The Cleveland State Vikings welcome the Bowling Green Falcons to Wolstein Center. Action begins at 1:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 23 and can be seen on ES3.
The Vikings enter this game hoping for similar success after barely hanging on to beat Belmont 67-65 on Saturday. Demonte Flannigan was the team’s leading scorer with 16 points on 8-for-14 shooting. The Falcons, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their ugly 83-47 loss against Wright State on Sunday. Ismail Ali led the team in scoring with 12 points.
Cleveland State is a four-point favorite against Bowling Green and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at 130 points. The Vikings have gone 4-7 Straight Up (SU) and 4-6 Against The Spread (ATS). The Vikings prevent teams from making three-pointers, ranking 20th in the nation with 56 total three-pointers allowed (5.0 per game).
As for their opponent, the Falcons have 7-4 SU and 4-4 ATS records. Defensive rebounding is an area where Bowling Green has excelled. The Falcons average 20.8 defensive rebounds per game, making them one of the best in the nation.
These two will be squaring off for the first time this season. In their most recent meeting a season ago, Bowling Green came out on top, bumping its SU record to 2-1. With a 2-1 record, the Falcons also have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – CleSt, ATS Winner – BGSU, O/U – Over
Notes
Cleveland State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland State’s last 5 games.
Cleveland State is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home.
Bowling Green averages 73.4 points per away game (ranked 90th). Cleveland State allows 61.0 points per home game (ranked 65th).
Bowling Green beats Cleveland State in both possessions per game and points per possession. The Falcons average 70.5 possessions and 1.029 points per possession, while the Vikings average 64.2 possessions with .945 points per possession.
Cleveland State has an average effective field goal percentage of 44.9%. Bowling Green is an even 4-4 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Cleveland State ranks 135th in offensive rebounds, while Bowling Green ranks 32nd in defensive rebounds.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 22.7% when playing Cleveland State this season. Bowling Green is undefeated (1-0) when its TO% is 22.7% or higher.
