Bowling Green Falcons vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 11/22/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Location: Peden Stadium in Athens, OH

TV: ESPNU

Odds/Point Spread: Bobcats (-11)

Total/Over-Under: 57

Peden Stadium is the site where the Ohio Bobcats (8-3) will attempt to beat the Bowling Green Falcons (6-5) on Tuesday. Bowling Green opens as 11-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total has been set at 57.

The Bowling Green Falcons come into this game with a record of 6-5 for this year. In their last matchup, the Falcons faced the Toledo Rockets and earned the victory with a final of 42-35. Jaison Patterson led the offense in rushing for the Falcons with 15 attempts for 49 yds (3.3 yds per carry). Matt McDonald finished 20/36 with 395 yds passing and 4 TDs. He had a QB rating of 178.8 and ended the game with 1 interception. Against the run, the Falcons gave up 153 yds on 45 tries, which calculates to 3.4 yds per rush surrendered. Bowling Green conceded 22 completions on 40 attempts for 329 yards, and a completion rate of 55.0%. On the day, they ran 63 plays which gave them a total of 456 yds. The Bowling Green Falcons ran the ball a total of 27 times and totaled 61 yds, which came out to an average of 2.3 yds per carry.

The Falcons have tallied 3,757 total yards this year. In terms of getting the ball in the endzone, Bowling Green has amassed 23 passing touchdowns and 7 rushing touchdowns. They have surrendered the football 17 different times. Bowling Green has recorded 197 1st downs as an offense, and they have been called for 95 penalties for 851 yds. As a team they have an average of 104.1 yards on the ground ranking them 118th in the nation. When talking about putting points on the board, the Bowling Green Falcons are averaging 24.7 points per contest.

The Falcons rank 115th in the country in terms of the opposition scoring, conceding 32.8 points per contest. They are allowing an average of 4.3 yards per run and 160.7 rushing yards per game for the campaign. In total, they have given up 1,768 running yards through 11 contests. When talking about yards via the pass, the Falcons have conceded 2,896 yds which has them sitting in 111th in D-1. They have conceded 263.3 yards per contest through the air and conceding a completion percentage of 66.2%. During this campaign, they are conceding 424.0 yards/outing putting them 106th in D-1. They have yielded 26 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 17 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Bobcats head into this matchup 8-3 for this year. When they last stepped on the field, the Bobcats went home victorious with a score of 32-18 when they faced the Ball State Cardinals. Sieh Bangura carried the football 23 times for 148 yds, finishing the game with 6.4 yds per attempt for Ohio. Kurtis Rourke (1 touchdown) ended the game with 169 yards on 12/16 passing while his quarterback rating was 184.4. He didn't throw any interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 10.6. Ohio surrendered 19 run attempts for 94 yards (4.9 yds per rush). The Bobcats pass defense conceded a completion rate of 60.4%, relinquishing 273 yds on 29 for 48 through the air. The Bobcats finished with 427 yds and they ran 70 plays (6.1 yards per play). Ohio rushed for 4.9 yards per tote, finishing with 224 yards on 46 attempts.

The Ohio Bobcats hold an average of 442.4 yards per contest, which has them ranked 30th in Division 1. The Ohio offense has compiled 528 yds of penalties on 61 violations, which is 88th in the country in terms of giving up free yards. For the season to this point, the Bobcats have racked up 3,351 passing yards together with an average of 304.6 passing yards per outing, putting them at 12th in Division 1. In terms of their ability to score points, the Bobcats are sitting 32nd in D-1 with 33.6 points per contest.

Ohio has surrendered a total of 1,582 yards on the ground (143.8 yards per game) and 15 touchdowns via the rush so far this year. They have given up 26 touchdowns through the air in addition to 312.3 yards per contest, which has them in 131st in the country. The Bobcats defense has participated in 784 plays, which has them sitting 99th in Division 1. The Bobcats are surrendering 30.7 points per game, which has them ranked 106th in college football. In total, they have given up 338 total points.

Who will win tonight's Falcons/Bobcats college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Bobcats -11

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