The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (0-7) seek their first win when they match up with the Bowling Green Falcons (6-2) at Show Me Center. Action starts at 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 8.
The Redhawks are hoping for a better outcome after their 80-65 loss to Memphis on Saturday. Marcus Wallace was the team’s high scorer with 16 points. The Falcons are coming off a 75-63 win over Drake on Saturday. Zack Denny shot 9 for 13 and led in scoring with 23 points.
Southeast Missouri State is a four-point underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 145 points. The Redhawks come into this game 0-7 Straight Up (SU) and 2-3 Against The Spread (ATS). Southeast Missouri State’s defenders rank 46th in Division I in steals with 8.1 per game.
Across the court, the Falcons have records of 3-2 ATS and 6-2 SU. The Falcons have established a reputation of cleaning up the defensive glass with 30.4 defensive rebounds per game, making them one of the top teams in the nation.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between Southeast Missouri State and Bowling Green. Their previous game was a Falcons victory, bumping their SU record to 1-0. At 0-0-1, they are even ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – BGSU, ATS Winner – BGSU, O/U – Over
Notes
SE Missouri State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of SE Missouri State’s last 6 games at home.
SE Missouri State is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home.
The Bowling Green Falcons have a defensive rating of 96.0 (ranked 91st), while the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks have an offensive rating of 83.8 (ranked 347th).
The Bowling Green Falcons average a field goal percentage of 45.2% this season. The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks are a winless 0-4 when opponents have a FG% of 45.2% or greater.
The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks rank higher based on their field goal percentage (337th) than their effective field goal percentage (344th). The Bowling Green Falcons rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (113th) than their field goal percentage (130th).
Bowling Green, the 86th-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 39.9 rebounds per game. Southeast Missouri State does worse, ranked 181st with 37.1.
The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks average 8.1 steals per game. When allowing 8 or more steals, the Bowling Green Falcons are an even 1-1 this season.
