Bowling Green Falcons vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Convocation Center in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Ohio Bobcats (5-6) will try to beat the Bowling Green Falcons (8-3) at Convocation Center on Saturday.

The Bowling Green Falcons faced off with Chicago State and took home the win by a score of 76-55 in their last game. Bowling Green ended the game with a 50.9% FG percentage (28 out of 55) and made 7 out of their 23 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Falcons knocked down 13 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. In regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 37 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 21 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about defense, Bowling Green allowed the other team to shoot 29.3% from the floor on 17 of 58 shooting. Chicago State totaled 8 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Chicago State had 31 boards (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Chicago State finished the contest at 63.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 27 attempts. They also converted 4 out of their 13 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Falcons ended up with 17 while Chicago State had 19 personal fouls.

Sam Towns is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He ended up going 72.7% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes. He saw the court for 31 mins played and also grabbed 11 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Bowling Green enters this matchup with a record of 8-3 on the campaign. They average 87.2 pts per game (45th in D-1) while going 49.3% from the floor. The Falcons are shooting 34.4% from downtown (84 of 244) and 74.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Bowling Green is grabbing 37.5 boards per game and has tallied 180 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 89th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.0 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Falcons are forcing their opponents into 18.8 turnovers every game and they draw 20.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 31.9% on 3-point shots and they rank 23rd in college in PPG allowed (64.8). The Falcons defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 39.9% (238 of 597) and they surrender 32.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 121st in college in giving up assists with 134 conceded so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Ohio Bobcats got the victory with a final of 89-56 when they faced Ohio Wesleyan. The Bobcats were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 11 steals in the matchup. Ohio Wesleyan earned 15 personal fouls in this game which took the Bobcats to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 65.0%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Ohio converted 4 out of their 16 attempts (25.0%). In all, the Bobcats shot 36 out of 62 from the floor which had them at 58.1%. The Bobcats permitted Ohio Wesleyan to bury 19 of their 62 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 30.6% for the contest. They shot 28.6% from distance by shooting 8 out of 28 and finished the game at 10 out of 15 from the charity stripe (66.7%). With respect to attacking the glass, Ohio allowed Ohio Wesleyan to grab 29 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Aidan Hadaway pitched in for the Bobcats for the game. He tallied 19 points in his 23 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 9 of 15 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Ohio has a win-loss record of 5-6 this year. As an offensive unit, the Bobcats are hitting on 46.1% from the field, which is 150th in the country. Ohio has 842 pts so far this year (76.5 per contest) and they snag 34.9 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.5 times per contest (251st in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per contest. The Bobcats commit 16.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 67.8% from the charity stripe.

The Bobcats on defense are ranked 302nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 78.9. They have forced 12.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (268th in college). The Ohio defense concedes 35.7% on 3-point shots (95 of 266) and their opponents are converting on 73.6% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 14.3 assists and 37.2 rebounds every game, ranking them 246th and 291st in those categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ohio

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