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The Eastern Michigan Eagles will host the Bowling Green Falcons in Mid-American Conference (MAC) play on Tuesday. Eastern Michigan enters on a three-game winning streak, most recently defeating Northern Illinois, 79-76, on Saturday. Bowling Green enters off a thrilling 69-68 victory over Toledo with Javontae Campbell’s winning layup with one second left. Eastern Michigan is 14-13 overall, including 7-7 in the MAC. Bowling Green is 11-16, including 6-9 in the MAC.
Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday from the Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, Mich. Eastern Michigan is favored by 3.5 points in the latest Bowling Green vs. Eastern Michigan odds, while the over/under is 149.5 points per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green picks, you’ll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every Division 1 college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 17 of the 2024-25 season on a 220-160 betting roll (+2005) on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to 2023. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines for the Bowling Green vs. Eastern Michigan game:
- Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green spread: Eastern Michigan -3.5
- Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green over/under: 149.5 points
- Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green money line: Eastern Michigan -167, Bowling Green +140
- BG: The Falcons are 4-2 against the spread (ATS) over their last six games
- EM: The Eagles are 4-1 ATS over their last five games
- Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green picks: See picks here
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Basketball Why Bowling Green can cover
The Falcons look to carry their momentum from Campbell’s winning layup on Saturday into Tuesday to win back-to-back MAC games for the first time this season. Campbell came off the bench for the first time this season on Saturday and that didn’t seem to faze him as he finished with 23 points. The junior guard is second on the team in scoring (14.6 points per game) behind senior forward Marcus Johnson, who is averaging 16.1 ppg. Campbell has scored at least 20 points in three straight games.
Bowling Green has one of the better 3-point defenses in the conference, holding teams to the fourth-lowest shooting percentage (34.2%) from deep. Eastern Michigan has won the last two head-to-head matchups, but Bowling Green won nine straight prior. See which team to pick here.
Basketball Why Eastern Michigan can cover
The Eagles have won three straight games and fourth of their last five contests with the only loss during that span coming in an 86-84 overtime loss to Ball State on the road. Fifth-year senior guard Jalen Terry, who spent his first four years playing at Oregon and DePaul, has scored at least 24 points in four straight games and is averaging 28.8 ppg over that stretch. He had 28 points on 9 of 19 shooting, including 6 of 12 on 3-pointers, against Northern Illinois on Saturday.
Terry has been elite from deep lately. He’s shot 52.7% from beyond the arc over his last five games while averaging 4.6 made triples over that span. Senior forward Da’Sean Nelson, who played with Terry at DePaul the previous two years, is second behind him in scoring at 16.4 ppg as the two have become one of the better tandems moving from the Big East to the MAC. In conference games only, Nelson is second in scoring (17.8 ppg) and Terry is fourth (17.4 ppg) as they’ll be a challenge for Bowling Green to contain. See which team to pick here.
Basketball How to make Bowling Green vs. Eastern Michigan picks
The model has simulated Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is going Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Bowling Green vs. Eastern Michigan, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 220-160 roll on top-rated college basketball picks, and find out.
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