Air Force vs Fresno State 2/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Fresno State Bulldogs (16-10) vs. Air Force Falcons (10-15)
February 22, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Air Force Falcons +7.5 / Fresno State Bulldogs -7.5; Over/Under: -114.5
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The Fresno State Bulldogs and the Air Force Falcons meet in college basketball action from the Clune Arena on Tuesday night.
The Fresno State Bulldogs will be looking to rebound from a 61-44 loss at the hands of San Diego State in their last game that pushed their losing streak to four games. Orlando Robinson leads the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding with 18.1 PPG and 8.1 RPG while Isaiah Hill has 10.3 PPG with 3 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Fresno State up to this point in the season. Anthony Holland also has 9.4 PPG and 6.2 RPG as well this season. As a team, Fresno State is averaging 65 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 32.4% from three and 74.3% from the foul line while allowing 58.1 PPG on 41.3% shooting from the field and 32.6% from three this season.
The Air Force Falcons will hope to bounce back and snap a seven-game losing streak after a 75-67 loss to Wyoming in their last game. A.J. Walker leads the Falcons in scoring with 15.5 PPG as the lone double-digit scorer for the Falcons so far this season while Jake Heidbreder has 9.9 PPG and Ethan Taylor has 9.3 PPG with a team-high 5 RPG to lead the Falcons on the glass this season. Taylor also has a team-high 3.7 APG to lead Air Force in assists while Joseph Octave has 7.5 PPG as well on the year. As a team, Air Force is averaging 59.7 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three and 65.2% from the foul line while allowing 65.8 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field and 31.6% from three this season.
Fresno State is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 10-2-1 ATS in their last 13 games as a favorite while the under is 6-0 in their last 6 games as a favorite. Air Force is 9-4 ATS in their last 13 home games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.
I get the case that could be made for both sides here, but I’m looking at the Falcons of Air force here with the points. Fresno State’s been the better team this season, but they’re mired in a horrible slump that has seen points be extremely hard to come by, so much so that I’m going against them against an Air Force team not known for playing good offense. This is going to be a slow-paced game and we’ll be happy to have the points in our back pocket.
