Morgan State Bears vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 12/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Morgan State Bears vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

Stroh Center is where the Bowling Green Falcons (3-5) will try to beat the Morgan State Bears (5-6) on Saturday.

The Morgan State Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Cheyney and earned the victory with a final of 124-57 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bears walked away with 21 and Cheyney finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They knocked down 5 of their 12 attempts from beyond the arc. Cheyney finished the contest at 59.3% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 27 attempts. Additionally, Cheyney had 19 rebounds (3 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Cheyney distributed 10 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. When discussing defending, Morgan State allowed the other team to shoot 32.7% from the floor on 18 out of 55 shooting. They also dished out 29 dimes for this contest while forcing 21 turnovers and earning 13 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 50 with 12 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Bears buried 23 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 82.1%. Morgan State finished having earned a 63.4% FG percentage (45 of 71) and converted 11 out of their 20 shots from beyond the arc.

Will Thomas is someone who came through in this game. He finished with 32 points on 12 out of 15 shooting. He played 21 mins and also collected 1 board. He finished the game at 80.0% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes.

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Morgan State will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 5-6 on the season. They turn it over 15.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Morgan State is collecting 39.3 boards per contest and has tallied 144 assists this year, which ranks 51st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bears are connecting on 35.5% on 3-point shots (54 of 152) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.6 points per game (30th in the country) while connecting on 51.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They rank 348th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 149 surrendered this season. The Bears defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.5% (278 of 654) and they surrender 33.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 32.3% from beyond the arc and they rank 262nd in D-1 in opponents points per game (74.7).

For their last game, the Bowling Green Falcons went home victorious with a score of 61-60 when they faced New Mexico State. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Bowling Green permitted New Mexico State to grab 43 in all (12 offensive). They went 36.4% from downtown by going 8 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 10 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Falcons allowed New Mexico State to make 22 of 65 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.8% in the game. In all, the Falcons finished shooting 15 for 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 28.8%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Bowling Green buried 5 of 21 attempts (23.8%). They were able to make 26 of the free throws for a clip of 86.7%. New Mexico State was called for 22 personal fouls for this game which got the Falcons to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Falcons were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the game.

Marcus Johnson ended up having an impact for the Falcons in the game. He knocked down 7 out of 13 for the game for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 assists in this matchup.

Bowling Green has a record of 3-5 so far this season. The Falcons are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game and they go 80.6% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 12.1 times per game (292nd in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per game. Bowling Green has accounted for 607 points for the year (75.9 per contest) and they collect 33.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Falcons are shooting 44.8% from the field, which has them ranked 200th in the country.

The Bowling Green defense surrenders 29.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (57 of 194) and opponents are making 79.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 14.5 assists and 36.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 279th and 247th in college basketball. The Falcons defensively are ranked 214th in D-1 in points given up per game with 72.3. They have forced 13.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the floor (201st in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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