Toledo Rockets vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Toledo Rockets (17-9) are headed to Stroh Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the Bowling Green Falcons (16-10).

The Toledo Rockets played Akron and notched a win by a score of 72-64 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Rockets ended up with 15 while Akron recorded 18 fouls. They also made 7 out of their 26 attempts from three-point range. Akron walked away from this one shooting 73.3% from the free throw line by making 11 of 15 tries. On top of that, Akron snagged 39 boards (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Akron recorded 10 assists and had 1 steal in the game. When talking about defense, Toledo let their opponent shoot 40.4% from the field on 23 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in this matchup as well as creating 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 36 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Rockets converted 10 of 18 attempts for a rate of 55.6%. Toledo walked away from the game having earned a 42.2% field goal percentage (27 of 64) and made 8 out of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Sonny Wilson is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He ended up shooting 63.6% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He played for 29 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Toledo steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 17-9 on the campaign. They are averaging 80.5 pts per contest (35th in college hoops) while going 47.9% from the floor. The Rockets are shooting 37.4% on shots from 3-point land (165 of 441) and 75.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Toledo is collecting 33.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 349 dimes on the season, which is 179th in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.4 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Rockets are able to force 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They give up 34.8% on three-point shots while they are 313th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (77.1). The Rockets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.8% (757 of 1,551) and they relinquish 33.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 255th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 360 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Bowling Green Falcons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 62-60 when they faced Central Michigan. In relation to cleaning the glass, Bowling Green allowed Central Michigan to pull down 37 in total (3 offensive). They shot 28.6% from 3-point land by hitting 6 of 21 and finished the contest at 6 out of 10 from the free throw line (60.0%). The Falcons allowed Central Michigan to make 25 of 66 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.9% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Falcons went 18 out of 65 from the field which had them shooting 27.7%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Bowling Green made 1 out of their 17 tries (5.9%). They were able to bury 23 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.7%. Central Michigan was called for 24 fouls in this contest which got the Falcons to the free throw line for 30 attempts. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. The Falcons earned 37 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 51 for this game.

Rashaun Agee ended up being a major contributor for the Falcons in the matchup. He knocked down 3 out of 9 in this matchup giving him a rate of 33.3%, and accounted for 11 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 37 minutes on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Bowling Green has a mark of 16-10 for the season. The Falcons are responsible for committing 15.9 personal fouls per game and they hit 69.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.6 times per contest (303rd in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.4 times per game. Bowling Green has totaled 1,955 points this year (75.2 per game) and they pull in 38.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Falcons are hitting on 43.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 249th in the country.

The Bowling Green defense gives up 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (190 of 533) and their opposition makes 65.9% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.3 assists and 36.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 131st and 252nd in college hoops. The Falcons on defense are ranked 189th in D-1 in points given up per game with 72.0. They have forced 12.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the field (233rd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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