Bowling Green Falcons vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 1/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: University Arena (MI) in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN3

University Arena (MI) is the location where the Western Michigan Broncos (4-13) will attempt to defeat the Bowling Green Falcons (9-8) on Saturday.

The Bowling Green Falcons faced Northern Illinois and walked away with a win by a score of 92-83 in their last contest. Bowling Green ended the game having earned a 60.8% field goal percentage (31 out of 51) and converted 11 out of their 21 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Falcons converted 19 of 25 shots for a percentage of 76.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 17 assists for this game while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to defending, Bowling Green allowed their opponent to shoot 51.7% from the field on 30 out of 58 shooting. Northern Illinois dished out 15 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. Additionally, Northern Illinois grabbed 21 rebounds (4 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Northern Illinois finished the game shooting 61.9% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of 21 attempts. They also buried 10 of 22 tries from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to personal fouls, the Falcons left the arena with 16 while Northern Illinois totaled 18 personal fouls.

Samari Curtis is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He finished with 21 points on 7 out of 9 shooting. He played for 29 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He ended up going 77.8% from the field and also distributed 5 assists.

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Bowling Green will take the court with a win-loss record of 9-8 so far this year. They currently have an average of 83.9 points per outing (6th in D-1) while going 44.2% from the field. The Falcons are connecting on 35.8% on shots from downtown (158 of 441) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Bowling Green is snagging 41.2 boards per game and has earned 224 assists for the season, which is 171st in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Falcons are forcing 14.2 turnovers every game while drawing 17.5 fouls. They are surrendering 33.3% on shots from distance and they are ranked 336th in D-1 in points per game allowed (77.5). The Falcons are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.8% (464 of 1,085) and they relinquish 38.0 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 269th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 233 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Western Michigan Broncos took a loss by a score of 74-73 against Akron. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Western Michigan allowed Akron to collect 31 in all (16 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 36.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 of 30 and finished the game at 5 out of 8 from the free throw line (62.5%). The Broncos allowed Akron to convert 29 out of their 63 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.0% for the contest. When the game finished, the Broncos finished the game shooting 25 for 47 from the field which gave them a rate of 53.2%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Western Michigan converted 14 of 24 tries (58.3%). They were able to make 9 of them for a clip of 90.0%. Akron committed 14 fouls in this contest which got the Broncos to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. The Broncos collected 16 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 21 in the game.

Lamar Norman was important for the Broncos in this contest. He converted 6 of 13 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and totaled 2 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 4 assists for this game.

Western Michigan has a win-loss record of 4-13 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Broncos are shooting 42.6% from the floor, which is ranked 256th in the nation. Western Michigan has scored 1,111 pts on the campaign (65.4 per contest) and they collect 33.9 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 10.4 times per game (334th in the country) and they are turning it over 15.7 times per game. The Broncos have committed 16.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 70.5% from the free throw line.

The Broncos on defense are ranked 338th in the nation in PPG given up with 77.6. They are able to force 10.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.9% from the floor (323rd in D-1). The Western Michigan defense gives up 33.5% from downtown (140 of 418) and their opposition knocks down 74.0% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 14.0 assists and 35.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 280th and 225th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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