Nevada Wolf Pack vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs Air Force Falcons

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, CO

TV: ESPN+

Clune Arena is the site where the Air Force Falcons (3-14) will take on the Nevada Wolf Pack (12-5) on Saturday.

The Nevada Wolf Pack played Utah State and took a loss by a score of 71-62 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Wolf Pack ended up finishing with 17 and Utah State had 18 fouls. They made 7 of 21 shots from 3-point land. Utah State ended up shooting 83.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of their 24 shots. On top of that, Utah State collected 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't have a block. Utah State distributed 16 assists and had 9 steals in this game. With regard to the defense, Nevada allowed the other team to shoot 44.9% from the field on 22 of 49 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they collected 37 with 14 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Wolf Pack buried 13 of their 17 tries for a rate of 76.5%. Nevada walked away from the game with a 34.4% FG percentage (21 out of 61) and knocked down 7 out of their 16 3-pointers.

Corey Camper Jr. is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up shooting 76.9% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 32 mins and also snagged 7 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 31 points on 10 of 13 shooting.

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Nevada heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 12-5 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 9.2 times per game and as a team are committing 18.5 fouls every game. As a team, Nevada is collecting 35.4 boards per game and is sitting with 244 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 201st in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wolf Pack are connecting on 37.5% on 3-pointers (115 of 307) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.2 points per game (203rd in Division 1) while hitting 43.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wolf Pack are forcing 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.9 fouls. They are conceding 34.0% from 3-point land while they are 142nd in college in opponents points per game (71.9). The Wolf Pack are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.3% (407 of 919) and they surrender 34.1 boards per contest as a unit. They are 216th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 238 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Air Force Falcons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-62 when they played San Jose State. In regard to team rebounding, Air Force permitted San Jose State to get 24 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished 37.5% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 out of 16 and ended up shooting 18 out of 24 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Falcons permitted San Jose State to make 23 of their 49 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 46.9% for this contest. Overall, the Falcons went 21 out of 47 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.7%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Air Force converted 8 of 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to knock down 12 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. San Jose State was called for 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Falcons to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. The Falcons were able to snag 18 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the game.

Lucas Hobin was important for the Falcons in the game. He scored 16 points in his 30 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 4 out of 9 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Air Force has a record of 3-14 on the season. The Falcons are committing 17.1 fouls every game and they connect on 63.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.7 times per game (331st in the nation) and they are turning it over 14.9 times per game. Air Force has accounted for 1,054 points this season (62.0 per game) and they grab 30.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Falcons are hitting on 43.4% from the floor, which is ranked 278th in the country.

The Falcons defensively are ranked 241st in college in points given up per game with 75.6. They are able to force 11.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the floor (313th in college). The Air Force defense allows 34.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (130 of 372) and their opposition makes 72.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 14.6 assists and 35.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 263rd and 239th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Nevada

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