Air Force Falcons vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 1/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Air Force Falcons vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

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

TV: ESPN+

The San Jose State Spartans (5-11) are welcoming the Air Force Falcons (3-13) at Provident Credit Union Event Center on Tuesday.

The Air Force Falcons faced off with New Mexico and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-49 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Falcons left the arena with 11 while New Mexico accounted for 18 personal fouls. They also made 14 out of their 36 tries from downtown. New Mexico finished the game shooting 81.3% at the free throw line by converting 13 of their 16 attempts. In addition, New Mexico snagged 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. New Mexico earned 19 dimes and had 16 steals for the matchup. Regarding defense, Air Force allowed the other team to go 47.8% from the floor on 32 of 67 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 25 with 5 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Falcons buried 8 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 47.1%. Air Force wrapped up the game with a 42.2% field goal percentage (19 of 45) and made 3 of their 18 three-point shots.

Kam Sanders is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished the game at 45.5% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He played 29 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. He accumulated 13 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Air Force will play this contest with a mark of 3-13 this season. They are giving up possession 14.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Air Force is pulling in 30.4 boards per game and has totaled 190 assists on the season, which ranks 344th in the country in terms of passing. The Falcons are hitting 28.9% on three-point attempts (91 of 315) and 62.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 62.0 points per outing (361st in the country) while connecting on 43.4% from the field.

On defense, the Falcons have forced 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 253rd in the nation in allowing assists with 239 conceded for the year. The Falcons are giving up a FG percentage of 46.6% (432 of 927) and they surrender 36.0 boards per game as a team. They give up 34.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 249th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (75.9).

In their last game, the San Jose State Spartans took a loss by a score of 76-58 against Grand Canyon. The Spartans were able to corral 18 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for the matchup. They also turned it over 13 times, while earning 9 steals in this contest. Grand Canyon was called for 21 fouls for this contest which took the Spartans to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 14 of them for a clip of 63.6%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, San Jose State made 6 of their 19 tries (31.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Spartans went 19 for 52 from the field which had them at 36.5%. The Spartans allowed Grand Canyon to knock down 26 of 57 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 45.6% for the game. They shot 30.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 9 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, San Jose State allowed Grand Canyon to collect 33 in all (9 offensive).

Ben Roseborough ended up being a major contributor for the Spartans for this game. He recorded 23 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He buried 7 out of 19 for this contest giving him a rate of 36.8%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

San Jose State has a mark of 5-11 this year. As an offensive team, the Spartans are shooting 43.8% from the field, which ranks 267th in D-1. San Jose State has totaled 1,157 points this year (72.3 per game) and they pull in 31.4 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 11.0 times per contest (350th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 12.4 times per game. The Spartans commit 17.4 fouls per contest and they go 73.3% from the free throw line.

The San Jose State defense allows 35.3% on 3-pointers (129 of 365) and their opponents are connecting on 74.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 16.1 dimes and 33.3 boards per contest, which is 326th and 104th in college hoops. The Spartans on defense are ranked 261st in college in PPG given up with 76.4. They are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.5% from the floor (353rd in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Jose State

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