Buffalo Bulls vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

Stroh Center is the site where the Bowling Green Falcons (6-9) will compete against the Buffalo Bulls (5-10) on Tuesday.

The Buffalo Bulls faced off with Kent State and ended up losing by a score of 68-49 in their last game. Buffalo walked away from the contest having earned a 30.2% field goal percentage (16 out of 53) and made 7 out of their 29 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Bulls knocked down 10 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 26 with 6 of them being offensive. They also dished out 15 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to the defense, Buffalo allowed 43.5% from the floor on 27 out of 62 shooting. Kent State earned 14 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Kent State snagged 42 rebounds (14 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Kent State finished the game shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by making 10 of their 15 tries. They also made 4 out of their 25 shots from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Bulls walked away with 15 and Kent State recorded 15 personal fouls.

Ryan Sabol is a player who was a factor for the game. He walked away with 16 points on 5 out of 15 shooting. He played for 34 mins but did not grab any rebounds. He ended up going 33.3% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Buffalo will take the court with a win-loss mark of 5-10 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Buffalo is pulling down 34.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 216 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 241st in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are hitting 30.2% on three-point attempts (114 of 377) and 69.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 72.5 pts per game (247th in the nation) while connecting on 43.6% from the field.

On defense, the Bulls are forcing 12.9 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 310th in the nation in giving up assists with 252 surrendered so far this year. The Bulls defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.7% (450 of 985) and they surrender 40.2 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 36.5% on shots from downtown and they are 353rd in Division 1 in opponents points per game (81.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Bowling Green Falcons took a loss by a final score of 91-69 against Ball State. In reference to team rebounding, Bowling Green allowed Ball State to snag 34 overall (5 offensive). They went 41.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 of 17 and ended up going 18 of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Falcons allowed Ball State to make 33 of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 58.9% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Falcons shot 25 out of 62 from the floor which had them at 40.3%. With respect to shots from distance, Bowling Green made 8 of their 27 tries (29.6%). They were able to make 11 of them for a rate of 52.4%. Ball State earned 17 personal fouls in the game which took the Falcons to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Falcons were able to pull down 17 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 27 for this game.

Javontae Campbell pitched in for the Falcons for this contest. He recorded 13 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 6 out of 8 in this contest for a rate of 75.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Bowling Green has a win-loss mark of 6-9 for the campaign. The Falcons commit 17.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.7 times per game (326th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per game. Bowling Green has scored 1,161 points so far this season (77.4 per contest) and they collect 34.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Falcons are connecting on 45.3% from the field, which has them ranked 171st in the country.

The Falcons defensively are ranked 297th in college in points allowed per contest with 76.0. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (288th in D-1). The Bowling Green defense concedes 30.9% from downtown (115 of 372) and their opponents are making 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 15.3 assists and 35.7 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 316th and 254th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Buffalo

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