Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
The Bowling Green Falcons (8-9, 7-8 ATS, 8-7 O/U) meet with the Buffalo Bulls (8-9, 8-6-1 ATS, 8-7 O/U) in a MAC clash on Tuesday night. The Falcons posted a road win against Western Michigan on Saturday. The Bulls dropped a road decision against Central Michigan in their latest bout. Buffalo collected the win in each meeting last season.
The Bowling Green Falcons are looking to avoid a third consecutive defeat. Bowling Green earned the win in their first two MAC battles against Eastern Michigan and Ohio but have since lost a 74-70 home decision against Akron followed by a rough 108-92 road defeat against Western Michigan on Saturday in a bout that had the Falcons labeled as a one-point dog. Bowling Green has covered the spread in three of their four MAC games.
Leon Ayers III has been in beast mode recently. The senior guard has netted at least 19 points in five out of his last six games including 24 against Eastern Michigan and is sporting an average of 17.4 PPG and 4.5 RPG. Samari Curtis has scored double-digits in one out of his last three games. The senior guard has recorded an average of 11.8 PPG and 4.5 APG. Kaden Matheny has connected on at l east 50% of his field goals in three straight games. The sophomore guard scored eight points on Saturday and is averaging 11.3 PPG.
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The Falcons will take head to Buffalo to face the Bulls on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/GOQF2c4uM6
— BGSU Men's Basketball (@BGSUMHoops) January 14, 2023
The Falcons are ranked 252nd in DI in Ken Pomeroy’s ratings and are 3-5 on the road including the dominating 91-65 win against conference rival Eastern Michigan. Bowling Green is consistently producing, collecting 80 points in all but one MAC game, and is averaging 78.1 points on the year, ranking them 52nd. They are conceding an average of 76.1 points, pegging them 330th.