Bowling Green Falcons vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 1/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: fuboTV

The Toledo Rockets (15-6) will compete against the Bowling Green Falcons (10-10) at Savage Arena on Saturday.

The Bowling Green Falcons faced off with Central Michigan and earned the victory with a final of 83-61 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Falcons ended up walking away with 20 and Central Michigan recorded 25 personal fouls. They also made 7 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. Central Michigan walked away from this one shooting 73.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 19 attempts. In addition, Central Michigan pulled down 22 rebounds (7 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Central Michigan earned 7 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. With respect to the defense, Bowling Green allowed the other team to shoot 36.4% from the floor on 20 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Falcons buried 21 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 72.4%. Bowling Green wrapped up the game with a 55.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 47) and buried 10 out of their 19 3-point attempts.

Leon Ayers is one player who was a factor in the game. He totaled 24 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins and grabbed 3 boards. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Bowling Green heads into this game with a win-loss record of 10-10 for the campaign. They are turning it over 11.8 times per game and as a group they commit 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Bowling Green is snagging 37.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 293 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 111th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Falcons are connecting on 35.7% on 3-point shots (158 of 442) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.2 pts per game (44th in Division 1) while connecting on 45.6% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Falcons are able to force 11.4 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They rank 240th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 275 surrendered so far this year. The Falcons defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.6% (545 of 1,223) and they relinquish 34.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They concede 35.2% on 3-pointers and they rank 337th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (76.4).

When they last played, the Toledo Rockets took home the win by a final score of 84-79 when they played Eastern Michigan. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Toledo permitted Eastern Michigan to snag 31 in all (3 offensive). They finished the game shooting 42.3% from 3-point land by hitting 11 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 8 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Rockets permitted Eastern Michigan to bury 31 of their 57 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.4% in this game. In all, the Rockets finished 26 for 61 from the floor which had them shooting 42.6%. When discussing shots from distance, Toledo buried 12 of their 28 tries (42.9%). They were able to knock down 20 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. Eastern Michigan was called for 20 fouls in the matchup which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They coughed up the ball 4 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Rockets collected 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this matchup.

JT Shumate ended up being a major contributor for the Rockets for the game. He buried 4 of 12 in this contest for a rate of 33.3%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in the matchup.

Toledo has a record of 15-6 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rockets are shooting 48.7% from the field, which has them ranked 17th in Division 1. Toledo has accounted for 1,790 pts so far this season (85.2 per game) and they average 35.8 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.2 times per game (57th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.0 times per game. The Rockets have committed 16.6 fouls per contest while shooting 74.3% from the free throw line.

The Rockets are ranked 354th in D-1 in points given up per game with 78.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (290th in college basketball). The Toledo defense surrenders 37.2% on 3-pointers (181 of 487) and their opponents are connecting on 76.5% of their foul shots. They surrender 14.3 dimes and 35.2 boards per game, ranking them 294th and 251st in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toledo

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