College Basketball Picks: Miami (OH) RedHawks vs. Bowling Green Falcons

The Bowling Green Falcons have won both of their games this season as home favorites of 6.5 to nine points this season, which is important to consider when making your college basketball picks Monday night, as they take on the Miami (OH) RedHawks at the Stroh Center.

Sports bettors will find that the Falcons are seven-point favorites in the NCAA basketball odds (courtesy of SBR Forum), while the total sits at 123 in the market.

Let's take a closer look at this first round contest in the Mid-American Conference tournament from a betting perspective, while offering up an against-the-spread pick along the way. 

The Miami (OH) RedHawks have lost nine consecutive games, including a 58-54 defeat to the Ohio Bobcats as 16-point road underdogs last Saturday.

Over the last two-plus seasons, the RedHawks are 0-6 against the spread in all tournament games, with the OVER going 4-2 in that situation.

The Bowling Green Falcons are 11-4 at the Stroh Center this season, including a 76-65 victory over the Buffalo Bulls as 2.5-point home favorites last Saturday.

Sports bettors will find that the Falcons are 6-2-1 against the spread in their last nine games versus Mid-American Conference opponents.

I'm going to recommend readers back the Bowling Green Falcons as one of their college basketball picks Monday night, as the home team is 5-2-1 against the spread in the last eight meetings in this series.

College Basketball Pick: Bowling Green Falcons -7

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