The Air Force Falcons (7-1) will attempt to continue a seven-game winning streak when visiting the Montana Grizzlies (5-4) on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Dahlberg Arena. This matchup is at 9:00 PM ET.
Montana lost to Northern Colorado 78-75 on the road last time out, and were led by Cameron Parker (15 PTS, 5 AST, 66.7 FG%) and Kyle Owens (12 PTS, 62.5 FG%, 2-4 from 3PT). Air Force beat Army 76-58 at home last time out, and were led by A.J. Walker
(23 PTS, 2 STL, 69.2 FG%, 3-7 from 3PT) and Ethan Taylor
(15 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL, 55.6 FG%, 3-5 from 3PT).
Matchup at a glance
- Game Day: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Location: Missoula, Montana
- Arena: Dahlberg Arena
- Spread: Montana -7.5
- Total: 121.5
- Moneyline: Montana -351, Air Force +272
Montana player stats
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bannan | 9 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Brandon Whitney | 8 | 10.8 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Robby Beasley | 9 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Cameron Parker | 9 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Lonnell Martin Jr. | 9 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Air Force player stats
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Walker | 8 | 19.3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Ethan Taylor | 8 | 10.3 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Joseph Octave | 8 | 10.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Jake Heidbreder | 8 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Nikc Jackson | 8 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Montana stats
- The Grizzlies are averaging 66.7 points, 8.8 more than the Falcons concede.
- Montana is 5-2 when tallying more than 57.9 points.
- The Grizzlies average 27.7 rebounds, 1.9 fewer than the Falcons’ average.
- Air Force is 5-0 overall when tops in terms of the boards. Montana is 4-4 when it comes up short on the glass.
- This year the Grizzlies are shooting 42.4% from the field, 2.3% higher than the Falcons concede.
- Montana is 5-2 when shooting better than 40.1% from the field.
Betting on Montana
- The Grizzlies have a 77.8% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Montana is 7-1-0 against the spread this year.
- The Grizzlies have been favored by 7.5 points or more once this season and covered the spread.
- Grizzlies games this season feature an average total of 134.3 points, a number 12.8 points higher than Wednesday’s over/under.
