Western Michigan vs Bowling Green 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Bowling Green Falcons will travel to University Arena (MI) to take on the Western Michigan Broncos this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Bowling Green Falcons dropped to 9-9 on the season after being defeated by the Akron Zips, 91-66, this past Thursday. Bowling Green was dominated on both ends of the court against the Akron and could not fight back after the Zips took a 67-44 lead with 12:53 left in regulation. Bowling Green shot just 35.8% from the field & 21.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Akron to shoot 52.5% from the field & 51.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Falcons was Daeqwon Plowden who had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 steal.

On the season, Bowling Green is averaging 82.9 ppg on 43.7% shooting from the field. The Falcons are averaging 9.1 three-pointers per game on 35.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Bowling Green has been led by Daeqwon Plowden (16.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.3 bpg), Joe Reece (11.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg), Trey Diggs (9.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg), & Myron Gordon (9.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.3 spg).

Defensively, Bowling Green is allowing their opponents to average 78.3 ppg on 43.3% shooting from the field. The Falcons have a rebound margin of 3.6 and a turnover margin of 1.3.

The Western Michigan Broncos lost their 7^th straight game and dropped to 4-13 on the season after being defeated by the Akron Zips, 74-73, this past Tuesday. Western Michigan looked like they were going to pull off the upset after taking a 73-63 lead with just 2:40 left in regulation, however, the Broncos fell apart on both ends of the court down the stretch and Akron was able to pull off the improbable comeback after closing out the game on an 11-0 run. Western Michigan shot 53.2% from the field & 58.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Akron to shoot 46.0% from the field & 36.7% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Broncos was B. Artis White who had 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assits, & 1 steal.

On the season, Western Michigan is averaging 65.4 ppg on 42.6% shooting from the field. The Broncos are averaging 7.9 three-pointers per game on 32.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Western Michigan has been led by Lamar Norman Jr. (19.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.8 apg), Markeese Hastings (8.8 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.1 apg), Mack Smith (8.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.8 apg), & B. Artis White (7.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.0 apg).

Defensively, Western Michigan is allowing their opponents to average 77.6 ppg on 45.9% shooting from the field. The Broncos have a rebound margin of -1.6 and a turnover margin of -5.3.

Bowing Green is 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games vs. Western Michigan & 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games vs. MAC-West opponents. The Broncos are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games & 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. MAC-East opponents.

Bowling Green has been led by their offense which ranks 7^th in scoring offense & 54^th in three-pointers made per game, however, the Falcons have really struggled defensively and currently rank just 334^th in scoring defense & 211^th in defensive FG%. Western Michigan has struggled on both ends of the court this season and come into this game ranked just 305^th in scoring offense, 330^th in scoring defense, & 315^th in defensive FG%.

Bowling Green has had some success recently against Western Michigan, however, the Falcons looked lost on both ends of the court against Akron and come into this game 0-5 on the road in MAC play this season. Western Michigan has struggled this season, however, they are coming off their best game of the season in a close loss at Akron and as I think their offense finds plenty of success at home against a bad Bowling Green defense, I think the Broncos keep this one competitive enough to cover with the points. Good Luck!