Idaho State at Air Force

Air Force opened the Joe Crispin era with a 102-71 loss at Wright State, then beat Calumet College 107-58 at home on Thursday. In that second game the Falcons forced 34 turnovers, committed 7 of their own and set a program record with 21 steals. Through two games they are scoring 89.0 points per game, and they rank in the NCAA top ten in steals per game and offensive rebounds. Air Force went 3-29 last year and 0-20 in the Mountain West. Crispin inherits all five starters and 98 percent of last season's scoring. Idaho State is the team starting over. The Bengals return 2 players and 3.67 percent of last season's minutes, and the Big Sky coaches picked them ninth in the preseason poll. They are 0-2 after a 93-62 loss at Wyoming on Friday, a game Wyoming led by 33 in the second half. This is the third of four straight road games to open their season. Air Force's pressure and offensive rebounding land hardest on a roster still learning to play together. I like Air Force on the spread this afternoon.