Niagara Purple Eagles vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Niagara Purple Eagles vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

Stroh Center is the location where the Bowling Green Falcons (1-2) will attempt to defeat the Niagara Purple Eagles (1-2) on Tuesday.

The Niagara Purple Eagles faced Detroit and ended up losing by a score of 84-78 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Purple Eagles ended up walking away with 22 and Detroit accounted for 14 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 20 attempts from three-point range. Detroit ended up shooting 72.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 21 of their 29 shots. On top of that, Detroit had 41 boards (10 offensive, 31 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Detroit distributed 14 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In reference to defense, Niagara allowed the other team to shoot 45.8% from the field on 27 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they compiled 27 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Purple Eagles buried 11 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 64.7%. Niagara walked away from the game with a 42.2% FG percentage (27 of 64) and buried 13 out of their 34 3-pointers.

Olumide Adelodun is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He accounted for 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He played for 41 minutes and grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Niagara enters this game with a record of 1-2 so far this year. They average 79.3 points per outing (179th in college hoops) while shooting 46.1% from the field. The Purple Eagles are hitting 39.1% on shots from 3-point land (34 of 87) and 66.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Niagara is snagging 31.3 rebounds per game and has racked up 46 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 165th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 21.7 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Purple Eagles are forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 269th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 46 surrendered so far this season. The Purple Eagles defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.5% (85 of 187) and they relinquish 42.3 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 35.0% from 3-point land and they are 323rd in the country in PPG allowed (81.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Bowling Green Falcons got the victory with a final of 107-43 when they played Taylor (IN). In reference to rebounding, Bowling Green allowed Taylor (IN) to snag 24 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 9.7% from 3-point land by shooting 3 out of 31 and ended up going 8 of 14 at the free throw line (57.1%). The Falcons permitted Taylor (IN) to make 16 of 56 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 28.6% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Falcons walked away from this one shooting 40 for 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.7%. In terms of 3-pointers, Bowling Green made 16 out of 30 tries (53.3%). They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 73.3%. Taylor (IN) earned 10 personal fouls for the contest which took the Falcons to the charity stripe for 15 shots. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 13 steals for the game. The Falcons earned 34 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for the game.

Marcus Johnson ended up being important for the Falcons in this game. He knocked down 6 out of 7 for the game giving him a rate of 85.7%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 17 mins on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes for this game.

Bowling Green has a win-loss record of 1-2 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Falcons are hitting on 49.2% from the floor, which ranks them 84th in college hoops. Bowling Green has scored 260 points this year (86.7 per game) and they collect 37.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.7 times per game (220th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. The Falcons have committed 16.7 personal fouls every game and they go 70.8% from the charity stripe.

The Falcons on the defensive side of the court are 187th in D-1 in PPG given up with 70.3. They have forced 15.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (197th in college hoops). The Bowling Green defense concedes 23.1% on three-point shots (18 of 78) and opponents are connecting on 76.8% of their free throw shots. They have given up 14.3 dimes and 34.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 260th and 163rd in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Niagara

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