Bowling Green Falcons vs Ball State Cardinals Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Ball State Cardinals

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Worthen Arena in Muncie, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Ball State Cardinals (7-7) will go up against the Bowling Green Falcons (6-8) at Worthen Arena on Saturday.

The Bowling Green Falcons played Western Michigan and earned the victory with a final of 83-79 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Falcons ended up with 17 and Western Michigan totaled 20 personal fouls. They converted 4 out of their 21 tries from long range. Western Michigan finished the contest at 71.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of 21 attempts. In addition, Western Michigan grabbed 30 rebounds (13 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Western Michigan distributed 15 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defending, Bowling Green allowed 48.4% from the floor on 30 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Falcons made 15 of 25 tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Bowling Green wrapped up the contest with a 53.4% FG percentage (31 out of 58) and buried 6 out of their 17 shots from distance.

Trey Thomas is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up going 46.7% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 30 mins played and also snagged 2 boards. He scored 22 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Bowling Green enters this contest with a win-loss record of 6-8 so far this year. They turn it over 11.8 times per game and as a team they commit 17.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Bowling Green is pulling in 34.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 165 assists on the season, which is 341st in the nation in terms of passing. The Falcons are shooting 35.3% on three-point shots (121 of 343) and 77.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 78.0 pts per contest (112th in Division 1) while shooting 45.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Falcons are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 15.7 fouls. They concede 30.4% on 3-pointers and they rank 277th in college in PPG allowed (74.9). The Falcons defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.2% (371 of 840) and they relinquish 35.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 224th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 208 conceded this season.

The last time they took the court, the Ball State Cardinals walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-72 against Miami. The Cardinals were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the game. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. Miami committed 21 personal fouls for the contest which got the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They were able to make 21 of the free throw tries for a clip of 70.0%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Ball State converted 5 of 21 tries (23.8%). Overall, the Cardinals finished 23 for 53 from the floor which had them shooting 43.4%. The Cardinals allowed Miami to bury 31 of 56 attempts from the field which had them shooting 55.4% in the game. They wrapped up this game 30.0% from three-point range by going 6 out of 20 and ended up going 12 out of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Ball State permitted Miami to collect 24 overall (2 offensive).

Jermahri Hill was important for the Cardinals in the game. He had 20 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and added 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 7 of 16 for this contest giving him a rate of 43.8%, and accumulated 1 rebound.

Ball State has a win-loss record of 7-7 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Cardinals are shooting 44.8% from the field, which is ranked 205th in college. Ball State has accounted for 1,053 pts for the year (75.2 per contest) and they collect 36.6 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.6 times per contest (283rd in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest. The Cardinals commit 16.7 fouls every game and they hit 69.6% from the free throw line.

The Cardinals defensively are ranked 172nd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 70.9. They are able to force 10.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (93rd in college). The Ball State defense gives up 30.7% on shots from distance (106 of 345) and opponents are converting on 73.4% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 13.5 dimes and 34.9 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 217th and 214th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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