Bowling Green Falcons vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 1/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN3

The Bowling Green Falcons (8-6) are traveling to Convocation Center (OH) on Tuesday where they will meet the Ohio Bobcats (12-2).

The Bowling Green Falcons faced Miami and took home the win by a score of 87-83 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Falcons walked away with 17 and Miami had 19 fouls. They buried 15 of their 44 shots from distance. Miami finished shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by making 6 of their 9 attempts. Additionally, Miami collected 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Miami earned 14 assists and had 4 steals in the game. Regarding the defense, Bowling Green allowed the other team to go 40.3% from the floor on 31 out of 77 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 44 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Falcons knocked down 18 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 78.3%. Bowling Green wrapped up the game with a 43.1% FG percentage (31 out of 72) and converted 7 of 19 shots from distance.

Daeqwon Plowden is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He walked away with 27 points on 10 of 20 shooting. He played for 40 minutes and totaled 10 rebounds. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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Bowling Green steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 8-6 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Bowling Green is pulling in 43.1 boards per game and has accumulated 182 assists this year, which ranks 202nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Falcons are hitting 35.0% on shots from distance (128 of 366) and 76.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 84.2 points per game (7th in D-1) while connecting on 43.4% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Falcons are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers every game and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They surrender 32.2% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 319th in the nation in points per game allowed (75.6). The Falcons defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.2% (372 of 902) and they surrender 38.6 boards per game as a group. They are 232nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 188 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Ohio Bobcats got the win with a final of 80-72 when they played Kent State. In the matter of team rebounding, Ohio permitted Kent State to snag 33 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 23.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 out of 17 and finished the contest at 18 of 23 at the free throw line (78.3%). The Bobcats permitted Kent State to make 25 out of 65 tries from the field which left them shooting 38.5% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Bobcats finished 25 for 50 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. In reference to three-point attempts, Ohio converted 10 out of 25 attempts (40.0%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a clip of 87.0%. Kent State had 22 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bobcats to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They gave up possession 13 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. The Bobcats corralled 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the contest.

Mark Sears ended up having an impact for the Bobcats in this matchup. He buried 9 of 15 in the game for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and added 6 rebounds. He accumulated 28 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in this contest.

Ohio has a win-loss record of 12-2 for the year. The Bobcats have committed 13.2 fouls per contest while shooting 79.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per game (204th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.1 times per contest. Ohio has totaled 1,016 pts on the campaign (72.6 per contest) and they pull down 33.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Bobcats are shooting 42.8% from the floor, which ranks 255th in the nation.

The Ohio defense concedes 31.0% on 3-point attempts (90 of 290) and their opponents are converting on 77.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 11.6 assists and 34.4 boards per contest, which is 112th and 163rd in those categories. The Bobcats on defense are ranked 100th in D-1 in points given up per game with 65.3. They are forcing their opponents into 15.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (228th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ohio

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