Bowling Green Falcons vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 11/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: BTN

Breslin Center is the site where the Michigan State Spartans (2-1) will meet the Bowling Green Falcons (1-2) on Saturday.

The Bowling Green Falcons played Taylor (IN) and earned the victory with a final of 107-43 in their last game. Bowling Green ended the game with a 59.7% FG percentage (40 out of 67) and knocked down 16 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Falcons buried 11 of 15 tries for a rate of 73.3%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 43 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 18 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and having 13 steals. In relation to the defense, Bowling Green allowed the other team to shoot 28.6% from the floor on 16 out of 56 shooting. Taylor (IN) recorded 8 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. On top of that, Taylor (IN) pulled down 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Taylor (IN) shot 57.1% at the free throw line by converting 8 of their 14 shots. They converted 3 of their 31 attempts from downtown. When it comes to fouls, the Falcons walked away with 16 while Taylor (IN) recorded 10 fouls.

Marcus Johnson is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He accumulated 19 points on 6 of 7 shooting. He played for 17 mins and totaled 2 rebounds. He shot 85.7% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Bowling Green enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-2 this season. They average 86.7 points per game (69th in Division 1) on 49.2% from the field. The Falcons are hitting 45.0% on three-point attempts (36 of 80) and 70.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Bowling Green is grabbing 37.0 boards per game and has accounted for 41 assists on the campaign, which is 198th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Falcons have forced 15.3 turnovers per game while drawing 13.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 264th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 43 relinquished for the year. The Falcons defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.1% (75 of 178) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 23.1% from beyond the arc and they are 185th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.3).

The last time they took the court, the Michigan State Spartans took a defeat with a final score of 77-69 when they played Kansas. When talking about rebounding, Michigan State permitted Kansas to pull down 43 overall (9 offensive). They went 29.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 5 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 22 at the free throw line (72.7%). The Spartans permitted Kansas to bury 28 out of 69 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 40.6% in the game. Overall, the Spartans finished 24 for 69 from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.8%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Michigan State buried 3 out of 24 attempts (12.5%). They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Kansas was called for 19 personal fouls for the game which took the Spartans to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. The Spartans collected 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for this contest.

Frankie Fidler ended up being a major contributor for the Spartans for the matchup. He earned 15 points in his 24 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He made 3 out of 12 in this game giving him a rate of 25.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Michigan State has a mark of 2-1 for the campaign. The Spartans are committing 16.0 fouls per game and they shoot 76.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.0 times per contest (60th in the country) and they turn it over 11.0 times per contest. Michigan State has totaled 246 pts this season (82.0 per game) and they grab 45.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Spartans are hitting on 45.2% from the field, which is 200th in college basketball.

The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 105th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 64.7. They are able to force 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 35.5% from the floor (44th in college hoops). The Michigan State defense allows 31.4% on shots from 3-point land (22 of 70) and opponents are connecting on 75.0% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.3 dimes and 35.3 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 175th and 206th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan State

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