Kent State Golden Flashes vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 1/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

Stroh Center is where the Bowling Green Falcons (14-4) will try to defeat the Kent State Golden Flashes (9-9) on Tuesday.

The Kent State Golden Flashes took the court against Akron and took a loss by a final of 77-71 in their last game. Kent State ended the contest with a 40.4% FG percentage (21 out of 52) and buried 9 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Golden Flashes buried 20 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 69.0%. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 27 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 12 assists in the game in addition to creating 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. In relation to defense, Kent State allowed 47.5% from the floor on 29 of 61 shooting. Akron totaled 5 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. On top of that, Akron collected 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Akron walked away from this one shooting 70.6% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 17 attempts. They made 7 out of their 25 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In reference to personal fouls, the Golden Flashes walked away with 15 while Akron accumulated 22 personal fouls.

Giovanni Santiago is a player who played a role for the matchup. He went 62.5% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 31 mins played and grabbed 1 rebound. He walked away with 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Kent State comes into this contest with a record of 9-9 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Kent State is snagging 34.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 239 assists for the year, which is 228th in the nation in terms of passing. The Golden Flashes are connecting on 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc (148 of 407) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. They average 77.8 pts per contest (94th in the nation) while going 45.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Golden Flashes are able to force 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They give up 35.4% on 3-point shots and they are 248th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.1). The Golden Flashes defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.0% (475 of 1,032) and they relinquish 33.3 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 223rd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 248 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Bowling Green Falcons got the victory with a final of 84-79 when they played Western Michigan. The Falcons were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 44 for the game. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 10 steals for the game. Western Michigan committed 22 personal fouls for this game which took the Falcons to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They were able to convert 23 of the free throws for a rate of 85.2%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Bowling Green made 7 out of 19 attempts (36.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Falcons shot 27 for 69 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.1%. The Falcons permitted Western Michigan to bury 32 of 71 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.1% for this game. They shot 52.6% from distance by going 10 out of 19 and ended up shooting 5 out of 10 at the free throw line (50.0%). Regarding team rebounding, Bowling Green permitted Western Michigan to snag 37 in total (12 offensive).

Marcus Hill ended up having an impact for the Falcons in the game. He buried 10 out of 26 in the game for a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and had 11 rebounds. He totaled 28 points in his 37 mins of playing time and tallied 2 assists in this contest.

Bowling Green has a mark of 14-4 on the year. The Falcons have committed 15.8 fouls per game and they connect on 67.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.5 times per game (308th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 11.5 times per game. Bowling Green has accounted for 1,375 pts so far this season (76.4 per game) and they grab 38.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Falcons are connecting on 44.4% from the field, which is ranked 204th in college basketball.

The Bowling Green defense allows 34.5% on 3-point attempts (127 of 368) and opponents are knocking down 65.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.3 assists and 35.7 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 137th and 224th in those categories on the defensive end. The Falcons on the defensive side of the court are 129th in college basketball in points given up per game with 69.8. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (156th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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