The road to the conference’s auto bid begins on Monday for the Central Michigan Chippewas and the Bowling Green Falcons. The winner of this match gets the unenviable opportunity of meeting the conference’s top-seed Buffalo Bulls in the next phase of the tournament. Read on for a preview of this game.
Betting Preview for the Bowling Green Falcons vs Central Michigan Chippewas College Basketball Game on March 5, 2018
Where: McGuirk Arena, Mount Pleasant, MI
When: Monday, March 5, 7:00 PM ET
Line: Bowling Green Falcons vs. Central Michigan Chippewas – view all NCAA Basketball lines
TV Broadcast: ESPN3
Betting on the Bowling Green Falcons (16-15)
Point Spread: View college basketball betting line
Bowling Green is on a free fall having lost all of its last five games, a stretch that includes a 100-70 roasting at the hands of MAC’s No. 1 team Buffalo Bulls. If anything, the Falcons will head into the conference tournament with leading scorer Justin Turner coming off a good game. Turner scored 21 points in the loss to Buffalo, while Demajeo Wiggins scored 15 points. Turner leads the team with 15.8 points. Wiggins is second with 14.1 points per contest. Turner and Wiggins get a lot of fouls each game, and makes a ton of trips to the free throw line because of their aggressiveness – a testament to their skills. Against the Bulls, the duo went 17-for-21 from the charity stripe. Overall, the Falcons are 28th in the nation with 16.7 free throws made per game. Turner and Wiggins scored 25 points together in the January loss to Central Michigan. The Falcons have to mind their turnovers, as they had 18 errors in the first meeting with the Chippewas. Bowling Green is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games.
Betting on the Central Michigan Chippewas (18-13)
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The Chippewas ended their regular-season campaign on a high note, as they beat the Western Michigan Broncos at home on Saturday, 84-71.The Chippewas played an inspired game, as it came a day after a shooting incident happened inside Central Michigan’s campus that forced officials to reschedule the matchup. The guard combo of Cecil Williams and Shawn Roundtree combined for 45 points in the win. The two will be greatly relied upon by the Chippewas this Monday against the Falcons. When the Chippewas beat Bowling Green on Jan. 20, 84-75, Williams scored just six points while Roundtree had 19 points. Central Michigan is third in the conference in scoring with 77.8 points per game, and it will look to take advantage of Bowling Green’s mediocre defense that allows 77.7 points per contest – the most in the Mid-American conference. Central Michigan is 3-1 ATS in its last four games overall.
Writer’s Prediction
Central Michigan wins, 79-75.
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