Bowling Green Falcons vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 1/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: University Arena (MI) in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Western Michigan Broncos (3-10) are hosting the Bowling Green Falcons (5-8) at University Arena (MI) on Tuesday.

The Bowling Green Falcons played Akron and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-68 in their last contest. Bowling Green wrapped up the contest having earned a 34.8% field goal percentage (23 out of 66) and made 8 of their 25 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Falcons converted 14 of 21 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 43 with 13 of them being offensive. They also distributed 8 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding defense, Bowling Green allowed the other team to go 38.8% from the field on 26 of 67 shooting. Akron recorded 15 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Akron collected 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Akron walked away from this one shooting 77.8% when shooting free throws by making 7 of 9 tries. They also knocked down 12 out of their 42 tries from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Falcons walked away with 16 while Akron recorded 16 personal fouls.

Trey Thomas is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He recorded 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes and also collected 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 63.6% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Bowling Green comes into this matchup with a record of 5-8 on the campaign. They have an average of 77.6 points per contest (127th in the country) while connecting on 45.1% from the field. The Falcons are connecting on 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc (115 of 326) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Bowling Green is collecting 34.9 rebounds per game and has earned 155 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 351st in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.8 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Falcons have forced 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 188th in college in giving up assists with 193 relinquished on the campaign. The Falcons defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.8% (341 of 778) and they surrender 35.8 boards per contest as a unit. They relinquish 31.1% from beyond the arc and they rank 273rd in college in points per game from their opponents (74.6).

The last time they took the court, the Western Michigan Broncos took a defeat with a final score of 76-70 when they faced Toledo. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Western Michigan allowed Toledo to collect 38 in all (8 on the offensive side). They shot 25.0% from three-point range by going 7 of 28 and finished the game at 19 out of 25 at the free throw line (76.0%). The Broncos permitted Toledo to convert 25 of 64 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.1% in the game. In all, the Broncos shot 26 out of 76 from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.2%. With regard to shots from distance, Western Michigan converted 7 of 27 attempts (25.9%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 61.1%. Toledo earned 18 fouls for this game which took the Broncos to the free throw line for 18 shots. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Broncos pulled down 29 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 47 for the game.

Chansey Willis Jr. ended up having an impact for the Broncos for this game. He converted 7 out of 20 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 35.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 37 mins of playing time and totaled 7 dimes in the game.

Western Michigan has a win-loss record of 3-10 this season. The Broncos commit 17.7 fouls every game while shooting 65.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.7 times per contest (276th in D-1) and they turn it over 10.5 times per game. Western Michigan has scored 915 points for the season (70.4 per contest) and they average 39.5 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Broncos are shooting 42.1% from the field, which ranks them 309th in college.

The Western Michigan defense allows 34.3% on shots from distance (112 of 327) and opponents are making 72.2% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 15.2 assists and 33.5 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 314th and 143rd in the country. The Broncos on the defensive side of the court are 260th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 74.2. They are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (288th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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