{"id":33637,"date":"2011-02-09T12:58:24","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T20:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=33637"},"modified":"2011-02-09T12:58:24","modified_gmt":"2011-02-09T20:58:24","slug":"odds-wednesday-byu-vs-air-force-preview-free-pick-9211","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/odds-wednesday-byu-vs-air-force-preview-free-pick-9211\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Hoops Predictions: Cougars vs. Falcons Betting Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Brigham Young Cougars vs Air Force Falcons | Free Pick (February 9)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Looking for the #1 Internet gambling &amp; College basketball handicapping info site on the WWW? Get the best <a href=\"\/ncaab\/\">College Basketball Picks<\/a> in the industry to help you win more when you bet on College Hoops with CappersPicks.com. <!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><em>(odds courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/go\/bovada\"><strong>BetUS &#8211; BET NOW Click Here!<\/strong><\/a>)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong>BYU 22-2 (9-11 ATS) vs Air Force 13-9 (11-6 ATS)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Wednesday February 9 &#8211; 10:00PM <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Recent history:<\/strong> BYU won at Air Force 76-66 one month ago.<br \/>\n<strong>BYU vs Air Force Odds<\/strong> BYU -10<br \/>\n<strong>Total<\/strong>: 139<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/ncaab-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/ncaab\/matchups\/g6_summary_71.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong> Click here to view LIVE ATS Stats for this matchup &#8212;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was only natural for the Cougars to have a bit of letdown after beating SDSU but they have hoppped right back on the winning train including a solid win over UNLV on the weekend. \u00a0They are back on the road again but BYU has had a lot of success against the Falcons of late so I don&#8217; think there is much to be concerned about. \u00a0The thing that jumped out to me in looking at this one is that BYU despite only 2 SU losses has struggled against the number. \u00a0Conversely, Air Force, which is distinctly less talented has been surprising while accumulating a nice 11-6 ATS record. \u00a0FYI Jimmer Fredette hasn&#8217;t really gone off against Air Force in the past He has just as many game with 20 or more points (2) as he does under 10 (2). <a href=\"http:\/\/record.partners.betus.com\/_zzar6WLC4yndtNTCWXT_4N2mjsYyCuFW\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"width: auto; height: auto; margin: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/media.partners.betus.com\/BANNERS\/basketball\/sportsbook_basketball_300x600_banner2.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Air Force is not the most talented team around but they always put forth a maximum effort. \u00a0As a result they are usually strong on defense (63ppg) while struggling to put the ball through the basket (only 66ppg). \u00a0They also struggle rebounding the ball because they don&#8217;t have a great deal of size. \u00a0The fact that BYU is a jump shooting team plays to the Falcons style a bit but BYU efficiency will make it very hard for Air Force to keep pace. \u00a0The fact is that Air Force could play their hearts out and still not score enough points to win<\/p>\n<p><strong>Betting Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cougars are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Wednesday games.<br \/>\nCougars are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.<br \/>\nCougars are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 road games.<br \/>\nFalcons are 9-0 ATS in their last 9 games after allowing less than 50 points in their previous game.<br \/>\nFalcons are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.<br \/>\nFalcons are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. Mountain West.<br \/>\nCougars are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Air Force.<br \/>\nFavorite is 14-5 ATS in the last 19 meetings.<br \/>\nCougars are 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.<br \/>\nRoad team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free Cougars vs Falcons CBB Pick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It has been a really long time since the Falcons beat BYU. \u00a0There doesn&#8217;t seem to be much danger of that happening this year but they might be able to stifle the Cougars enough to cover.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score prediction: \u00a0 BYU 70 &#8211; Air Force 55 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/respsportscapping.php?schedule\/league_id,cbb\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR TOP COLLEGE BASKETBALL HANDICAPPERS &#8212;&#8211;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previews of a great college basketball matchup on tap for Wednesday. 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