Bowling Green Falcons vs Miami RedHawks Prediction, 1/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Miami RedHawks

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Location: Millett Hall in Oxford, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Bowling Green Falcons (7-10) are hitting the road to Millett Hall on Tuesday where they will take on the Miami RedHawks (13-4).

The Bowling Green Falcons played Eastern Michigan and went home with a loss by a final score of 68-62 in their last contest. Bowling Green finished the contest having earned a 34.5% field goal percentage (20 out of 58) and buried 5 of 22 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Falcons buried 17 of 23 shots for a rate of 73.9%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they collected 32 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 4 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing the defense, Bowling Green allowed the other team to shoot 48.0% from the field on 24 of 50 shooting. Eastern Michigan doled out 9 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. On top of that, Eastern Michigan had 34 rebounds (5 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't have a block. Eastern Michigan ended up going 66.7% from the charity stripe by converting 10 of 15 attempts. They also buried 10 out of their 20 tries from long range. When it comes to fouls, the Falcons ended up walking away with 15 and Eastern Michigan finished the game with 21 fouls.

Marcus Johnson is one guy who was a factor for the contest. He was able to score 18 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins and snagged 2 boards. He went 55.6% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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Bowling Green will enter this contest with a record of 7-10 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Bowling Green is collecting 35.1 boards per game and is sitting with 189 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 355th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Falcons are shooting 34.1% on shots from downtown (142 of 416) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. They average 76.6 pts per contest (139th in the country) while connecting on 44.5% from the field.

On defense, the Falcons are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 16.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 213th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 247 relinquished so far this season. The Falcons defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.5% (447 of 1,005) and they surrender 35.8 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 269th in college hoops in opponents PPG (74.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Miami RedHawks went home victorious with a score of 70-61 against Kent State. The RedHawks collected 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this game. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 2 steals in this matchup. Kent State was called for 18 personal fouls in the game which got the RedHawks to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Miami converted 8 of their 24 attempts (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the RedHawks went 23 out of 47 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.9%. The RedHawks permitted Kent State to bury 23 out of 60 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 38.3% in this contest. They finished 13.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 4 of 29 and ended up going 11 out of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). Concerning rebounding, Miami allowed Kent State to get 24 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Brant Byers pitched in for the RedHawks for this game. He earned 15 points in his 21 mins of playing time, but went home with no dimes. He made 4 of 6 in the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 13-4 for the year. When it comes to offense, the RedHawks are shooting 49.9% from the field, which is ranked 9th in the nation. Miami has totaled 1,407 pts for the year (82.8 per contest) and they grab 33.8 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.1 times per contest (60th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 11.9 times per game. The RedHawks have committed 17.1 fouls every game and they go 73.7% from the charity stripe.

The RedHawks on the defensive end are ranked 168th in college in points allowed per contest with 70.9. They are forcing 15.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (289th in D-1). The Miami defense gives up 34.2% on 3-point shots (143 of 418) and opponents are knocking down 68.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 12.8 dimes and 31.2 total boards per game, which ranks 162nd and 32nd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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