Akron Zips vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 1/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN3

The Bowling Green Falcons (9-8) will try to beat the Akron Zips (10-5) at Stroh Center on Wednesday.

The Akron Zips took the court against Western Michigan and walked away with a win by a score of 74-73 in their last game. Akron finished the contest with a 46.0% FG percentage (29 of 63) and converted 11 of their 30 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Zips converted 5 of 8 tries for a rate of 62.5%. Concerning hauling in boards, they collected 31 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 17 assists for the game in addition to creating 15 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of the defense, Akron allowed 53.2% from the field on 25 of 47 shooting. Western Michigan distributed 12 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Western Michigan had 21 rebounds (5 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Western Michigan shot 90.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 10 tries. They converted 14 of their 24 shots from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the Zips finished with 14 and Western Michigan finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Enrique Freeman is one player who was a factor for the contest. He finished the game at 75.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He played for 23 mins played and snagged 8 rebounds. He ended up scoring 15 points on 6 of 8 shooting.

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Akron enters this one with a win-loss mark of 10-5 so far this year. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.5 fouls every game. As a team, Akron is snagging 37.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 188 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 282nd in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Zips are hitting 34.1% on 3-point shots (123 of 361) and 65.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 72.9 pts per contest (159th in the country) while hitting 45.3% from the field.

On defense, the Zips are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 20.1 fouls. They are 12th in the nation in giving up assists with 136 surrendered so far this season. The Zips defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.6% (349 of 820) and they surrender 30.8 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 35.6% from 3-point land and they are 55th in college hoops in PPG allowed (63.5).

The last time they took the court, the Bowling Green Falcons went home victorious with a score of 92-83 when they played Northern Illinois. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Bowling Green allowed Northern Illinois to snag 21 in all (4 offensive). They finished 45.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 out of 22 and finished the contest at 13 out of 21 from the free throw line (61.9%). The Falcons permitted Northern Illinois to bury 30 out of their 58 attempts from the floor which had them at 51.7% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Falcons ended up going 31 for 51 from the floor which had them shooting 60.8%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Bowling Green buried 11 of 21 tries (52.4%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.0%. Northern Illinois committed 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Falcons to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Falcons snagged 27 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this matchup.

Samari Curtis pitched in for the Falcons in the matchup. He made 7 of 9 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and totaled 5 dimes for the contest.

Bowling Green has a win-loss record of 9-8 this season. The Falcons are committing 18.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.2 times per game (191st in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. Bowling Green has earned 1,427 points this season (83.9 per game) and they grab 41.2 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Falcons are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which ranks them 182nd in the nation.

The Bowling Green defense surrenders 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (157 of 472) and their opposition knocks down 73.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.7 dimes and 38.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 262nd and 316th in those categories on the defensive end. The Falcons on the defensive end are ranked 336th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 77.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (188th in D-1).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Bowling Green and under the total points

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