Bowling Green vs Michigan State Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/16/24

The Bowling Green Falcons and the Michigan State Spartans meet Saturday in college basketball action from Breslin Center. Here’s a Bowling Green vs Michigan State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Bowling Green vs Michigan State pick. We will examine:

The Bowling Green Falcons’ recent form and player performance

The Michigan State Spartans’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Bowling Green Falcons

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Michigan State Spartans

Recent betting trends in games played between Bowling Green and Michigan State

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Bowling Green vs Michigan State game

Bowling Green Falcons Betting Preview

Bowling Green’s year kicked off on a tough run with a couple of early losses. The Falcons’ opener was a 77-68 defeat at the hands of Southern Miss. Game two was against Davidson, eventually turning into a 91-85 loss.

The Falcons were finally able to get into the win column versus Taylor on Monday. After a 59-23 advantage in the first half, Bowling Green scored another 48 points for a 107-43 win. Marcus Johnson led the team with 19 points, two rebounds, and two assists.

Michigan State Spartans Betting Preview

Over on the Michigan State side, they got off to a nice start this year. The Spartans took care of Monmouth pretty easily in their opener 81-57. Game two was another huge win, this time 96-60 versus Niagara for a 2-0 beginning.

The Spartans were stopped in their tracks on Tuesday versus a great Kansas team. Michigan State trailed by six points at the break and eventually lost 77-69 after a 47-45 second half. Frankie Fidler led the way in the losing effort with 15 points and eight rebounds.

Why the Michigan State Spartans will win

• Michigan State has won 26 of its last 27 games against non-conference opponents at Jack Breslin Student Events Center.
• Bowling Green has lost four of its last five games.
• Bowling Green has lost the first half in five of its last six games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Bowling Green vs Michigan State Prediction

I’ll stick with Michigan State. The Spartans met their match on Tuesday versus Kansas, eventually shooting just 34.8 percent from the field and 3-of-24 (12.5 percent) from outside alongside a 47-43 rebounding deficit and 11 turnovers. Michigan State did well from the line (18-of-21) however, and put up a reasonable showing against a powerhouse squad.

As for Bowling Green, they’re coming off a huge win versus an overmatched team but don’t have much else to show for themselves through three games. The good news is that Bowling Green has scored 68 or more points in all three so far. The bad news is that they’ll have a tough time scoring against Michigan State on Saturday.