Western Michigan Broncos vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Bowling Green Falcons (13-4) will try to defeat the Western Michigan Broncos (7-10) at Stroh Center on Saturday.

The Western Michigan Broncos faced Akron and took a loss by a final of 77-66 in their last game. Western Michigan finished the contest having earned a 45.0% field goal percentage (27 of 60) and knocked down 8 out of their 21 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Broncos made 4 of their 5 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing the defense, Western Michigan allowed 50.9% from the field on 29 out of 57 shooting. Akron earned 16 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In addition, Akron snagged 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Akron finished the contest at 85.7% from the charity stripe by making 12 of 14 attempts. They converted 7 of 17 attempts from 3-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Broncos walked away with 14 while Akron totaled 11 fouls.

Jefferson Monegro is a player who played a role in this contest. He totaled 17 points on 7 out of 9 shooting. He played 32 minutes played and collected 3 boards. He went 77.8% from the floor and also dished out 3 dimes.

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Western Michigan comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 7-10 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Western Michigan is pulling in 37.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 239 assists so far this season, which ranks 159th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Broncos are shooting 35.4% on 3-pointers (136 of 384) and 62.1% from the free throw line. They average 74.4 pts per contest (191st in college basketball) while hitting 45.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Broncos have forced 11.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They surrender 35.8% on shots from downtown and they rank 298th in college hoops in opponents PPG (76.2). The Broncos defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.2% (466 of 1,031) and they relinquish 34.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 302nd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 253 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last played, the Bowling Green Falcons got the win with a final of 78-73 against Miami. The Falcons were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 32 for the contest. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. Miami was called for 23 personal fouls for the game which took the Falcons to the charity stripe for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a rate of 61.3%. In regard to shooting from distance, Bowling Green converted 7 of their 20 attempts (35.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Falcons shot 26 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6%. The Falcons allowed Miami to bury 28 out of 57 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.1% in this contest. They finished 38.9% from beyond the arc by hitting 7 of 18 and ended up going 10 out of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding rebounding, Bowling Green permitted Miami to collect 33 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Marcus Hill was important for the Falcons for the contest. He made 8 of 13 in the game for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He tallied 23 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes in this contest.

Bowling Green has a record of 13-4 for the year. As an offensive team, the Falcons are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which is ranked 185th in college hoops. Bowling Green has earned 1,291 pts this year (75.9 per game) and they grab 38.2 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 11.5 times per contest (319th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest. The Falcons are responsible for committing 15.9 fouls every game and they hit 66.6% from the free throw line.

The Falcons on the defensive end are ranked 119th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 69.2. They have forced 12.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (149th in the country). The Bowling Green defense concedes 33.5% on 3-pointers (117 of 349) and their opponents are connecting on 65.7% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.0 assists and 35.4 boards every game, which has them ranked 115th and 204th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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