Air Force Falcons vs Wright State Raiders Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Air Force Falcons vs Wright State Raiders

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Nutter Center in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Wright State Raiders (23-12 last season) will play the Air Force Falcons (3-29 last year) at Nutter Center on Monday.

The Air Force Falcons faced off with Nevada and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-45 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Falcons left the arena with 21 while Nevada finished the game with 17 fouls. They knocked down 5 of 20 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Nevada ended up going 76.7% at the charity stripe by making 23 of 30 tries. Furthermore, Nevada grabbed 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Nevada earned 17 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. Regarding defense, Air Force allowed the other team to shoot 45.6% from the field on 26 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 7 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 24 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Falcons made 11 of 11 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. Air Force wrapped up the contest with a 28.1% field goal percentage (16 out of 57) and made 2 out of their 22 3-pointers.

Kam Sanders is a player who came through in the matchup. He totaled 12 points on 4 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up shooting 28.6% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Air Force enters this one after finishing with a record of 3-29 last year. They gave up possession 14.8 times per game and as a group committed 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Air Force pulled down 29.1 boards per contest and totaled 389 dimes last season, which had them ranked 307th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Falcons shot 30.6% from downtown (209 of 684) and 64.1% from the charity stripe. They averaged 61.5 pts per game (364th in the country) while hitting 42.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Falcons forced 10.2 turnovers every game and they drew 17.8 personal fouls. They gave up 37.6% on 3-point shots while they were 329th in college in opponents PPG (79.9). The Falcons defensively gave up a shooting percentage of 49.1% (900 of 1,834) and they relinquished 35.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They were 283rd in Division 1 in giving up assists with 488 relinquished throughout last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Wright State Raiders took a loss by a final score of 82-73 against Virginia. When talking about rebounding, Wright State permitted Virginia to snag 32 in all (7 offensive). They wrapped up this game 50.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 13 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 14 at the free throw line (92.9%). The Raiders allowed Virginia to knock down 28 of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.9% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Raiders walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.0%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Wright State converted 13 of 31 tries (41.9%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 90.9%. Virginia earned 10 fouls in the game which took the Raiders to the charity stripe for 11 attempts. They also turned it over 7 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Raiders earned 15 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 22 in this contest.

Michael Imariagbe ended up being a factor for the Raiders for the contest. He converted 7 out of 12 for the contest for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and had 10 rebounds. He racked up 19 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this contest.

Wright State had a win-loss record of 23-12 last year. The Raiders were responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 73.8% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 13.7 times per game (190th in the country) and they turned it over 11.1 times per contest. Wright State accumulated 2,818 points throughout last season (80.5 per game) and they averaged 35.1 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Raiders hit 48.6% from the field, which ranked 29th in college.

The Wright State defense gave up 33.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (237 of 704) and their opponents knocked down 73.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquished 19.8 dimes and 31.5 rebounds every game, which had them ranked 307th and 32nd in those categories. The Raiders on the defensive side of the court were 174th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 73.7. They forced their opponents into 12.0 TO's every game and let teams shoot 45.9% from the field (277th in college hoops).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wright State

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