Bowling Green Falcons vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 2/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Location: George Gervin GameAbove Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

George Gervin GameAbove Center is the site where the Eastern Michigan Eagles (14-13) will play the Bowling Green Falcons (11-16) on Tuesday.

The Bowling Green Falcons faced off with Toledo and earned the victory with a final of 69-68 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Falcons walked away with 17 while Toledo totaled 12 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Toledo finished the contest at 80.0% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 15 tries. Furthermore, Toledo had 30 boards (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Toledo doled out 14 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. In regard to the defense, Bowling Green allowed the other team to shoot 38.1% from the field on 24 of 63 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists for the matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned 38 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Falcons converted 5 of 7 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Bowling Green ended having earned a 46.7% field goal percentage (28 of 60) and made 8 of 25 three-point shots.

Javontae Campbell is one player who was a major factor for the game. He ended up with 23 points on 10 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins played and snagged 3 boards. He finished 55.6% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes.

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Bowling Green will play this game with a mark of 11-16 this season. They are turning it over 12.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Bowling Green is pulling down 33.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 305 assists for the year, which has them ranked 348th in the nation in terms of passing. The Falcons are shooting 33.9% on three-point attempts (222 of 654) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.0 pts per game (150th in Division 1) while going 43.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Falcons are able to force 13.0 turnovers every game while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They are surrendering 32.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 285th in the nation in PPG allowed (75.4). The Falcons defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.6% (716 of 1,570) and they concede 35.3 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 253rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 388 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Eastern Michigan Eagles went home victorious with a score of 79-76 against Northern Illinois. With respect to rebounding, Eastern Michigan permitted Northern Illinois to snag 25 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 55.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 15 of 27 and finished the contest at 11 out of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). The Eagles permitted Northern Illinois to convert 25 of 55 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.5% for this contest. In all, the Eagles went 21 for 50 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Eastern Michigan converted 9 out of 22 tries (40.9%). They were able to convert 28 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Northern Illinois was called for 21 fouls for this contest which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for 36 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. The Eagles were able to snag 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 32 for the game.

Jalen Terry ended up being a factor for the Eagles in this contest. He converted 9 out of 19 for this game giving him a rate of 47.4%, and had 6 rebounds. He totaled 28 points in his 38 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Eastern Michigan has a win-loss mark of 14-13 this year. As an offense, the Eagles are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which is ranked 117th in the country. Eastern Michigan has accumulated 1,983 pts for the season (73.4 per game) and they average 32.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.8 times per game (250th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. The Eagles are committing 17.8 fouls per game and they connect on 72.4% from the free throw line.

The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 314th in D-1 in PPG given up with 76.9. They have forced 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (316th in college). The Eastern Michigan defense surrenders 36.4% on 3-pointers (219 of 601) and their opponents are knocking down 75.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.1 dimes and 33.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks 181st and 150th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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