Bowling Green vs Akron Prediction 1-3-25 College Basketball Picks
Akron (7-5) vs. Bowling Green (5-7)
January 3, 2025 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Bowling Green +5.5; Over/Under: +155
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The Akron Zips and Bowling Green Falcons meet Friday in college basketball action at the Stroh Center. Here’s a Bowling Green vs Akron Prediction. This article will include a Bowling Green vs Akron Pick.
Akron Zips Betting Preview
The Akron Zips lost to Princeton, beat Jackson State, and they play Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, and Toledo next. The Akron Zips are averaging 80.8 points on 43 percent shooting and allowing 73.3 points on 43.9 percent shooting. Tavari Johnson is averaging 12.8 points and 3.3 assists, while Nate Johnson is averaging 11.9 points and 3.5 rebounds. Isaiah Gray is dishing 2.7 assists and Josiah Harris is grabbing 5.2 rebounds. The Akron Zips are shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 73.5 percent from the free throw line. The Akron Zips are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.1 rebounds per game.
Bowling Green Falcons Betting Preview
The Bowling Green Falcons lost to KC and Thomas-Minnesota, and they play Western Michigan, Ball State, and Buffalo next. The Bowling Green Falcons are averaging 78.5 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 75 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Marcus Johnson is averaging 16.7 points and 4 rebounds, while Javontae Campbell is averaging 16.2 points and 4 rebounds. Derrick Butler is the third double-digit scorer and Trey Thomas is grabbing 2.4 rebounds. The Bowling Green Falcons are shooting 35.5 percent from beyond the arc and 80.2 percent from the free throw line. The Bowling Green Falcons are allowing 31.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.5 rebounds per game.
Bowling Green vs Akron Injury Report
Neither Bowling Green nor Akron has a player listed on its injury report.
Why the Akron Zips will win
- Bowling Green has lost seven of its last eight night games following a home win.
- Akron has won each of its last five games against Bowling Green.
- Akron has won the first half in four of its last five games against the Mid-American Conference.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Bowling Green’s last nine games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 150 or fewer points.
- Seventeen of Akron’s last 18 games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 153 or fewer points.
Bowling Green vs Akron Prediction
The Akron Zips are the more talented team and should be favored, but they’ve also lost 3 of their last 4 games and are seeing their defense slip. The Bowling Green Falcons have seen 4 of their 5 wins this season come at home, and they have the offense to give a lot of teams trouble.
Bowling Green is shooting 46 percent from the field and has scored 70 or more points in 7 of its last 10 games. Akron and its pace do allow teams to hang around at times, and that does create an opening for Bowling Green. Akron has been in a lot of shootouts this season and even recently allowed 100 points against Milwaukee. Akron gives up too many buckets to trust with big numbers. With a Bowling Green offense that’s 107th in scoring, I don’t see enough stops for the Zips to pull away.
It’s also a national TV game, something Bowling Green doesn’t get a lot of. I expect there to be an energy in the building. I’ll grab the points with the Falcons at home.
