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Basketball | Friday, February 23, 2024 10:12 AM

Bowling Green Falcons vs Toledo Rockets Prediction: February 23 Game Info, Odds, Team Schedule and Form, Betting Trends

Bowling Green Falcons vs Toledo Rockets Prediction: February 23 Game Info, Odds, Team Schedule and Form, Betting Trends
IMAGO / USA TODAY Network - Toledo Rockets head coach Tod Kowalczyk watches from the sideline during the first half of a game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome.

The Toledo Rockets are trying to chase down the top seed in the MAAC headed toward the conference tournament, as they and Akron sit tied at the top of the table. The Rockets will hit the road on Friday night to face a struggling Bowling Green Falcon, and the road team arrives to the party as slight favourites to take the contest.

Bet365 is featuring a -3.5 Handicap on the visiting Rockets. and the total is set at 157.5.

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Odds are available as of February 23. Odds may now differ.

Our Bowling Green vs Toledo prediction is for the Rockets to cover the -3.5 Handicap on the road.


BOWLING GREEN FALCONS VS TOLEDO ROCKETS PREDICTION

  • Selection: Toledo Rockets -3.5 Handicap
  • Best Odds: 1.91
  • Bookmaker: bet365
  • Stakes: 4/10

Go with our tip at bet365
The pressure is on the road team tonight, as the Rockets are favourites to march into the Stroh Center and walk out with the win on Friday night. Toledo knows that Akron will be playing Kent State tonight as big favourites at home, as the Rockets and Zips are sporting identical 11 – 2 records in conference play.

The top seed for the MAAC Tournament is at stake, and I expect the Rockets to further expose the\ Bowling Green offense which has been downright offensive if you get my drift.

The Falcons have lost their last three games against Louisiana, Eastern Michigan, and Central Michigan, and Bowling Green was only able to put up 60 points on all three occasions. Toledo already knows that they can handle the Falcons because they recently handed them a beatdown on January 27, 88 – 72, and in fact, the Rockets have won the last 5 meetings with Bowling Green.

Toledo is averaging 80.5 PPG this season, although their defense is quite a mess and the rankings prove as much. The Rockets sit at the bottom of the NCAA rankings when it comes to opposing field goal percentage, as they allow teams to convert 48.8% of their shots from the floor. Why do you think this total is as high as it is at 157.5?

Bowling Green has scored 60 points in their last 3 games, and the line setters are trying to convince us that they have it all figured out now because they’re home. I am not buying a lick of that noise, as I think this game ends up being a 78 – 64 road win for the Rockets. These -3.5 points are a drop in the bucket!

Even though Toledo isn’t a very deep team, they still have four players that average over 12.8 PPG. Rockets Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk only goes about 3 deep into his bench, and all five of his starters play about 30 minutes of every game.

Bowling Green also has four starters averaging double-digits this season, as Marcus Hill leads the way putting up an impressive 21.2 PPG. Only nine other players in the entirety of NCAA hoops can say that they can do better, as Hill is tied with three players in 10th place on the scoring chart.

I am also impressed with Rashaun Agee, and he should have a big day on the glass against Toledo tonight. I know he will affect and limit the second-chance opportunities for Toledo tonight, but the Bowling Green offense has been less than stellar lately and I don’t think they will be able to keep up with the Rockets for 40 minutes.


BOWLING GREEN FALCONS VS TOLEDO ROCKETS GAME INFO

  • Saturday, February 24th
  • Time: 00:05 UK Time
  • Venue: Stroh Center, Bowling Green, OH

BOWLING GREEN FALCONS VS TOLEDO ROCKETS BETTING LINES

Bowling Green vs Toledo Betting Lines
bet365 Odds Moneyline Match Total Handicap
Bowling Green 2.40 Over 157.5 Falcons +3.5
Toledo 1.57 Under 157.5 Rockets -3.5

Odds are available as of February 23. Odds may now differ.

Go with our tip at bet365


BOWLING GREEN FALCONS VS TOLEDO ROCKETS TRENDS

  • Toledo is 5 – 0 SU and 4 – 1 ATS in the last 5 meetings with Bowling Green.
  • Bowling Green has only hit the 1H Moneyline in 13 of their last 27 games.
  • Toledo has hit the Team Total Over in 21 of their last 33 games.
  • The Rockets are 5 – 0 ATS in their last 5 games as a road favorite of 0.5-6.5.

BOWLING GREEN FALCONS SCHEDULE AND FORM

  • Feb 27th Home vs Miami Redhawks
  • Mar 1st AT Ohio Bobcats
  • Mar 5th AT Western Michigan Broncos
  • Mar 8th Home vs Ball State Cardinals
  • End Regular Season

Bowling Green has lost their last 3 games and they have been held to exactly 60 points all three times.

The Falcons had hit 11 totals in a row to the Over until their last 3 games which have been stone-cold unders because of struggling offense.

Rashaun Agee has produced 12 double-doubles this season, although it took him until the 9th game of the season to pick up his first.


TOLEDO ROCKETS SCHEDULE AND FORM

  • Feb 27th Home vs Northern Illinois Huskies
  • Mar 2nd AT Buffalo Bulls
  • Mar 5th AT Maimi Redhawks
  • Mar 8th Home vs Kent State Golden Flashes
  • End Regular Season

The Rockets have taken wins from 6 of the last 7 meetings with Bowling Green including 5 – 0 over the last 5 clashes.

The Rockets have won 3 of their last 4 games, and they held 3 of those four opponents to under 67 points.

Toledo has the easiest path to the number 1 seed for the MAAC tourney with their remaining schedule, and a win tonight would only help propel them to the lead in the conference table.


BOWLING GREEN FALCONS VS TOLEDO ROCKETS WHERE TO WATCH

This game can be seen on ESPNU at 7:05 PM EST (US).


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