Miami RedHawks vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: fuboTV

The Miami RedHawks (7-11) are headed to Stroh Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Bowling Green Falcons (8-10).

The Miami RedHawks took the court against Northern Illinois and went home with a loss by a final score of 81-77 in their last game. Miami wrapped up the contest with a 49.1% field goal percentage (28 of 57) and made 6 out of their 20 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the RedHawks converted 15 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 27 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 17 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to the defense, Miami let their opponent shoot 52.7% from the floor on 29 out of 55 shooting. Northern Illinois distributed 10 assists and had 11 steals for the game. In addition, Northern Illinois grabbed 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Northern Illinois finished the game at 61.5% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 26 attempts. They converted 7 of their 17 shots from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the RedHawks ended up with 18 while Northern Illinois racked up 16 personal fouls.

Morgan Safford is one player who came through for the matchup. He finished shooting 56.3% from the field and also earned 4 dimes. He was on the court for 38 mins and snagged 10 rebounds. He ended up with 27 points on 9 out of 16 shooting.

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Miami heads into this one with a win-loss record of 7-11 for the campaign. They have an average of 74.7 points per game (127th in college basketball) while hitting 44.4% from the field. The RedHawks are connecting on 34.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (153 of 447) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Miami is pulling down 32.9 rebounds per game and has accumulated 251 assists on the season, which is 182nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the RedHawks are able to force 14.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They are 225th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 246 surrendered for the year. The RedHawks defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.4% (477 of 1,027) and they surrender 34.6 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 35.5% on three-point shots and they are ranked 317th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.7).

The last time they took the court, the Bowling Green Falcons went home defeated by a final of 100-71 when they played Buffalo. The Falcons earned 20 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this matchup. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. Buffalo committed 22 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Falcons to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 70.8%. In relation to shooting from distance, Bowling Green buried 4 of 16 attempts (25.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Falcons ended up going 25 for 71 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.2%. The Falcons permitted Buffalo to bury 41 of 73 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.2% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 42.9% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 out of 21 and ended up going 9 out of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Bowling Green allowed Buffalo to collect 37 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Leon Ayers was important for the Falcons for the game. He racked up 23 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 18 for this game for a rate of 38.9%, and had 5 rebounds.

Bowling Green has a win-loss mark of 8-10 for the year. The Falcons commit 16.4 fouls per contest and they go 74.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.2 times per game (68th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.1 times per game. Bowling Green has accounted for 1,398 pts on the season (77.7 per contest) and they grab 37.3 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Falcons are hitting on 44.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 170th in the country.

The Bowling Green defense allows 36.1% from downtown (153 of 424) and their opponents are making 73.5% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 14.2 dimes and 35.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 291st and 278th in the nation. The Falcons on the defensive side of the court are 345th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 77.4. They have forced 11.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (271st in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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