Bowling Green Falcons vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, IL

TV: ESPN+

NIU Convocation Center is the location where the Northern Illinois Huskies (6-9) will try to beat the Bowling Green Falcons (11-4) on Saturday.

The Bowling Green Falcons faced Ohio and went home with a win by a final score of 83-78 in their last contest. Bowling Green ended the contest having earned a 49.2% field goal percentage (31 of 63) and buried 12 of their 24 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Falcons converted 9 of their 13 tries for a rate of 69.2%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 20 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about the defense, Bowling Green allowed 49.1% from the floor on 28 of 57 shooting. Ohio distributed 18 assists and had 7 steals in this game. Moreover, Ohio pulled down 26 boards (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't have a block. Ohio finished the game shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by making 12 of their 18 tries. They converted 10 out of their 25 shots from long range. In regard to fouls, the Falcons ended up finishing with 16 while Ohio racked up 17 fouls.

Trey Thomas is one player who was a contributor in the game. He ended up going 53.3% from the field and distributed 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He totaled 20 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Bowling Green will play this game with a win-loss mark of 11-4 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.6 fouls every game. As a team, Bowling Green is pulling in 38.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 177 dimes for the campaign, which is 311th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Falcons are shooting 31.7% on 3-point shots (114 of 360) and 66.5% from the charity stripe. They average 75.3 points per game (170th in Division 1) while going 44.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Falcons are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are 107th in the country in allowing assists with 178 conceded for the campaign. The Falcons are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.4% (391 of 923) and they surrender 35.9 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 33.4% on 3-point attempts and they rank 119th in D-1 in opponents points per game (68.8).

In their last game, the Northern Illinois Huskies took a loss by a final score of 95-90 against Western Michigan. In the matter of team rebounding, Northern Illinois permitted Western Michigan to collect 35 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 of 20 and finished the contest at 25 out of 47 from the charity stripe (53.2%). The Huskies allowed Western Michigan to knock down 31 out of their 58 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 53.4% in this game. When the game finished, the Huskies shot 30 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.6%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Northern Illinois buried 12 of their 29 attempts (41.4%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Western Michigan was called for 21 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. The Huskies collected 28 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the game.

David Coit was important for the Huskies in the matchup. He earned 32 points in his 45 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 10 assists in this matchup. He converted 10 out of 19 in the matchup for a rate of 52.6%, and had 3 rebounds.

Northern Illinois has a win-loss record of 6-9 on the campaign. The Huskies are committing 17.3 fouls every game and they shoot 66.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.3 times per game (327th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 13.1 times per contest. Northern Illinois has accumulated 1,166 pts for the season (77.7 per game) and they average 36.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Huskies are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 112th in college basketball.

The Huskies defensively are ranked 342nd in college basketball in PPG allowed with 79.1. They are able to force 11.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.3% from the floor (256th in college basketball). The Northern Illinois defense concedes 35.5% on 3-point shots (116 of 327) and opponents are converting on 69.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 15.1 assists and 38.2 rebounds every game, which is ranked 323rd and 311th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northern Illinois

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