Bowling Green Falcons vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 3/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

Convocation Center (OH) is where the Ohio Bobcats (16-12) will take on the Bowling Green Falcons (17-11) on Saturday.

The Bowling Green Falcons faced off with Miami and ended up losing by a score of 66-58 in their last game. Bowling Green wrapped up the game having earned a 32.4% field goal percentage (23 out of 71) and converted 4 out of their 19 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Falcons converted 8 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 61.5%. Concerning rebounding, they earned a total of 39 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 12 assists in the game in addition to creating 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing the defense, Bowling Green allowed their opponent to shoot 45.8% from the field on 22 of 48 shooting. Miami totaled 17 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Miami pulled down 32 rebounds (2 offensive, 30 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Miami finished the game at 72.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 18 attempts. They also buried 9 of their 17 attempts from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Falcons ended up walking away with 18 and Miami recorded 14 personal fouls.

Rashaun Agee is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished shooting 52.9% from the field and earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and collected 14 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Bowling Green enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 17-11 this season. They have an average of 74.6 points per outing (154th in the nation) while connecting on 43.1% from the field. The Falcons are hitting 29.5% on three-point attempts (183 of 620) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Bowling Green is grabbing 38.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 321 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 314th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.0 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Falcons are able to force 11.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 135th in D-1 in giving up assists with 348 relinquished this season. The Falcons defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.4% (750 of 1,690) and they relinquish 35.7 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 36.5% on shots from distance and they are ranked 176th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (71.7).

In their last game, the Ohio Bobcats got the victory with a final of 74-67 when they played Akron. The Bobcats were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the game. They also gave up possession 6 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. Akron was called for 20 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bobcats to the free throw line for 20 tries. They were able to make 17 of them for a percentage of 85.0%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Ohio buried 7 out of 27 tries (25.9%). When the game finished, the Bobcats ended up going 25 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5%. The Bobcats permitted Akron to bury 26 out of 55 attempts from the field which had them at 47.3% in the game. They finished 35.3% from downtown via 6 of 17 and finished the game at 9 of 15 at the free throw line (60.0%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Ohio allowed Akron to grab 30 in all (6 offensive).

Jaylin Hunter ended up being a major contributor for the Bobcats in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 14 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and had 4 rebounds. He recorded 23 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 6 dimes in the game.

Ohio has a win-loss mark of 16-12 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bobcats are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks 97th in D-1. Ohio has accounted for 2,191 pts on the campaign (78.3 per game) and they grab 35.1 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per game (121st in the country) and they turn it over 9.6 times per contest. The Bobcats commit 17.3 fouls per game and they hit 72.8% from the charity stripe.

The Bobcats on the defensive end are ranked 172nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 71.6. They have forced 12.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (150th in college basketball). The Ohio defense gives up 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc (204 of 614) and opponents are converting on 70.7% of their foul shots. They allow 11.1 assists and 35.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 47th and 246th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ohio

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