Davidson Wildcats vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 11/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Bowling Green Falcons (0-1) welcome the Davidson Wildcats (1-0) at Stroh Center on Friday.

The Davidson Wildcats faced William Peace and went home with a win by a final score of 88-47 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 14 while William Peace finished the game with 12 fouls. They buried 11 of 30 tries from downtown. William Peace walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 4 of 8 shots. Moreover, William Peace pulled down 24 rebounds (3 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. William Peace recorded 9 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defense, Davidson allowed 31.4% from the floor on 16 out of 51 shooting. They also doled out 23 dimes in the matchup while forcing 22 turnovers and having 14 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 43 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 11 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 64.7%. Davidson walked away from the contest with a 51.4% FG percentage (36 of 70) and knocked down 5 of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

Connor Kochera is one player who had an impact in this matchup. He recorded 19 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He played for 19 mins played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He finished 70.0% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists.

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Davidson heads into this one with a record of 1-0 on the campaign. They are turning it over 8.0 times per game and as a team they commit 14.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Davidson is grabbing 44.0 boards per game and has racked up 23 assists on the season, which is 60th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are shooting 25.0% on three-point attempts (5 of 20) and 64.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 88.0 points per contest (123rd in college basketball) while connecting on 51.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Wildcats are able to force 22.0 turnovers every game while drawing 12.0 personal fouls. They rank 106th in D-1 in giving up assists with 9 conceded this season. The Wildcats defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 31.4% (16 of 51) and they surrender 29.0 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 30th in D-1 in points per game allowed (47.0).

In their last game, the Bowling Green Falcons took a loss by a final score of 77-75 when they faced IPFW. The Falcons were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the matchup. They gave up possession 13 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. IPFW was called for 8 fouls for this game which took the Falcons to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of those for a percentage of 77.8%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Bowling Green converted 5 of their 20 attempts (25.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Falcons finished the game shooting 28 for 58 from the field which had them shooting 48.3%. The Falcons allowed IPFW to bury 30 of their 64 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.9% for this contest. They went 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 21 and finished the contest at 10 out of 11 at the free throw line (90.9%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Bowling Green permitted IPFW to get 29 overall (2 on the offensive side).

Derrick Butler was important for the Falcons in this contest. He buried 7 out of 18 in the game for a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and added 2 assists for this game.

Bowling Green has a record of 0-1 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Falcons are hitting on 40.9% from the floor, which ranks them 270th in college basketball. Bowling Green has earned 68 pts this year (68.0 per game) and they pull in 36.0 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.0 times per contest (276th in the country) and they cough up possession 13.0 times per game. The Falcons are responsible for committing 13.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 50.0% from the free throw line.

The Falcons on the defensive side of the court are 250th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 77.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 49.2% from the floor (303rd in D-1). The Bowling Green defense concedes 22.7% on shots from 3-point land (5 of 22) and their opposition makes 85.7% of their foul shots. They have conceded 17.0 dimes and 37.0 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 319th and 247th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Davidson

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