The Air Force Falcons (2-0, 0-0 MWC) and the Wyoming Cowboys (2-1, 0-0 MWC) meet Friday at Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Air Force vs. Wyoming school odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Falcons topped Northern Iowa in the opener, easily covering a 15-point number in a 48-17 victory as the Over hit. That was impressive enough, beating a top-tier FCS team. However, beating Colorado last week by a 41-10 score was even more impressive.
Air Force fired out to a 20-0 lead, and led wire to wire, piling up 435 rushing yards on 70 attempts. It held Colorado to just 111 rushing yards and 51 yards through the air, as the Falcons’ D shined through.
After a 38-6 blowout loss at Illinois in Week 0, Wyoming returned home with a pair of wins over Tulsa and Northern Colorado. The Cowboys are just 1-2 ATS, and the Over has hit in 2 of 3 outings.
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Air Force at Wyoming odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 7:25 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Air Force -750 (bet $750 to win $100) | Wyoming +520 (bet $100 to win $520)
- Against the spread (ATS): Air Force -14.5 (-108) | Wyoming +14.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 46.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Air Force at Wyoming picks and predictions
Prediction
Air Force 31, Wyoming 17
Money line
Air Force (-750) hits the road as the moderate favorite, and it will cost you more than 7 times your potential return. That’s just too risky on the road, even against a Wyoming team that has struggled at times.
AVOID.
Against the spread
WYOMING +14.5 (-112) looked much better at home in 2 games than it did on the road in the opener. The offense is slowly starting to come around, especially the run game, and the Cowboys have been able to slow down the rush.
Wyoming has allowed just 112.0 rushing yards per game through 3 outings, so it should be able to at least slow Air Force’s top rushing attack.
In addition, Air Force is a dismal 2-10 ATS in the past 12 meetings between these teams, including 0-5 ATS in the past 5 meetings in Laramie.
Over/Under
The OVER 46.5 (-112) is the lean here, but play it lightly.
While the Over has cashed in 6 in a row for the Falcons and gone 4-1 in their past 5 road outings, the Under is 4-1 in the past 5 against winning teams.
The Under is 20-7-1 in the past 28 games for the Cowboys against winning teams while going 11-3 in the past 14 meetings against the Falcons.
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