The Air Force Falcons and the Long Island Sharks meet for an afternoon college basketball matchup at 1 p.m. ET on Friday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists Air Force as a 6.5-point favorite, while the over/under is set at 131.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model knows Air Force started the season on a positive note on defense. The Falcons held Portland State to only 36% from the field and 27% from 3-point range in the season opener, giving up only five assists. Air Force was also in the top ten of the country in 3-point percentage allowed (29.3%) last season, and the Falcons produced an 11.0% block rate and 71.4% defensive rebound rate in 2022-23.

The model also knows Long Island was able to get to the free throw line with regularity last season. The Sharks averaged 18.4 free throw attempts per game, and Air Force yielded 29 free throw attempts in its season opener. Long Island was also above the national average in sharing the ball last season, averaging 14.5 assists per game and notching an assist on 56.7% of field goals.

Now, it has set its sights on Air Force vs. Long Island. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in nearly 70% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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