Who’s playing
St. Thomas Tommies @ Bowling Green Falcons
Current records: St. Thomas 9-4, Bowling Green 4-6
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What you need to know
St. Thomas had a three-game homestand but will have to dust off its road jersey soon. They and the Bowling Green Falcons will face off for some holiday cheer at 2 p.m. ET Saturday at the Stroh Center. The Tommies are strutting around with some offensive power as they have averaged 84.9 points per game this season.
St. Thomas head into contention after a big win over Crown on Sunday, something some punters are coming from a mile away. St. Thomas just couldn’t be stopped as they easily defeated Crown 100-61. The Tommies have made a habit of sweeping opponents off the field, having won five games by 22 points or more this season.
St. Thomas worked as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in this department as Crown only posted 14.
Meanwhile, Bowling Green came up short against Kansas City on Saturday and lost 85-77.
Despite the loss, Bowling Green got strong performances from Javontae Campbell, who went 11 of 17 en route to 27 points plus five steals, and Marcus Johnson, who went 8 of 15 en route to 22 points. With this strong performance, Campbell is now averaging an impressive 3.1 steals per game.
St. Thomas’ victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which improved their record to 9-4. As for Bowling Green, their loss dropped their record to 4-6.
Saturday’s game is shaping up to be a master class in shooting: St. Thomas has been dynamite from deep this season, draining 39.8 percent of its threes per game. However, it’s not like Bowling Green is struggling in this department as they’ve drained 36.8% of their threes this season. Given these competing forces, it will be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Odds
St. Thomas is a 3.5-point favorite against Bowling Green, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers moved slightly against the Tommies, as the match opened with the Tommies as 5-point favorites.
The over/under is 154.5 points.
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