Miami RedHawks vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 2/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Bowling Green Falcons (17-10) welcome the Miami RedHawks (13-14) at Stroh Center on Tuesday.

The Miami RedHawks stepped onto the hardwood against Central Michigan and notched a win by a score of 88-60 in their last game. Miami wrapped up the game with a 51.9% field goal percentage (27 of 52) and made 15 of their 26 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the RedHawks converted 19 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 82.6%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned 32 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about defending, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 39.6% from the field on 21 of 53 shooting. Central Michigan distributed 12 assists and had 7 steals in this game. On top of that, Central Michigan grabbed 30 rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Central Michigan ended up going 52.6% from the free throw line by making 10 of 19 attempts. They also converted 8 out of their 23 tries from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the RedHawks ended up with 19 and Central Michigan totaled 20 personal fouls.

Bradley Dean is someone who had an impact for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 71.4% from the field but didn't record a dime. He saw the court for 28 mins played and also collected 5 rebounds. He left the arena with 20 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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Miami will take the court with a mark of 13-14 on the campaign. They are turning it over 11.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Miami is grabbing 33.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 407 dimes this year, which is 93rd in college hoops in terms of passing. The RedHawks are shooting 37.1% on three-point attempts (222 of 599) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 72.4 pts per game (222nd in Division 1) while connecting on 45.4% from the field.

On defense, the RedHawks are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are 83rd in college basketball in giving up assists with 323 relinquished so far this year. The RedHawks are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.0% (673 of 1,565) and they surrender 35.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 31.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 140th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (70.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Bowling Green Falcons got the victory with a final of 76-68 when they faced Toledo. The Falcons snagged 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. Toledo had 17 personal fouls in this game which got the Falcons to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a percentage of 85.7%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Bowling Green made 4 of 12 tries (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Falcons finished the game shooting 27 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Falcons allowed Toledo to knock down 23 out of their 55 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.8% in this game. They finished shooting 45.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Bowling Green allowed Toledo to snag 24 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Marcus Hill pitched in for the Falcons for the contest. He converted 11 of 24 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 45.8%, and had 6 rebounds. He accumulated 31 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in the game.

Bowling Green has a win-loss mark of 17-10 so far this year. The Falcons commit 15.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.4 times per game (308th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 11.4 times per contest. Bowling Green has 2,031 points on the season (75.2 per contest) and they snag 38.3 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Falcons are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which ranks 244th in the nation.

The Falcons on the defensive side of the court are 185th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 71.9. They have forced 12.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (226th in the nation). The Bowling Green defense surrenders 36.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (199 of 553) and opponents are connecting on 66.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.3 dimes and 35.7 rebounds every game, which is 124th and 236th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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