Wyoming Cowboys vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/28/2022

Game Time: 6:00 pm ET, Friday, January 28, 2022

Venue:  Cadet Field House, Colorado Springs, CO

Where to Watch:  MW Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Wyoming -8.5, AFA +8.5; Over/Under:  129.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Wyoming NL, AFA NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Wyoming NL, AFA NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Wyoming Cowboys:  15-3 (3rd place, MWC)

Air Force Falcons:  10-8 (7th place, MWC)

 

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Wyoming Cowboys:  4-1 last 5

Air Force Falcons:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Wyoming is coming into this game with a 15-3 record overall and they are 5-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 6th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 4-1 in their conference games this season. They have won 6 of their last 7 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 6 game winning streak that they were on. Their 6 wins in that span were against the Northern Iowa Panthers, the South Florida Bulls, the Utah State Aggies, the Nevada Wolf Pack, the San Jose State Spartans, and the New Mexico lobos while their loss came against the Boise State Broncos in their last game. Graham Ike led the team in points in that game with 19 while Hunter Maldonado was next on the team with 17 points. Maldonado led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Ike led the team in rebounds with 9. They are 48.5% from the field, 37.1% from 3-point range, and 71.2% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 77.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.6 PPG against them. Wyoming has an ATS record of 10-6-1 this season and their O/U record is 9-8.

 

 

AFA is coming into this game with a 10-8 record overall and they are 6-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 8th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 3-4 in their conference games this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Colorado State Rams while their 2 wins in that span came against the UNLV Rebels and the San Jose State Spartans in their last game. AJ Walker led the team in points in that game with 12 while Joseph Octave was next on the team with 11 points. Jake Heidbreder led the team in assists in that game with 5 and he also led the team in rebounds with 8. They are 44.5% from the field, 36.8% from 3-point range, and 63.2% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 59.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 61.3 PPG against them. AFA has an ATS record of 12-6 this season and their O/U record is 5-13.

 

Wyoming is coming into this game as an 8.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Wyoming has been playing very well this season but they have been struggling to win their 2 most recent games with their last one being a loss that snapped a 6 game winning streak. They have been good against conference opponents this season and they have been great on the road with a 5-2 record in those games. AFA is coming off of a win in their last game but that was against SJSU and they have not been good this season. Prior to that win AFA had lost by 20 points at home to Colorado State and they have had trouble against other teams of that higher quality. Wyoming will use this game as a way to bounce back after their loss and they will be able to pull away against AFA here who will likely struggle against this good conference opponent. The best bet to place in this game is on Wyoming to cover the spread here.

 

Wyoming Air Force Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, January 28, 2022 (6:00 pm ET start time) is Wyoming 73 AFA 60.

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Wyoming Cowboys: 44-28 ATS in all games. 14-9 ATS as a favorite. 22-8 ATS in road games. 29-16 ATS against conference opponents. 29-16 ATS after a conference game. 14-8 ATS after playing a game as a road underdog.

Air Force Falcons: 3-9 ATS after a game with 9 or less assists. 19-29 ATS against conference opponents. 19-29 ATS after a conference game. 10-22 ATS after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games. 

 

 

Wyoming Cowboys:  X. DuSell (G) Ques Fri - Hamstring injury.

Air Force Falcons:  None.

 

 

“A tough, gritty college basketball game. As I said, it was going to be a 12-round heavyweight fight and we almost got knocked out there in the middle third, about the ninth or 10th round when there was about six minutes left and we got down 10.” - Jeff Linder after his team’s loss against Boise State.

 

 

“I just think we became more aggressive. We were better ballhawks. We blocked shots.” - Joe Scott after his team’s win against UNLV.

 

 

 

X. DuSell 

G. Ike 

D. Jeffries 

H. Maldonado 

J. Oden

 

J. Heidbreder 

L. Moerman 

J. Octave 

E. Taylor 

A. Walker

 

 

PPG: G. Ike (20.5)

APG: H. Maldonado (6.5)

Reb/G: G. Ike (8.9)

 

PPG: A. Walker (15.6)

APG: E. Taylor (3.9)

Reb/G: E. Taylor (5.8)

 

Coaches:

Wyoming Cowboys: Jeff Linder (2nd season)

Air Force Falcons: Joe Scott (2nd season)