Bowling Green Falcons vs Central Michigan Chippewas Prediction, 2/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Location: McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Bowling Green Falcons (11-10) are en route to McGuirk Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the Central Michigan Chippewas (3-13).

The Bowling Green Falcons stepped onto the hardwood against Kent State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-83 in their last contest. Bowling Green finished the game having earned a 46.4% FG percentage (26 of 56) and knocked down 6 out of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Falcons knocked down 25 of 31 tries for a rate of 80.6%. Concerning rebounding, they earned a total of 22 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 17 assists for the contest while creating 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When it comes to the defense, Bowling Green allowed the other team to go 51.6% from the floor on 33 out of 64 shooting. Kent State recorded 18 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Kent State snagged 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Kent State finished 72.7% at the free throw line by making 16 of their 22 shots. They also made 9 of their 22 attempts from long range. Regarding personal fouls, the Falcons ended up with 21 and Kent State recorded 27 personal fouls.

Daeqwon Plowden is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He totaled 27 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes and totaled 6 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Bowling Green comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 11-10 so far this season. They average 83.0 pts per game (6th in the nation) while hitting 44.2% from the field. The Falcons are shooting 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (180 of 518) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Bowling Green is pulling in 40.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 270 assists on the campaign, which ranks 174th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.0 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Falcons have forced 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 287th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 289 conceded for the year. The Falcons defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.7% (585 of 1,338) and they concede 37.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 33.7% on 3-pointers and they are 344th in the country in opponents points per game (78.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Central Michigan Chippewas walked away with a victory by a final of 69-63 when they played Northern Illinois. The Chippewas were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. Northern Illinois was called for 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Chippewas to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of those for a percentage of 70.0%. In reference to 3-pointers, Central Michigan made 5 of 20 tries (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Chippewas went 25 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1%. The Chippewas allowed Northern Illinois to convert 24 of 57 tries from the field which had them shooting 42.1% for this game. They shot 17.6% from beyond the arc via 3 out of 17 and finished the contest at 12 of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). When discussing rebounding, Central Michigan permitted Northern Illinois to grab 34 in all (8 offensive).

Ralph Bissainthe ended up being important for the Chippewas in this game. He had 17 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for this game. He buried 6 out of 10 for this contest giving him a rate of 60.0%, and added 9 rebounds.

Central Michigan has a mark of 3-13 for the season. As an offense, the Chippewas are shooting 40.4% from the floor, which is ranked 331st in the country. Central Michigan has totaled 1,029 pts on the campaign (64.3 per game) and they average 31.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 11.4 times per contest (302nd in D-1) and they are giving up possession 14.3 times per contest. The Chippewas are responsible for committing 20.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 65.9% from the charity stripe.

The Central Michigan defense allows 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (134 of 386) and their opponents are connecting on 72.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 14.7 dimes and 38.6 total boards per game, which is ranked 311th and 334th in the nation. The Chippewas defensively are ranked 355th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 81.1. They have forced 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the field (349th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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