Northern Illinois Huskies vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

Stroh Center is the location where the Bowling Green Falcons (7-14) will meet the Northern Illinois Huskies (5-16) on Tuesday.

The Northern Illinois Huskies took the court against Toledo and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-85 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Huskies finished with 25 and Toledo totaled 13 fouls. They also made 4 of their 13 attempts from downtown. Toledo finished the game at 86.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 33 of their 38 tries. In addition, Toledo snagged 46 rebounds (11 offensive, 35 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Toledo distributed 14 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. With regard to defense, Northern Illinois allowed the other team to shoot 40.0% from the floor on 26 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for this game while forcing 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 3 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Huskies knocked down 7 of 13 attempts for a rate of 53.8%. Northern Illinois finished the game with a 47.8% FG percentage (33 out of 69) and buried 12 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Nasir Muhammad is one player who played a role in this contest. He accounted for 21 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played for 32 mins and also snagged 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 58.3% from the floor and totaled 5 assists.

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Northern Illinois comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 5-16 for the season. They have an average of 71.4 points per game (260th in Division 1) while shooting 41.2% from the field. The Huskies are hitting 33.7% on 3-point shots (195 of 579) and 68.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Northern Illinois is collecting 33.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 270 assists this year, which is 295th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Huskies are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.2% on 3-pointers and they are 305th in college hoops in points per game allowed (76.5). The Huskies defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.3% (543 of 1,225) and they relinquish 41.9 boards per game as a team. They rank 203rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 295 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Bowling Green Falcons took a defeat with a final score of 90-71 against Central Michigan. In the matter of rebounding, Bowling Green allowed Central Michigan to get 29 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 40.0% from distance by shooting 10 out of 25 and ended up shooting 18 out of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Falcons permitted Central Michigan to bury 31 of 55 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 56.4% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Falcons shot 25 for 56 from the floor which had them shooting 44.6%. When discussing shooting from distance, Bowling Green converted 7 of 24 attempts (29.2%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Central Michigan committed 16 fouls in the game which took the Falcons to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They gave up possession 8 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Falcons earned 14 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 21 for this game.

Javontae Campbell ended up being important for the Falcons in the matchup. He made 5 of 9 for the game for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and had 1 rebound. He had 17 points in his 25 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in the matchup.

Bowling Green has a win-loss record of 7-14 so far this year. As an offense, the Falcons are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 229th in the country. Bowling Green has accounted for 1,577 points for the campaign (75.1 per contest) and they average 33.5 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 11.0 times per contest (343rd in college) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. The Falcons are committing 17.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.2% from the free throw line.

The Falcons are ranked 303rd in the nation in PPG surrendered with 76.3. They have forced 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (309th in D-1). The Bowling Green defense gives up 32.9% on 3-pointers (171 of 519) and their opposition makes 78.3% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.7 dimes and 35.5 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 301st and 242nd in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northern Illinois

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