Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Bowling Green Falcons (7-9) will compete against the Eastern Michigan Eagles (7-9) at Stroh Center on Saturday.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles faced off with Central Michigan and ended up losing by a score of 82-63 in their last contest. Eastern Michigan walked away from the game with a 40.7% field goal percentage (22 of 54) and knocked down 6 out of their 24 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Eagles made 13 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 61.9%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 28 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 9 dimes for this game while forcing 5 turnovers and getting 1 steal. When it comes to the defense, Eastern Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 46.7% from the floor on 28 out of 60 shooting. Central Michigan earned 8 assists and had 10 steals for this game. Moreover, Central Michigan had 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Central Michigan finished shooting 72.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 29 shots. They also buried 5 out of their 18 shots from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 23 and Central Michigan accounted for 23 personal fouls.

Da'Sean Nelson is one player who was a contributor in this game. He went 33.3% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes. He played for 37 mins played and totaled 5 rebounds. He notched 15 points on 3 of 9 shooting.

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Eastern Michigan will play this game with a mark of 7-9 this season. They average 72.1 points per game (254th in the country) while going 44.9% from the field. The Eagles are shooting 32.9% on three-point shots (119 of 362) and 68.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Eastern Michigan is snagging 32.1 boards per game and is sitting with 206 assists for the season, which is 300th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a group are committing 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Eagles have forced 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.1 fouls. They surrender 38.1% from 3-point land and they are 331st in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (78.6). The Eagles defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.7% (435 of 912) and they relinquish 34.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are 204th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 228 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Bowling Green Falcons walked away with a victory by a final of 79-61 against Buffalo. The Falcons corralled 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 35 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. Buffalo committed 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Falcons to the free throw line for a total of 36 shots. They were able to knock down 27 of them for a rate of 75.0%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Bowling Green made 8 out of their 24 attempts (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Falcons finished shooting 22 for 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.5%. The Falcons permitted Buffalo to convert 19 of 59 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 32.2% in this game. They went 21.2% from three-point range by connecting on 7 of 33 and finished the game at 16 of 19 from the free throw line (84.2%). Concerning how they rebounded, Bowling Green permitted Buffalo to pull down 33 in total (9 offensive).

Trey Thomas was important for the Falcons for the matchup. He made 8 out of 18 for this contest for a field goal rate of 44.4%, but didn't pull down a board. He earned 22 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 2 dimes for the matchup.

Bowling Green has a mark of 7-9 on the year. The Falcons are committing 17.8 fouls per game and they connect on 75.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.6 times per contest (330th in college) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. Bowling Green has accounted for 1,240 pts for the season (77.5 per contest) and they snag 35.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Falcons are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which ranks them 176th in college hoops.

The Falcons on defense are ranked 279th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 75.1. They have forced 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.3% from the field (244th in college hoops). The Bowling Green defense gives up 30.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (122 of 405) and opponents are connecting on 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 14.9 dimes and 35.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 300th and 251st in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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