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Bowling Green vs Western Michigan Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 20 Jan 2024
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 84-79
39-31 45-48
Position#127
Record13-4
FormWLWWW
Points / game75.9
Allowed / game69.2
vs
Position#300
Record7-10
FormWWWWL
Points / game74.4
Allowed / game76.2
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Bowling Green v Western Michigan
05 Dec 2026
BOWL v WEST
upcoming
24 Feb 2026
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WEST88
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WEST64
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WEST79
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WEST78
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BOWL v WEST
upcoming
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BOWL70
WEST76
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Bowling Green winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Western Michigan winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Bowling GreenUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Southern Indiana
#346
W
54-52
54
52
+2
A02/12
NCAA
Ohio Dominican
#625
W
97-49
97
49
+48
H10/12
NCAA
UMKC
#200
W
79-69
79
69
+10
H16/12
NCAA
Hampton
#340
W
75-65
75
65
+10
H19/12
NCAA
Siena Heights
#427
W
79-58
79
58
+21
H22/12
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#278
W
92-90 OT
92
90
+2
H03/01
NCAA
Akron
#59
L
67-83
67
83
-16
A06/01
NCAA
Ohio
#120
W
83-78
83
78
+5
H10/01
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#307
W
83-72
83
72
+11
A13/01
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#228
W
78-73
78
73
+5
A17/01
NCAA
1H
2H
21-28
33-24
39-17
58-32
45-34
34-35
21-31
54-34
28-29
51-29
34-42
48-40
41-36
26-47
38-35
45-43
43-32
40-40
36-37
42-36
147.6Avg total
78.7Scored
68.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)75.969.2145.2+6.776%
Season at home (12)78.968.0146.9+10.983%
Season away (5)68.872.2141.0-3.460%
Last 10 (10)78.768.9147.6+9.890%
Last 5 (5)80.679.2159.8+1.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)71.382.7154.0-11.518%
vs Similar (8)74.469.8144.1+4.662%
vs Weaker ◀ (9)77.071.4148.4+5.678%
This opponent (Western Michigan) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Western MichiganUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Notre Dame
#291
L
65-86
65
86
-21
A06/12
NCAA
Youngstown State
#53
L
68-72
68
72
-4
H09/12
NCAA
Illinois (Chi.)
#303
L
68-89
68
89
-21
A16/12
NCAA
Cleveland State
#137
L
77-90
77
90
-13
A21/12
NCAA
Aquinas
#670
W
127-71
127
71
+56
H29/12
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#228
W
83-74
83
74
+9
A03/01
NCAA
Buffalo
#362
W
82-77
82
77
+5
A06/01
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#307
W
95-90 OT
95
90
+5
H10/01
NCAA
Ohio
#120
W
81-79
81
79
+2
H13/01
NCAA
Akron
#59
L
66-77
66
77
-11
A17/01
NCAA
1H
2H
34-40
31-46
30-37
38-35
33-47
35-42
34-46
43-44
68-40
59-31
44-41
39-33
34-32
48-45
33-48
46-31
37-36
44-43
29-27
37-50
161.7Avg total
81.2Scored
80.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)74.476.2150.6-1.941%
Season at home (9)78.774.1152.8+4.656%
Season away (8)69.578.6148.1-9.125%
Last 10 (10)81.280.5161.7+0.750%
Last 5 (5)81.479.4160.8+2.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)68.676.6145.2-8.117%
vs Similar (9)70.076.3146.3-6.344%
vs Weaker (2)70.571.5142.0-1.050%
This opponent (Bowling Green) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +2.5+2.51st half: -1.8-1.82nd half2nd half: +7.1+7.12nd half: +2.0+2.0
-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +2.5+2.51st half: -1.8-1.82nd half2nd half: +7.1+7.12nd half: +2.0+2.0
Bowling GreenWestern Michigan
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Bowling GreenLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Southern Indiana
#346
L
21-28
21
28
-7
A02/12
NCAA
Ohio Dominican
#625
W
39-17
39
17
+22
H10/12
NCAA
UMKC
#200
W
45-34
45
34
+11
H16/12
NCAA
Hampton
#340
L
21-31
21
31
-10
H19/12
NCAA
Siena Heights
#427
L
28-29
28
29
-1
H22/12
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#278
L
34-42
34
42
-8
H03/01
NCAA
Akron
#59
W
41-36
41
36
+5
A06/01
NCAA
Ohio
#120
W
38-35
38
35
+3
H10/01
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#307
W
43-32
43
32
+11
A13/01
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#228
L
36-37
36
37
-1
A17/01
NCAA
66.7Avg total
34.6Scored
32.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.033.967.9+0.150%-
Last 30 at home (19)34.432.667.0+1.858%-
Last 30 away (11)33.236.269.4-3.036%-
Last 10 (10)34.632.166.7+2.550%-
Last 5 (5)38.436.474.8+2.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)33.738.271.9-4.555%-
vs Similar (8)35.933.169.0+2.850%-
vs Weaker ◀ (9)32.731.864.4+0.944%-
This opponent (Western Michigan) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Western MichiganLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Notre Dame
#291
L
34-40
34
40
-6
A06/12
NCAA
Youngstown State
#53
L
30-37
30
37
-7
H09/12
NCAA
Illinois (Chi.)
#303
L
33-47
33
47
-14
A16/12
NCAA
Cleveland State
#137
L
34-46
34
46
-12
A21/12
NCAA
Aquinas
#670
W
68-40
68
40
+28
H29/12
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#228
W
44-41
44
41
+3
A03/01
NCAA
Buffalo
#362
W
34-32
34
32
+2
A06/01
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#307
L
33-48
33
48
-15
H10/01
NCAA
Ohio
#120
W
37-36
37
36
+1
H13/01
NCAA
Akron
#59
W
29-27
29
27
+2
A17/01
NCAA
77.0Avg total
37.6Scored
39.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.936.568.4-4.633%-
Last 30 at home (16)32.036.368.3-4.338%-
Last 30 away (14)31.836.768.5-4.929%-
Last 10 (10)37.639.477.0-1.850%-
Last 5 (5)35.436.872.2-1.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)30.337.567.8-7.228%-
vs Similar (9)31.235.666.8-4.333%-
vs Weaker (2)31.030.061.0+1.050%-
This opponent (Bowling Green) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
2
Bowling Green wins
3
Western Michigan wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/01/24AMiami (Ohio)78-73
13/01/24ANorthern Illinois83-72
10/01/24HOhio83-78
06/01/24AAkron67-83
03/01/24HEastern Michigan92-90 OT
22/12/23HSiena Heights79-58
19/12/23HHampton75-65
16/12/23HUMKC79-69
10/12/23HOhio Dominican97-49
02/12/23ASouthern Indiana54-52
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/01/24AAkron66-77
13/01/24HOhio81-79
10/01/24HNorthern Illinois95-90 OT
06/01/24ABuffalo82-77
03/01/24AMiami (Ohio)83-74
29/12/23HAquinas127-71
21/12/23ACleveland State77-90
16/12/23AIllinois (Chi.)68-89
09/12/23HYoungstown State68-72
06/12/23ANotre Dame65-86

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Bowling Green
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW76%
HomeWWWWW83%
AwayLWLWW60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games17125
Win %76%83%60%
Points / game75.978.968.8
Allowed / game69.268.072.2
Point differential+6.7+10.9-3.4
Avg total145.2146.9141.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+41%50%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (5)100% (3)100% (2)
Overtime %6%8%0%
Western Michigan
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL41%
HomeLLWWW56%
AwayLLWWL25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1798
Win %41%56%25%
Points / game74.478.769.5
Allowed / game76.274.178.6
Point differential-1.9+4.6-9.1
Avg total150.6152.8148.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+6%11%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won57% (7)60% (5)50% (2)
Overtime %12%22%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Akron1814478%77.165.9+11.2
2 Bowling Green1713476%75.969.2+6.7
3 UMass1812667%81.471.7+9.8
4 Toledo1811761%78.176.5+1.6
5 Ball State179853%74.069.6+4.4
6 Miami (Ohio)168850%75.170.9+4.2
7 Kent State189950%77.874.1+3.7
8 Central Michigan189950%66.873.1-6.2
9 Ohio178947%78.671.8+6.8
10 Eastern Michigan178947%67.574.4-6.9
11 Western Michigan1771041%74.476.2-1.9
12 Northern Illinois1761135%77.379.6-2.3
13 Buffalo1721512%67.679.1-11.5
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Bowling Green394584
Western Michigan314879
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