Bowling Green Falcons vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 1/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Location: University Arena in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Bowling Green Falcons (12-6) are headed to University Arena on Tuesday where they will play the Western Michigan Broncos (7-11).

The Bowling Green Falcons faced off with Eastern Michigan and went home with a win by a final score of 85-79 in their last game. Bowling Green wrapped up the game with a 52.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 57) and buried 9 of their 13 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Falcons made 16 of 21 tries for a rate of 76.2%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 29 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 13 assists for the matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of the defense, Bowling Green allowed the other team to go 50.8% from the field on 30 out of 59 shooting. Eastern Michigan totaled 10 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Eastern Michigan grabbed 27 boards (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Eastern Michigan ended up shooting 85.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 14 shots. They knocked down 7 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Falcons ended up with 16 and Eastern Michigan accounted for 18 personal fouls.

Mayar Wol is one guy who was a major factor for the game. He shot 53.3% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also collected 3 rebounds. He accounted for 25 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Bowling Green heads into this matchup with a record of 12-6 so far this season. They currently have an average of 87.8 pts per game (20th in Division 1) while going 49.6% from the floor. The Falcons are connecting on 35.3% on shots from downtown (135 of 382) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Bowling Green is snagging 35.8 boards per game and has tallied 286 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 106th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Falcons are forcing 17.7 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are 165th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 241 relinquished on the year. The Falcons are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.5% (430 of 988) and they concede 32.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 33.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 114th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Western Michigan Broncos took a defeat with a final score of 104-89 when they faced Akron. The Broncos collected 15 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 23 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 2 steals in this contest. Akron had 13 fouls in the game which took the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 64.3%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Western Michigan buried 12 of their 26 tries (46.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Broncos went 34 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 55.7%. The Broncos allowed Akron to make 38 of their 67 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.7% for this contest. They finished 57.1% from distance by shooting 20 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 9 from the free throw line (88.9%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Western Michigan allowed Akron to grab 29 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Justice Williams ended up having an impact for the Broncos in this matchup. He buried 11 out of 15 in the game for a field goal percentage of 73.3%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 28 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes.

Western Michigan has a win-loss record of 7-11 on the campaign. The Broncos commit 19.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.4 times per game (182nd in college) and they turn it over 13.5 times per game. Western Michigan has scored 1,388 pts for the campaign (77.1 per contest) and they pull in 37.3 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Broncos are shooting 45.9% from the field, which is 150th in college hoops.

The Broncos on the defensive side of the court are 321st in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 80.1. They are forcing 10.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (260th in Division 1). The Western Michigan defense gives up 34.3% on three-point shots (177 of 516) and their opposition knocks down 70.6% of their foul shots. They have allowed 15.6 dimes and 34.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 311th and 186th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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