Bowling Green Falcons vs Buffalo Bulls Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Buffalo Bulls

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Alumni Arena in Las Cruces, NM

TV: ESPN+

The Buffalo Bulls (8-16) will compete against the Bowling Green Falcons (9-15) at Alumni Arena on Saturday.

The Bowling Green Falcons took the court against Ohio and took a loss by a score of 86-81 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Falcons ended up finishing with 28 and Ohio accumulated 22 fouls. They also made 8 of 24 attempts from distance. Ohio went 88.2% at the free throw line by converting 30 of 34 attempts. In addition, Ohio collected 30 rebounds (2 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Ohio earned 12 assists and had 6 steals in this game. When talking about the defense, Bowling Green allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the floor on 24 out of 51 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned 34 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Falcons buried 16 of their 25 tries for a rate of 64.0%. Bowling Green ended the game having earned a 45.9% field goal percentage (28 out of 61) and buried 9 of 23 3-point shots.

Marcus Johnson is a guy who was a factor for this game. He left the arena with 21 points on 7 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and collected 4 rebounds. He ended up going 38.9% from the floor and totaled 5 assists.

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Bowling Green heads into this matchup with a mark of 9-15 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per game and as a group they commit 17.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, Bowling Green is pulling in 33.7 boards per game and is sitting with 276 assists on the year, which has them ranked 335th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Falcons are hitting 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (201 of 584) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They average 75.4 points per outing (149th in Division 1) while hitting 43.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Falcons have forced 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.9 fouls. They give up 32.5% from 3-point land and they are 292nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (75.8). The Falcons are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.7% (639 of 1,399) and they surrender 35.3 boards per game as a unit. They rank 260th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 345 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Buffalo Bulls walked away with a victory by a final of 73-67 against Northern Illinois. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Buffalo permitted Northern Illinois to pull down 31 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 18.2% from three-point range by going 4 out of 22 and ended up going 11 out of 11 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Bulls allowed Northern Illinois to bury 26 out of 60 tries from the field which had them shooting 43.3% in the game. Overall, the Bulls ended up going 24 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.4%. When talking about shots from downtown, Buffalo converted 9 of their 19 attempts (47.4%). They were able to convert 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. Northern Illinois committed 14 fouls for the game which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They gave up possession 12 times, while recording 5 steals in this game. The Bulls pulled down 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 33 for the game.

Tyson Dunn ended up being a major contributor for the Bulls in the matchup. He earned 22 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 11 in this game for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 8 rebounds.

Buffalo has a record of 8-16 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulls are shooting 42.2% from the field, which ranks 313th in college hoops. Buffalo has earned 1,742 pts this season (72.6 per contest) and they average 35.0 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.0 times per contest (155th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per game. The Bulls have committed 16.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 70.1% from the free throw line.

The Bulls are ranked 351st in college in PPG surrendered with 81.2. They are able to force 12.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (318th in Division 1). The Buffalo defense gives up 35.3% on shots from distance (204 of 578) and opponents are connecting on 71.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 15.8 dimes and 40.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 340th and 354th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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