Bowling Green Falcons vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Toledo Rockets
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
Location: Savage Arena in Bowling Green, KY
TV: ESPN+
The Toledo Rockets (16-10) welcome the Bowling Green Falcons (10-16) at Savage Arena on Saturday.

The Bowling Green Falcons stepped onto the hardwood against Kent State and ended up losing by a score of 91-84 in their last contest. Bowling Green finished with a 40.0% FG percentage (24 of 60) and buried 9 out of their 27 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Falcons buried 27 of 34 tries for a rate of 79.4%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned a total of 34 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 12 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to defense, Bowling Green allowed the other team to shoot 55.9% from the field on 33 out of 59 shooting. Kent State recorded 19 assists and had 4 steals in this game. Additionally, Kent State grabbed 31 rebounds (5 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Kent State finished shooting 87.0% from the free throw line by making 20 of their 23 tries. They buried 5 of their 17 tries from downtown. In relation to fouls, the Falcons walked away with 20 and Kent State accumulated 20 fouls.
Javontae Campbell is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up scoring 26 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played 35 minutes and also pulled down 10 rebounds. He finished the contest at 53.8% from the field and also earned 5 assists.
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Bowling Green will enter this matchup with a record of 10-16 for the season. They have an average of 75.2 pts per game (148th in D-1) while hitting 43.7% from the floor. The Falcons are shooting 34.0% on three-point attempts (214 of 629) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Bowling Green is pulling down 33.6 boards per game and has tallied 295 assists for the campaign, which is 342nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game and as a team they commit 18.0 personal fouls every game.
When they are on defense, the Falcons are able to force 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They rank 267th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 374 relinquished on the season. The Falcons are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.9% (692 of 1,507) and they concede 35.3 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 32.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 291st in the country in PPG allowed (75.7).
When they last played, the Toledo Rockets walked away with a victory by a final of 67-66 when they played Ball State. Concerning how they rebounded, Toledo allowed Ball State to collect 26 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 33.3% from distance by shooting 5 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 17 from the charity stripe (88.2%). The Rockets permitted Ball State to bury 23 out of their 47 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.9% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Rockets walked away from this one shooting 28 for 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.2%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Toledo made 3 out of 14 attempts (21.4%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Ball State was called for 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They turned it over 7 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Rockets were able to snag 15 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 29 for this contest.
Isaiah Adams ended up being a factor for the Rockets for the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 13 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and earned 1 rebound. He accumulated 18 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 assists in the game.
Toledo has a win-loss mark of 16-10 for the campaign. The Rockets are responsible for committing 15.5 fouls every game and they shoot 73.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.5 times per contest (193rd in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 9.3 times per contest. Toledo has 2,033 pts for the campaign (78.2 per contest) and they collect 35.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Rockets are shooting 46.0% from the field, which ranks 119th in college.
The Rockets on defense are ranked 321st in the country in points given up per game with 77.7. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (338th in college hoops). The Toledo defense gives up 36.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (223 of 609) and opponents are connecting on 72.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.7 assists and 35.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 242nd and 229th in college hoops.
Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toledo
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