Bowling Green Falcons vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 3/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: University Arena (MI) in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN+

University Arena (MI) is where the Western Michigan Broncos (11-18) will go up against the Bowling Green Falcons (17-12) on Tuesday.

The Bowling Green Falcons played Ohio and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-59 in their last game. Bowling Green ended the contest with a 41.3% field goal percentage (19 out of 46) and knocked down 3 of their 11 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Falcons buried 18 of 20 shots for a percentage of 90.0%. With respect to rebounding, they collected 29 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 7 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. When talking about the defense, Bowling Green let their opponent shoot 42.3% from the floor on 22 out of 52 shooting. Ohio doled out 14 assists and had 8 steals for this game. Additionally, Ohio pulled down 23 rebounds (11 offensive, 12 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Ohio finished the contest at 87.5% at the charity stripe by making 14 of their 16 shots. They converted 8 of 27 tries from 3-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Falcons walked away with 16 while Ohio had 13 fouls.

Rashaun Agee is one guy who played a role for the game. He went 75.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 33 mins played and pulled down 11 boards. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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Bowling Green enters this contest with a win-loss record of 17-12 on the campaign. They are turning it over 11.6 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Bowling Green is pulling in 38.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 328 assists so far this season, which is 321st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Falcons are connecting on 29.5% on 3-point shots (186 of 631) and 70.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.1 points per contest (170th in the nation) while hitting 43.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Falcons are able to force 12.0 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They currently rank 126th in college basketball in allowing assists with 362 surrendered so far this season. The Falcons defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.3% (772 of 1,742) and they relinquish 35.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 36.2% from 3-point land and they are 164th in D-1 in opponents points per game (71.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Western Michigan Broncos walked away with a victory by a final of 78-76 against Ball State. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Western Michigan permitted Ball State to get 26 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 26.9% from distance by shooting 7 out of 26 and finished the contest at 25 of 28 from the free throw line (89.3%). The Broncos allowed Ball State to knock down 22 of 61 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 36.1% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Broncos ended up shooting 33 for 73 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.2%. In reference to shots from distance, Western Michigan buried 6 of their 17 tries (35.3%). They were able to make 6 of those for a rate of 66.7%. Ball State had 17 fouls for this contest which got the Broncos to the charity stripe for 9 tries. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Broncos were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for this game.

JaVaughn Hannah was important for the Broncos for the game. He knocked down 7 of 15 for this contest for a rate of 46.7%, and had 4 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 43 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 dimes in this matchup.

Western Michigan has a record of 11-18 for the campaign. The Broncos are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 62.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.5 times per contest (153rd in the nation) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. Western Michigan has accounted for 2,071 points on the campaign (71.4 per game) and they average 37.9 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Broncos are shooting 43.4% from the floor, which is 262nd in college basketball.

The Broncos on defense are ranked 252nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 74.4. They are forcing 11.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (218th in D-1). The Western Michigan defense concedes 34.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (228 of 668) and their opposition knocks down 72.1% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.6 assists and 35.1 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 254th and 207th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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