Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

Stroh Center is the site where the Bowling Green Falcons (11-6) will compete against the Eastern Michigan Eagles (9-9) on Saturday.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles faced Northern Illinois and notched a win by a score of 77-59 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Eagles left the arena with 17 and Northern Illinois accounted for 17 fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 25 tries from downtown. Northern Illinois finished the game shooting 57.9% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of 19 attempts. On top of that, Northern Illinois pulled down 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Northern Illinois earned 13 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. In terms of the defense, Eastern Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 35.6% from the field on 21 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in the matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 37 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Eagles knocked down 12 of 15 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Eastern Michigan ended with a 49.2% FG percentage (30 out of 61) and knocked down 5 of their 18 three-point shots.

Addison Patterson is someone who was a contributor in this contest. He went 53.8% from the field and earned 2 assists. He saw the court for 26 mins and grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Eastern Michigan will enter this game with a mark of 9-9 so far this year. They have an average of 71.5 pts per game (299th in D-1) on 44.8% from the floor. The Eagles are hitting 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (111 of 329) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Eastern Michigan is grabbing 36.6 boards per contest and has racked up 242 assists so far this year, which is 210th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.4 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 fouls. They give up 31.3% on shots from distance while they are 110th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (70.8). The Eagles defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.5% (461 of 1,060) and they surrender 35.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 200th in college hoops in giving up assists with 232 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Bowling Green Falcons took a defeat with a final score of 77-67 when they faced Akron. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Bowling Green permitted Akron to snag 36 overall (8 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 32.4% from distance by shooting 11 out of 34 and finished the game at 14 of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Falcons permitted Akron to bury 26 of 62 tries from the floor which had them at 41.9% in this matchup. In all, the Falcons shot 26 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.6%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Bowling Green buried 6 of 21 attempts (28.6%). They were able to convert 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 64.3%. Akron committed 17 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Falcons to the free throw line for 14 shots. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Falcons were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for the game.

Mayar Wol ended up being important for the Falcons for the game. He converted 13 out of 20 for this game for a field goal rate of 65.0%, and added 5 rebounds. He earned 32 points in his 35 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist in this matchup.

Bowling Green has a record of 11-6 so far this year. The Falcons have committed 18.4 personal fouls per contest and they go 74.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.1 times per game (86th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest. Bowling Green has 1,496 pts this year (88.0 per game) and they average 36.2 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Falcons are connecting on 49.5% from the field, which ranks 28th in the nation.

The Bowling Green defense allows 33.8% on shots from distance (139 of 411) and their opponents are making 72.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 13.6 assists and 32.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 204th and 70th in D-1. The Falcons defensively are ranked 107th in the country in points allowed per contest with 70.8. They are able to force 18.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (151st in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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