The Bowling Green Falcons and Ball State Cardinals meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Worthen Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Bowling Green Falcons Betting Preview
The Bowling Green Falcons are averaging 76.8 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 77.5 points on 45.8 percent shooting. Leon Ayers III is averaging 18.4 points and 4 rebounds, while Samari Curtis is averaging 12 points and 3.4 rebounds. Kaden Metheny is the third double-digit scorer and Rashaun Agee is grabbing 6.2 rebounds. The Bowling Green Falcons are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 74 percent from the free throw line. The Bowling Green Falcons are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33 rebounds per game.
The Ball State Cardinals Betting Preview
The Ball State Cardinals are averaging 75.5 points on 47.1 percent shooting and allowing 69 points on 43.4 percent shooting. Jarron Coleman is averaging 14.9 points and 3.5 assists, while Jaylin Sellers is averaging 13.1 points and 3.8 rebounds. Payton Sparks is the third double-digit scorer and Demarius Jacobs is grabbing 3.8 rebounds. The Ball State Cardinals are shooting 37.5 percent from beyond the arc and 67.1 percent from the free throw line. The Ball State Cardinals are allowing 36.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.7 rebounds per game.
Bowling Green vs Ball State Trends
The Falcons are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Cardinals are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 Saturday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games. The over is 8-2 in Falcons last 10 overall. The over is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 Saturday games. The road team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Bowling Green Falcons are a below average team that’s getting worse, and they lose in the underdog role by an average of 7.5 points. The Ball State Cardinals are far more consistent, and they win at home by an average of 11.1 points. Bowling Green is 0-3 ATS as double-digit underdogs. I’ll lay the chalk with Ball State.