Mid-American foes will battle when the Ohio Bobcats (10-4) face the Bowling Green Falcons (10-5) at Convocation Center. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 12 and will air on EFC and ES3.
The Bobcats enter this game hoping for similar success after defeating Ball State 79-73 on Saturday. With 27 points and 13 rebounds, Antonio Campbell recorded his seventh double-double this season. The Falcons, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 79-67 loss to Central Michigan on Saturday. Rasheed Worrell stood out for Bowling Green, recording 13 points, six rebounds, and one assist.
Campbell has really been playing well recently for the Bobcats, averaging 17.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, 0.8 steals, 1.8 blocks, and 1.0 three-pointer over the last five games.
Ohio is a big 10-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 146 points. The Bobcats look to build on their records of 10-4 Straight Up (SU) and 7-3 Against The Spread (ATS). Ohio has been steady from the free throw line, shooting a superb .777.
Over on the other bench, the Falcons have records of 6-5 ATS and 10-5 SU.
This game marks the first time these teams will play this season. The last time Ohio and Bowling Green played, Bowling Green won, evening up the two teams’ head-to-head record over their most recent games (5-5). The Falcons lead the matchup ATS with a record of 6-4. Ohio held the edge in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers once in the last five games, while Bowling Green wasn’t able to do so in that span.
Predictions: SU Winner – Ohio, ATS Winner – BGSU, O/U – Over
Notes
Ohio is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Ohio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ohio’s last 7 games when playing Bowling Green.
Ohio is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Bowling Green.
Ohio is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Bowling Green.
Ohio and Bowling Green square off with both holding split records of 1-1 SU against Mid-American Conference teams.
Ohio scores just 79.4 points per home game (ranked 141st). Bowling Green ranks 89th in points allowed on the road, giving up 71.0 points.
On average, Ohio has 69.7 possessions per game and scores 1.137 points on each possession. Bowling Green has both fewer possessions (69.3) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.046).
Bowling Green has an average effective field goal percentage of 50.5%. Ohio is an even 2-2 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
The Ohio Bobcats average 20.0 three point attempts per game and are 6-4 when attempting at least 20 in a game. The Bowling Green Falcons average 17.0 attempts and have a winning record (3-1) when attempting 20 or more.
Bowling Green, the 93rd-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 38.7 rebounds per game. Ohio does worse, ranked 199th with 36.4.
Bowling Green ranks 238th in offensive rebounds, while Ohio ranks at 99th in defensive rebounds.
On average, Ohio forces a turnover rate of 15.7%. When Bowling Green turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a solid 7-4 record.
