Bowling Green Falcons vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 1/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, IL

TV: ESPN3

The Northern Illinois Huskies (5-8) are welcoming the Bowling Green Falcons (8-8) at NIU Convocation Center on Tuesday.

The Bowling Green Falcons took the court against Toledo and took a loss by a score of 91-78 in their last game. Bowling Green ended the contest having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (30 of 69) and made 10 out of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Falcons buried 8 of their 11 tries for a rate of 72.7%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 29 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 15 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 11 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Bowling Green allowed the other team to go 54.7% from the field on 35 out of 64 shooting. Toledo totaled 18 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Furthermore, Toledo pulled down 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Toledo ended up shooting 100.0% at the free throw line by making 11 of their 11 attempts. They made 10 of their 23 tries from downtown. When discussing fouls, the Falcons finished with 13 and Toledo totaled 11 fouls.

Trey Diggs is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He went 58.3% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He played 34 minutes and also grabbed 1 rebound. He walked away with 21 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Bowling Green steps onto the court with a record of 8-8 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.1 fouls per game. As a unit, Bowling Green is pulling in 41.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 207 assists so far this season, which is 201st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Falcons are shooting 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (147 of 420) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. They average 83.4 points per game (7th in college basketball) while hitting 43.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Falcons are able to force 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They give up 32.7% from 3-point land and they are 335th in D-1 in opponents points per game (77.2). The Falcons defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (434 of 1,027) and they concede 38.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 256th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 218 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Northern Illinois Huskies got the victory with a final of 77-70 when they faced Eastern Michigan. Concerning team rebounding, Northern Illinois allowed Eastern Michigan to snag 22 overall (3 on the offensive side). They finished 56.3% from three-point range by going 9 out of 16 and finished the contest at 17 of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). The Huskies permitted Eastern Michigan to bury 22 out of their 48 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 45.8% in the matchup. Overall, the Huskies shot 28 for 59 from the floor which had them shooting 47.5%. With respect to shots from distance, Northern Illinois converted 6 of 13 attempts (46.2%). They were able to make 15 of those for a rate of 71.4%. Eastern Michigan earned 21 fouls in the matchup which took the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Huskies pulled down 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 32 for the matchup.

Trendon Hankerson was important for the Huskies in the matchup. He made 4 out of 7 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He earned 12 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 5 assists in the game.

Northern Illinois has a win-loss record of 5-8 on the year. The Huskies have committed 20.8 fouls every game and they go 64.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 10.2 times per contest (341st in college basketball) and they are turning it over 15.6 times per contest. Northern Illinois has accumulated 772 pts this year (59.4 per contest) and they collect 31.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Huskies are shooting 39.0% from the field, which ranks them 344th in the country.

The Northern Illinois defense gives up 31.0% on shots from beyond the arc (80 of 258) and their opponents are knocking down 72.6% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.5 dimes and 37.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 244th and 285th in the country. The Huskies on the defensive end are ranked 189th in the nation in PPG given up with 69.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (210th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Northern Illinois

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