The Boise State Broncos and Air Force Falcons will play Tuesday at Clune Arena. Tip-off from Colorado Springs, CO, is at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Broncos are 8.5-point favorites and the game total is 132.5 points.
Boise State, 17-5 SU and 14-6-1 ATS, beat Colorado State 80-59 on Saturday. The Broncos have won four of their last five straight-up and seven of nine Mountain West Conference games.
Air Force, 12-10 SU and 14-8 ATS, lost 81-73 at New Mexico on Friday. The Falcons have won two of their past five straight-up and three of nine MWC games.
Boise State beat Air Force twice last season. The Broncos are 17-6 all-time versus the Falcons.
At 7-2, the Broncos are one game behind conference leader San Diego State, who they will play after taking on Air Force. The two teams will play once more on Feb. 28 in Boise in a matchup that could decide the MWC regular season title.
Boise State beat Colorado State by 21 in its latest matchup, outscoring the Rams by 15 in the first half and coasting after the break. The Broncos shot 59.2 percent from the field, including 11-for-24 from three, and converted 84.6 percent of their free throws.
Boise State scores 73.0 points (154th) on 46.0 percent shooting (102nd), including 37.6 percent from three-point land (35th). It converts 72.9 percent of its free throws (127th) and averages 34.5 rebounds (57th) with a +4.6 rebounding margin. The Broncos are 85th nationally in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom.
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Sophomore forward Tyson Degenhart paces BSU, averaging 14.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Other Broncos to watch are senior guard Max Rice (13.3 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 42.6 3PT%), senior guard Marcus Shaver Jr. (13.2 PPG, 6.3 RPG, and 4.4 APG), junior guard Chibuzo Agbo (11.9 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 44.4 3PT%), and senior forward Naje Smith (9.9 PPG and 5.3 RPG).
Boise State's defense allows its opponents to score 61.1 points (15th) on 39.8 percent shooting (27th), including 28.1 percent from three-point distance (8th). The Broncos are 9th nationally in schedule-adjusted defensive efficiency and 173rd in assist-per-turnover ratio (1.01).