Bowling Green vs. Ohio betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 20

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The Ohio Bobcats (5-6, 0-0 MAC) are underdogs (+1.5) as they attempt to build on a four-game winning streak when they host the Bowling Green Falcons (8-3, 0-0 MAC) at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Convocation Center Ohio. The contest airs on ESPN+. The matchup’s point total is set at 149.5.

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Bowling Green Cover -1.5 vs Ohio -101

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Bowling Green vs. Ohio betting lines

  • Bowling Green moneyline odds to win: -113
  • Ohio moneyline odds to win: -107
  • Spread: Bowling Green (-1.5)
  • Total: 149.5

Bowling Green statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Bowling Green sported a worse record against the spread when playing at home (6-8-0) than it did in road games (7-6-0) last season.
  • The Falcons exceeded the total less often when playing at home last year, hitting the over in six of 14 home matchups (42.9%). In road games, they hit the over in seven of 13 games (53.8%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Bowling Green won a higher percentage of its games at home (.750) compared to road games (.667) last season.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Falcons were the 189th-ranked squad in college basketball (73.5 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 238th (73.9 points conceded per game).
  • On the boards, Bowling Green was 253rd in the nation in rebounds (30.8 per game) last season. It was 187th in rebounds conceded (31.3 per game).
  • Last season, the Falcons were 21st-worst in the country in assists at 11.2 per game.

Bowling Green betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-4-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 3-3-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-7-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.3 (46th in nation) 39.9 (45th) 33.9 (151st) 29.8 (122nd) 16.4 (86th) 11.3 (153rd)

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Ohio statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Ohio had a better winning percentage at home (.571, 8-6-0 record) than on the road (.231, 3-10-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Bobcats games went over less frequently at home (eight of 14, 57.1%) than on the road (nine of 13, 69.2%) last season.
  • The Bobcats’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs was 1.000 (2-0) last season, and on the road it was .000 (0-5).

Last season stats

  • The Bobcats were 43rd in college basketball last year with 79.8 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 304th with 76.5 points allowed per contest.
  • Ohio averaged 29.0 boards per game (327th-ranked in college basketball). It gave up 32.3 rebounds per contest (257th-ranked).
  • The Bobcats ranked 135th in college basketball with 14.1 dimes per contest.

Ohio betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-5-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 3-2-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-4-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 3-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (147th in nation) 45.1 (268th) 31.0 (279th) 34.2 (315th) 13.3 (261st) 10.7 (103rd)
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