St. Thomas (MN) vs Bowling Green Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/21/24

The St. Thomas Tommies and the Bowling Green Falcons meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Stroh Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Thomas vs. Bowling Green prediction.

St. Thomas Recap

The St. Thomas Tommies come into this one looking to build on a 100-61 win over subdivision Crown last time out. After this game, St. Thomas will head on the road to take on UC-Riverside.

Tommies Win 5th Straight

Miles Barnstable leads the Tommies in scoring with 12.8 PPG while Kendall Blue has added 11.4 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 2.7 APG. Drake Dobbs has 10.2 PPG with a team-high 3.4 APG to lead the Tommies in assists, capping off the group of double-digit scorers for St. Thomas so far this season. Carter Bjerke has 8.9 PPG with 3.2 RPG and Nolan Minessale also has 8.8 PPG with 3.2 RPG. As a team, St. Thomas is averaging 84.9 PPG on 49.6% shooting from the field, 39.8% from three and 78.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the St. Thomas Tommies will win

• St. Thomas (MN) has won each of its last five games.
• Bowling Green has lost four of its last five day games at Stroh Center following a road loss.

Bowling Green Recap

The Bowling Green Falcons come into this game looking to bounce back after an 85-77 loss to Kansas City last time out. After this game, Bowling Green will head home for a matchup with subdivision Aquinas.

Falcons Looking To Respond

Javontae Campbell leads the Falcons in scoring and assists with 16.6 PPG and 2.7 APG along with 3 RPG while Marcus Johnson has 16.4 PPG with 4.2 RPG. Derrick Butler has 14.6 PPG with 3.6 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Bowling Green so far this season. Trey Thomas has 8.9 PPG while Youssef Khayat has 8.5 PPG with 3.2 RPG. Sam Towns has 6.3 PPG with a team-high 7 RPG to lead the Falcons on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Bowling Green is averaging 82.1 PPG on 49.7% shooting from the field, 38.4% from three and 80.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Bowling Green Falcons will win

• Bowling Green has won seven of its last eight day games at Stroh Center.

St. Thomas vs. Bowling Green Prediction

I’m on the Tommies here. St. Thomas is one of the more underrated and underappreciated offensive units in the country and in the mid-major ranks, so much so that I think they’re a dark horse in the Summit League this season. Bowling Green has some scoring depth, but their defense is a real concern and I think the Tommies take advantage of those weaknesses here. Give me the Tommies.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: St. Thomas -4