Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 1/25/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

Stroh Center is the location where the Bowling Green Falcons (10-9) will try to defeat the Eastern Michigan Eagles (7-10) on Tuesday.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Akron and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 46-44 in their last game. Eastern Michigan wrapped up the contest with a 36.5% FG percentage (19 out of 52) and buried 3 of their 15 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Eagles made 3 of their 7 shots for a percentage of 42.9%. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 32 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 8 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of defending, Eastern Michigan allowed the other team to shoot 34.0% from the floor on 17 out of 50 shooting. Akron totaled 10 assists and had 2 steals in this game. On top of that, Akron grabbed 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Akron went 62.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of their 8 tries. They converted 7 of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. Concerning personal fouls, the Eagles finished with 13 and Akron accumulated 12 personal fouls.

Colin Golson is one player who was a contributor for the game. He finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He played 32 minutes played and totaled 5 boards. He recorded 14 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Eastern Michigan will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 7-10 so far this season. They are averaging 71.1 points per game (192nd in college basketball) while hitting 43.1% from the floor. The Eagles are connecting on 30.9% on shots from beyond the arc (101 of 327) and 71.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Eastern Michigan is grabbing 35.5 rebounds per contest and has totaled 168 assists for the campaign, which ranks 336th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.1 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.2 fouls. They concede 33.7% from 3-point land and they are 290th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (73.5). The Eagles defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.7% (446 of 1,044) and they surrender 39.1 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 68th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 194 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Bowling Green Falcons went home victorious with a score of 82-75 against Western Michigan. The Falcons were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. Western Michigan was called for 17 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Falcons to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to make 14 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Bowling Green made 8 of their 19 tries (42.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Falcons ended up shooting 30 out of 57 from the floor which had them at 52.6%. The Falcons permitted Western Michigan to make 29 of their 73 tries from the field which left them shooting 39.7% in the game. They finished 24.2% from downtown by shooting 8 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 14 from the charity stripe (64.3%). Regarding rebounding, Bowling Green permitted Western Michigan to collect 32 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Daeqwon Plowden ended up being a major contributor for the Falcons for the contest. He totaled 23 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup. He buried 8 out of 10 in this matchup giving him a rate of 80.0%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Bowling Green has a win-loss record of 10-9 for the season. The Falcons have committed 17.8 fouls every game and they hit 75.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.6 times per game (226th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. Bowling Green has accounted for 1,575 pts for the season (82.9 per game) and they average 41.1 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Falcons are shooting 44.1% from the field, which ranks 183rd in the nation.

The Bowling Green defense allows 33.6% on three-point shots (179 of 532) and opponents are converting on 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.7 dimes and 37.6 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 264th and 308th in the nation. The Falcons defensively are ranked 339th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 78.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the floor (200th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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