Bowling Green Falcons vs Central Michigan Chippewas Prediction, 3/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Bowling Green Falcons (19-12) are on their way to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Central Michigan Chippewas (18-13).

The Bowling Green Falcons faced off with Ball State and earned the victory with a final of 80-70 in their last game. Bowling Green ended with a 46.7% FG percentage (28 out of 60) and converted 9 out of their 22 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Falcons made 15 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled 30 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 13 dimes for this game while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to defense, Bowling Green allowed their opponent to shoot 44.4% from the floor on 24 out of 54 shooting. Ball State dished out 12 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Ball State pulled down 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Ball State shot 73.9% from the charity stripe by burying 17 of 23 tries. They made 5 of their 19 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Falcons walked away with 20 and Ball State finished the game with 15 fouls.

Marcus Hill is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up going 44.4% from the field and totaled 5 assists. He saw the court for 39 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up with 24 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Bowling Green comes into this matchup with a record of 19-12 for the season. They cough up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.9 fouls every game. As a team, Bowling Green is pulling in 38.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 354 assists for the season, which ranks 317th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Falcons are hitting 29.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (200 of 670) and 70.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.2 pts per contest (163rd in D-1) while going 43.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Falcons have forced 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.6% on 3-pointers while they are 153rd in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (71.2). The Falcons are giving up a FG percentage of 44.3% (821 of 1,854) and they surrender 35.1 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 121st in the nation in giving up assists with 384 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Central Michigan Chippewas got the victory with a final of 65-62 when they faced Eastern Michigan. The Chippewas recorded 34 defensive boards and 21 offensive rebounds totaling 55 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. Eastern Michigan earned 19 fouls in the matchup which got the Chippewas to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a clip of 57.9%. When discussing shooting from distance, Central Michigan buried 8 of 31 tries (25.8%). Overall, the Chippewas finished shooting 23 out of 75 from the field which had them at 30.7%. The Chippewas allowed Eastern Michigan to convert 23 out of their 66 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.8% for this contest. They shot 22.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). With respect to how they rebounded, Central Michigan permitted Eastern Michigan to pull down 31 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Paul McMillan was important for the Chippewas in the game. He buried 8 out of 24 for the contest for a rate of 33.3%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. He had 25 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 6 dimes for the matchup.

Central Michigan has a win-loss mark of 18-13 on the campaign. The Chippewas commit 16.6 fouls every game while shooting 66.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.3 times per contest (317th in D-1) and they turn it over 12.2 times per contest. Central Michigan has totaled 2,071 points for the season (66.8 per contest) and they grab 36.6 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Chippewas are connecting on 42.2% from the field, which is 298th in the country.

The Central Michigan defense surrenders 31.2% on shots from 3-point land (237 of 760) and opponents are knocking down 73.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 13.2 assists and 37.3 boards per game, which is ranked 208th and 311th in college basketball. The Chippewas on the defensive end are ranked 125th in the country in PPG allowed with 70.2. They have forced 11.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (42nd 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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