Bowling Green Falcons vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 11/15/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Monday, November 15, 2021

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: BTN

The Ohio State Buckeyes (21-10 last year) host the Bowling Green Falcons (14-12 last season) at Value City Arena on Monday.

The Bowling Green Falcons faced Western Carolina and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-71 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Falcons ended up with 21 and Western Carolina accumulated 20 fouls. They made 12 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land. Western Carolina finished shooting 55.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 27 shots. Moreover, Western Carolina totaled 50 rebounds (17 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't have a block. Western Carolina recorded 19 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. In terms of defending, Bowling Green let their opponent shoot 37.1% from the floor on 26 of 70 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 46 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Falcons made 16 of 22 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. Bowling Green ended with a 33.8% FG percentage (25 of 74) and knocked down 5 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land.

Daeqwon Plowden is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He accounted for 18 points on 5 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and grabbed 13 rebounds. He ended up shooting 31.3% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Bowling Green comes into this contest after finishing with a mark of 14-12 last year. They turned it over 9.8 times per game and as a basketball team committed 17.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Bowling Green collected 38.3 boards per game and accumulated 328 assists last year, which had them ranked 155th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Falcons connected on 31.9% on three-point shots (213 of 667) and 73.6% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 77.5 points per game (42nd in the nation) while hitting 41.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Falcons were able to force 13.8 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.8 fouls. They were ranked 253rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 347 relinquished throughout last season. The Falcons defense gave up an opponent FG percentage of 44.4% (703 of 1,584) and they relinquished 39.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They surrendered 33.3% on 3-point shots and they were ranked 280th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (74.6).

In their last game, the Ohio State Buckeyes took home the win by a final score of 67-66 when they played Akron. In reference to team rebounding, Ohio State allowed Akron to grab 29 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished 31.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 of 22 and finished the contest at 9 out of 12 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Buckeyes permitted Akron to knock down 25 out of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Buckeyes walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.3%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Ohio State buried 4 of 14 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. Akron committed 19 fouls in the matchup which got the Buckeyes to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Buckeyes pulled down 19 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 35 for this game.

E.J. Liddell ended up having an impact for the Buckeyes for the matchup. He earned 25 points in his 30 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 10 of 19 in this matchup for a rate of 52.6%, and accounted for 11 rebounds.

Ohio State had a mark of 21-10 last season. As an offensive unit, the Buckeyes shot 45.9% from the floor, which was ranked 83rd in college basketball. Ohio State tallied 2,392 pts last year (77.2 per contest) and they pulled down 36.6 boards per contest. They assisted teammates 13.1 times per game (177th in college basketball) and they turned it over 10.6 times per game. The Buckeyes were responsible for committing 18.4 fouls per game and they shot 75.6% from the charity stripe.

The Ohio State defense gave up 34.0% on 3-point attempts (238 of 700) and their opponents made 70.8% of their free throw attempts. They surrendered 13.7 assists and 33.6 boards on a nightly basis, which was ranked 233rd and 107th in those defensive categories. The Buckeyes on the defensive side of the court were 201st in the country in points per game surrendered with 71.1. They forced their opponents into 10.1 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (107th in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ohio State

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