Idaho State Bengals vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, 11/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Idaho State Bengals vs Air Force Falcons

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026

Location: Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, CO

TV: MW+

The Idaho State Bengals (0-2) are hitting the road to Clune Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Air Force Falcons (1-1).

The Idaho State Bengals faced Wyoming and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-62 in their last contest. Idaho State finished the contest having earned a 31.0% field goal percentage (18 out of 58) and buried 6 of their 20 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Bengals converted 20 of 27 tries for a percentage of 74.1%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 20 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 9 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to defense, Idaho State let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 32 out of 64 shooting. Wyoming earned 20 assists and had 11 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Wyoming collected 45 rebounds (18 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Wyoming went 75.0% at the charity stripe by converting 21 of 28 tries. They also buried 8 out of their 23 shots from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Bengals ended up finishing with 21 while Wyoming totaled 21 personal fouls.

Joven Dulay is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He left the arena with 16 points on 4 out of 7 shooting. He played 17 minutes played but did not grab any boards. He shot 57.1% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Idaho State enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 0-2 for the season. They are turning it over 14.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Idaho State is collecting 26.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 17 assists for the campaign, which is 278th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Bengals are hitting 20.0% on shots from downtown (9 of 45) and 68.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 60.0 points per game (325th in the nation) while shooting 33.0% from the field.

On defense, the Bengals are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 21.5 fouls. They are conceding 32.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 339th in college hoops in opponents PPG (93.5). The Bengals are allowing a shooting percentage of 54.0% (68 of 126) and they concede 49.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are 359th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 46 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Air Force Falcons got the win with a final of 107-58 against Calumet College. The Falcons snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive boards for a total of 45 for this game. They turned it over 7 times, while getting 21 steals in this contest. Calumet College committed 20 fouls for the matchup which got the Falcons to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of them for a clip of 66.7%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Air Force converted 9 out of their 31 attempts (29.0%). Overall, the Falcons ended up shooting 39 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.8%. The Falcons allowed Calumet College to knock down 22 of their 57 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 38.6% for the game. They wrapped up this game 30.0% from three-point range by connecting on 9 out of 30 and ended up shooting 5 out of 9 at the charity stripe (55.6%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Air Force allowed Calumet College to collect 39 overall (8 offensive).

Kam Sanders was important for the Falcons for this game. He had 21 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 13 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 6 rebounds.

Air Force has a mark of 1-1 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Falcons are shooting 39.4% from the field, which has them ranked 288th in college. Air Force has accounted for 178 points this season and they collect 42.5 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.0 times per contest (233rd in college) and they are turning it over 10.0 times per contest. The Falcons are committing 18.0 fouls per contest and they go 64.5% from the charity stripe.

The Air Force defense gives up 35.8% on shots from distance (19 of 53) and opponents are making 70.0% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 18.0 assists and 42.5 total boards per game, which has them ranked 325th and 324th in the country. The Falcons are ranked 276th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 80.0. They are able to force 24.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.6% from the field (313th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Idaho State

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