Bowling Green Falcons vs Central Michigan Chippewas Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Bowling Green Falcons (7-13) are headed to McGuirk Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Central Michigan Chippewas (9-11).

The Bowling Green Falcons faced off with Kent State and took a loss by a score of 75-57 in their last game. Bowling Green finished the contest with a 32.1% FG percentage (17 out of 53) and made 7 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Falcons knocked down 16 of 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 23 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 6 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. Pertaining to defending, Bowling Green allowed the other team to shoot 51.9% from the field on 28 out of 54 shooting. Kent State distributed 16 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. Moreover, Kent State snagged 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Kent State finished 69.2% at the charity stripe by converting 9 of 13 tries. They converted 10 out of their 22 tries from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Falcons finished with 15 while Kent State recorded 19 personal fouls.

Marcus Johnson is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up with 21 points on 7 of 17 shooting. He played 36 mins played and also grabbed 6 boards. He finished shooting 41.2% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Bowling Green comes into this contest with a record of 7-13 on the campaign. They are averaging 75.3 pts per game (167th in the nation) while hitting 44.0% from the field. The Falcons are shooting 34.1% on three-point shots (165 of 484) and 75.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Bowling Green is pulling down 34.0 boards per contest and has accumulated 223 dimes on the year, which ranks 349th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.1 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.6 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Falcons are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 288th in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.6). The Falcons defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.4% (535 of 1,178) and they relinquish 35.6 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 249th in D-1 in giving up assists with 291 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Central Michigan Chippewas went home defeated by a final of 75-69 against Buffalo. In regard to rebounding, Central Michigan permitted Buffalo to pull down 34 in total (12 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 9 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 17 from the free throw line (58.8%). The Chippewas permitted Buffalo to make 28 of 62 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 45.2% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Chippewas went 27 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. In relation to shots from downtown, Central Michigan made 5 out of 19 tries (26.3%). They were able to convert 10 of those for a rate of 43.5%. Buffalo was called for 20 personal fouls in this game which got the Chippewas to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They also gave up possession 17 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Chippewas were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for this game.

Anthony Pritchard pitched in for the Chippewas in the matchup. He totaled 16 points in his 38 minutes on the court and earned 5 assists in this contest. He made 7 of 18 for this game giving him a rate of 38.9%, and had 4 rebounds.

Central Michigan has a mark of 9-11 for the campaign. The Chippewas are responsible for committing 16.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.6 times per game (196th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per contest. Central Michigan has scored 1,467 points so far this year (73.4 per contest) and they average 37.3 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Chippewas are hitting on 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 153rd in the country.

The Chippewas on the defensive side of the court are 132nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 70.0. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (118th in the country). The Central Michigan defense gives up 31.4% on 3-pointers (162 of 516) and their opponents are making 68.9% of their free throw shots. They have given up 13.9 dimes and 32.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 248th and 96th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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