Bowling Green Falcons vs Central Michigan Chippewas Prediction, 2/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Location: McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, MI

TV: ESPN+

McGuirk Arena is the site where the Central Michigan Chippewas (15-10) will attempt to beat the Bowling Green Falcons (16-9) on Tuesday.

The Bowling Green Falcons faced Eastern Michigan and took a loss by a final of 69-60 in their last game. Bowling Green wrapped up the contest with a 34.4% FG percentage (22 of 64) and made 6 out of their 26 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Falcons buried 10 of 19 shots for a rate of 52.6%. In relation to hauling in boards, they collected 36 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 9 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to defense, Bowling Green allowed the other team to shoot 43.9% from the floor on 25 out of 57 shooting. Eastern Michigan recorded 9 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. In addition, Eastern Michigan pulled down 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Eastern Michigan walked away from this one shooting 60.0% at the free throw line by converting 12 of their 20 tries. They also buried 7 out of their 24 attempts from 3-point land. When talking about fouls, the Falcons left the arena with 18 and Eastern Michigan finished the game with 17 fouls.

Marcus Hill is a guy who was a factor in this game. He left the arena with 19 points on 6 of 20 shooting. He played 37 mins and pulled down 6 rebounds. He finished shooting 30.0% from the floor and totaled 3 assists.

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Bowling Green comes into this one with a mark of 16-9 on the season. They currently have an average of 75.8 pts per game (121st in the nation) while hitting 44.1% from the floor. The Falcons are shooting 30.5% from downtown (174 of 571) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Bowling Green is snagging 37.7 boards per game and is sitting with 295 assists for the campaign, which ranks 308th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.3 times per game and as a team they commit 16.0 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Falcons have forced 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.7 fouls. They are 125th in the country in giving up assists with 313 conceded so far this year. The Falcons defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.7% (680 of 1,520) and they relinquish 35.8 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 35.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 197th in the nation in points per game allowed (72.4).

For their last game, the Central Michigan Chippewas went home victorious with a score of 69-42 when they played Western Michigan. In relation to team rebounding, Central Michigan permitted Western Michigan to collect 37 in all (15 offensive). They shot 22.9% from distance by hitting 8 of 35 and finished the contest at 4 of 7 from the free throw line (57.1%). The Chippewas permitted Western Michigan to bury 15 of 69 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 21.7% in this game. Overall, the Chippewas went 25 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1%. In reference to shots from distance, Central Michigan buried 8 out of 33 tries (24.2%). They were able to convert 11 of them for a rate of 61.1%. Western Michigan was called for 13 fouls in this game which got the Chippewas to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Chippewas recorded 35 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 45 in this matchup.

Derrick Butler ended up being important for the Chippewas in the game. He made 8 of 16 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 9 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 31 mins of playing time and earned 3 dimes in this matchup.

Central Michigan has a win-loss mark of 15-10 this season. The Chippewas are committing 16.1 personal fouls every game and they go 67.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.3 times per game (313th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per contest. Central Michigan has totaled 1,671 pts on the year (66.8 per contest) and they collect 35.6 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Chippewas are connecting on 42.9% from the floor, which ranks them 283rd in the country.

The Chippewas defensively are ranked 120th in college hoops in points given up per game with 69.8. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (62nd in college hoops). The Central Michigan defense allows 30.8% on shots from 3-point land (191 of 621) and their opponents are knocking down 73.4% of their foul shots. They concede 13.3 dimes and 36.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 225th and 282nd in Division 1.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Central Michigan and under the total points

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