UNLV vs. Air Force Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/24/23

The Air Force Falcons and the UNLV Rebels meet in college basketball action from the Thomas & Mack Center on Friday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

UNLV is listed as a 9.5-point home favorite with a total set at 139.5 points.

Injuries

Air Force doesn’t have any new injuries listed on the report, while UNLV has Luis Rodriguez listed as out with an undisclosed injury, while Isaiah Cottrell and Elijah Parquet are both out indefinitely for the Rebels.

Matchup History

UNLV’s 78-44 win over Air Force back on February 8^th, 2022, made it 15 straight wins for the home team in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Air Force is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 Friday games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall. UNLV is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games against a team with a losing road record while over is 11-1 in their last 12 games following an ATS win.

Pick

I’m leaning towards Air Force here. I just don’t trust UNLV to cover this kind of sizeable number even at home given the fact that they’ve dropped their last couple of home games as similarly-sized favorites with outright losses. Air Force hasn’t been the strongest offensive unit out there, but they’ve shown they’re capable of keeping it respectable and I think they do that with a cover here at the very least.