Ball State Cardinals vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ball State Cardinals vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN3

The Bowling Green Falcons (12-14) will play the Ball State Cardinals (11-14) at Stroh Center on Saturday.

The Ball State Cardinals took the court against Northern Illinois and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 64-58 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Cardinals ended up with 19 and Northern Illinois accumulated 23 fouls. They made 7 out of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. Northern Illinois finished the game shooting 70.8% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 24 attempts. Additionally, Northern Illinois totaled 31 rebounds (5 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Northern Illinois earned 9 assists and had 7 steals in the game. Regarding defending, Ball State allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the field on 20 out of 47 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists for the matchup as well as creating 20 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 29 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cardinals made 18 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Ball State finished with a 35.2% field goal percentage (19 out of 54) and buried 2 of their 15 shots from downtown.

Payton Sparks is one player who was important in this game. He finished shooting 38.5% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He played 31 mins and snagged 8 boards. He scored 16 points on 5 of 13 shooting.

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Ball State heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 11-14 this season. They are giving up possession 14.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.0 fouls per game. As a team, Ball State is snagging 35.3 boards per game and has earned 331 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 174th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Cardinals are shooting 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (212 of 588) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. They average 74.6 pts per contest (93rd in D-1) while hitting 44.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Cardinals are able to force 12.6 turnovers every game while drawing 19.9 fouls. They concede 36.4% from beyond the arc and they are 335th in D-1 in PPG allowed (76.9). The Cardinals defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.8% (673 of 1,501) and they concede 36.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 234th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 333 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Bowling Green Falcons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-85 when they played Buffalo. With respect to rebounding, Bowling Green allowed Buffalo to snag 51 in all (19 offensive). They wrapped up this game 37.9% from distance via 11 of 29 and ended up shooting 13 out of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). The Falcons permitted Buffalo to make 44 out of 79 tries from the field which left them shooting 55.7% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Falcons finished 27 out of 71 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.0%. In terms of shots from distance, Bowling Green converted 6 of their 20 attempts (30.0%). They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.5%. Buffalo was called for 27 fouls in this matchup which got the Falcons to the free throw line for 34 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 9 steals in the matchup. The Falcons recorded 16 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the game.

Samari Curtis was important for the Falcons in this game. He made 5 out of 10 for the game for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists for this contest.

Bowling Green has a mark of 12-14 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Falcons are hitting on 43.6% from the floor, which ranks them 205th in the country. Bowling Green has earned 2,135 pts this year (82.1 per contest) and they average 40.1 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 12.8 times per game (201st in the country) and they cough up possession 12.6 times per contest. The Falcons commit 17.8 fouls every game while shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe.

The Bowling Green defense surrenders 34.2% on 3-pointers (241 of 705) and their opponents are connecting on 73.9% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 14.0 assists and 37.9 total rebounds per game, which is 283rd and 330th in those categories. The Falcons are ranked 353rd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 79.7. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.4% from the field (256th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ball State

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