Bowling Green Falcons vs Akron Zips Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Akron Zips

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Bowling Green Falcons (10-3) are hitting the road to James A. Rhodes Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Akron Zips (9-4).

The Bowling Green Falcons faced off with Eastern Michigan and notched a win by a score of 92-90 in their last contest. Bowling Green ended having earned a 46.2% field goal percentage (30 out of 65) and converted 8 out of their 27 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Falcons buried 24 of their 38 shots for a percentage of 63.2%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 41 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 14 assists in this game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to the defense, Bowling Green allowed 50.0% from the field on 38 of 76 shooting. Eastern Michigan distributed 10 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Additionally, Eastern Michigan collected 41 boards (8 offensive, 33 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Eastern Michigan ended up going 64.3% from the charity stripe by making 9 of their 14 attempts. They converted 5 of 17 shots from 3-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Falcons left the arena with 16 and Eastern Michigan racked up 29 personal fouls.

Marcus Hill is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He totaled 35 points on 10 of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 42 mins played and also pulled down 8 boards. He ended up shooting 45.5% from the field and totaled 3 dimes.

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Bowling Green comes into this game with a mark of 10-3 this year. They have an average of 75.4 points per game (181st in D-1) while shooting 44.2% from the field. The Falcons are shooting 30.7% on three-point attempts (96 of 313) and 67.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Bowling Green is snagging 39.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 147 assists for the year, which has them ranked 326th in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.2 fouls every game.

On defense, the Falcons are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are giving up 32.0% from 3-point land and they are 95th in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.0). The Falcons defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.4% (335 of 810) and they surrender 36.1 boards per contest as a team. They are 32nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 138 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Akron Zips got the victory with a final of 73-51 against Northern Illinois. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Akron permitted Northern Illinois to snag 23 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 18.2% from three-point range by connecting on 4 of 22 and finished the game at 13 of 16 at the charity stripe (81.3%). The Zips allowed Northern Illinois to knock down 17 of their 53 tries from the floor which had them shooting 32.1% for the matchup. In all, the Zips ended up going 27 out of 55 from the field which had them sitting at 49.1%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Akron converted 8 of their 19 tries (42.1%). They were able to convert 11 of them for a rate of 78.6%. Northern Illinois was called for 15 fouls in this game which got the Zips to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. The Zips earned 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this contest.

Enrique Freeman was important for the Zips in the matchup. He made 6 of 9 in the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 10 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist.

Akron has a win-loss mark of 9-4 this season. As an offense, the Zips are connecting on 47.2% from the field, which ranks them 77th in the country. Akron has accounted for 995 pts on the season (76.5 per game) and they grab 36.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per contest (111th in the country) and they turn it over 13.1 times per game. The Zips are responsible for committing 15.2 fouls every game and they hit 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The Akron defense surrenders 32.2% on 3-pointers (84 of 261) and their opponents are connecting on 65.9% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.2 dimes and 30.6 boards per game, which has them ranked 145th and 23rd in college basketball. The Zips on the defensive end are ranked 53rd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 65.2. They are able to force 13.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (196th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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