force Falcons (9-20).

The Colorado State Rams faced off with Wyoming and walked away with a win by a score of 70-62 in their last game. Colorado State ended the contest having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (26 out of 61) and made 5 out of their 20 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Rams converted 13 of 19 attempts for a rate of 68.4%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 assists in this game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to defense, Colorado State allowed the other team to go 38.2% from the floor on 21 out of 55 shooting. Wyoming doled out 10 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. Moreover, Wyoming grabbed 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Wyoming finished the game at 71.4% when shooting free throws by making 15 of 21 attempts. They converted 5 out of their 19 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Regarding personal fouls, the Rams ended up finishing with 15 and Wyoming totaled 19 personal fouls.

Joel Scott is one guy who was a factor in this contest. He recorded 20 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He played for 31 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He went 53.3% from the field and dished out 1 assist.

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Colorado State will take the court with a win-loss mark of 21-9 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 10.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Colorado State is pulling in 32.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 563 dimes this year, which has them ranked 2nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Rams are shooting 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (228 of 659) and 76.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.5 points per contest (93rd in D-1) while going 48.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Rams are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 16.7 fouls. They surrender 33.0% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 71st in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (67.9). The Rams defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (729 of 1,701) and they surrender 33.1 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 77th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 346 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the Air Force Falcons went home defeated by a final of 74-63 against Wyoming. The Falcons earned 16 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 22 for the game. They also coughed it up 8 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. Wyoming committed 9 fouls for this game which got the Falcons to the charity stripe for a total of 9 shots. They were able to bury 7 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Air Force made 14 of their 36 tries (38.9%). Overall, the Falcons shot 21 for 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2%. The Falcons permitted Wyoming to knock down 24 of 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.3% for this contest. They finished 40.0% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 20 and ended up going 18 out of 19 at the free throw line (94.7%). In relation to attacking the glass, Air Force permitted Wyoming to snag 32 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Jeffrey Mills pitched in for the Falcons in the game. He knocked down 6 of 8 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 1 rebound. He accumulated 17 points in his 24 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for this game.

Air Force has a record of 9-20 on the season. The Falcons are responsible for committing 17.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 67.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.7 times per contest (93rd in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per game. Air Force has tallied 1,922 points this season (66.3 per game) and they grab 28.2 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Falcons are shooting 45.4% from the field, which is 135th in the country.

The Falcons defensively are ranked 174th in college basketball in PPG given up with 71.7. They are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (339th in the nation). The Air Force defense allows 37.0% on shots from 3-point land (207 of 560) and their opposition knocks down 74.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 12.2 dimes and 32.7 boards per contest, which is 121st and 66th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Air Force

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