Bowling Green Falcons vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 3/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Location: NIU Convocation Center in West Lafayette, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Northern Illinois Huskies (5-24) welcome the Bowling Green Falcons (13-16) at NIU Convocation Center on Tuesday.

The Bowling Green Falcons stepped onto the hardwood against Ball State and earned the victory with a final of 61-52 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Falcons finished with 15 and Ball State accounted for 14 fouls. They converted 6 out of their 23 tries from distance. Ball State shot 85.7% from the free throw line by converting 6 of 7 attempts. Moreover, Ball State pulled down 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Ball State distributed 13 dimes and had 2 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, Bowling Green let their opponent shoot 33.9% from the field on 20 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled 36 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Falcons buried 10 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Bowling Green finished the contest with a 41.1% FG percentage (23 of 56) and made 5 of their 19 3-pointers.

Javontae Campbell is a guy who played a role for the game. He ended up shooting 55.6% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes. He played 33 mins played and also snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

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Bowling Green will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 13-16 for the season. They turn the ball over 11.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.6 fouls per game. As a team, Bowling Green is snagging 33.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 328 dimes this year, which ranks 343rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Falcons are hitting 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (236 of 690) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 74.2 pts per game (179th in Division 1) while going 43.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Falcons are forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They surrender 31.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 249th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.1). The Falcons defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.0% (762 of 1,692) and they relinquish 35.4 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 251st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 414 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Northern Illinois Huskies went home defeated by a final of 74-70 when they played Western Michigan. In the matter of team rebounding, Northern Illinois permitted Western Michigan to collect 38 in total (11 offensive). They went 37.5% from distance by shooting 9 of 24 and finished the contest at 11 out of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). The Huskies allowed Western Michigan to bury 27 of 62 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.5% in the game. When all was said and done, the Huskies went 26 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Northern Illinois converted 14 of 30 attempts (46.7%). They were able to make 4 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 36.4%. Western Michigan committed 13 fouls for the matchup which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Huskies were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in the game.

Quentin Jones ended up having an impact for the Huskies in the matchup. He converted 10 of 17 in this contest for a rate of 58.8%, and added 8 rebounds. He totaled 25 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 5 dimes in this game.

Northern Illinois has a mark of 5-24 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Huskies are hitting on 41.4% from the floor, which ranks them 337th in the nation. Northern Illinois has scored 2,058 pts so far this season (71.0 per game) and they collect 32.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 12.5 times per game (271st in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per contest. The Huskies are committing 19.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.4% from the free throw line.

The Northern Illinois defense allows 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc (239 of 655) and their opposition makes 71.7% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 14.0 dimes and 41.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 254th and 363rd in Division 1. The Huskies on defense are ranked 313th in college hoops in points given up per game with 76.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (221st in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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