Buffalo Bulls vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Buffalo Bulls (2-19) are headed to Stroh Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Bowling Green Falcons (15-7).

The Buffalo Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against Kent State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-52 in their last contest. Buffalo wrapped up the contest with a 32.1% FG percentage (18 out of 56) and converted 6 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Bulls converted 10 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Regarding hauling in boards, they compiled 16 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 10 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to defense, Buffalo allowed the other team to go 53.4% from the floor on 31 of 58 shooting. Kent State earned 19 assists and had 7 steals for this game. On top of that, Kent State grabbed 40 boards (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Kent State finished 77.8% at the charity stripe by converting 7 of their 9 attempts. They also made 14 of 24 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Bulls walked away with 12 while Kent State recorded 15 fouls.

Isaiah Adams is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He left the arena with 12 points on 4 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 30 minutes played and totaled 1 board. He walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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Buffalo enters this one with a record of 2-19 for the season. They turn it over 14.9 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Buffalo is grabbing 35.3 boards per game and has totaled 259 assists for the campaign, which is 302nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bulls are connecting on 26.3% from downtown (141 of 537) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 66.5 pts per contest (332nd in Division 1) while shooting 40.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulls are able to force 10.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.6 fouls. They are 346th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 351 surrendered so far this season. The Bulls are giving up a FG percentage of 48.6% (633 of 1,302) and they surrender 36.6 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 347th in college basketball in PPG allowed (80.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Bowling Green Falcons took a defeat with a final score of 77-76 when they faced Central Michigan. When discussing rebounds, Bowling Green permitted Central Michigan to get 42 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 38.5% from downtown via 5 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Falcons permitted Central Michigan to knock down 31 out of 61 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.8% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Falcons ended up going 24 for 73 from the floor which had them at 32.9%. When talking about 3-point shots, Bowling Green buried 7 out of 33 attempts (21.2%). They were able to knock down 21 of those for a rate of 65.6%. Central Michigan committed 19 fouls for the contest which took the Falcons to the charity stripe for 32 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 3 times, while earning 11 steals in this contest. The Falcons collected 20 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this game.

Marcus Hill was important for the Falcons in this game. He earned 22 points in his 43 mins on the court and tallied 7 dimes for this contest. He converted 8 out of 20 in the game for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Bowling Green has a mark of 15-7 for the campaign. The Falcons are committing 16.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 68.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.8 times per contest (294th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest. Bowling Green has accumulated 1,688 points this year (76.7 per contest) and they collect 38.1 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Falcons are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which is ranked 215th in college hoops.

The Falcons defensively are ranked 188th in the country in points given up per game with 72.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (232nd in college basketball). The Bowling Green defense allows 35.9% on three-point shots (158 of 440) and opponents are connecting on 66.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.4 dimes and 35.9 rebounds per game, which ranks them 142nd and 238th in Division 1.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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