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#200BGSUBowling Green
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#217W&MWilliam & Mary
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Season records: Bowling Green and William & Mary
BGSUThis seasonW&M
0-0Record0-0
0-0ATS0-0
0-0O/U0-0

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects W&M 78–76 · win probability W&M 57%
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model 154.6
Model edge
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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 409-367 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: W&M has more of the edges

BGSU 2, W&M 3 · 2025-26 numbers until both teams have played three games
BGSUBig
Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: BGSU 28.7%, W&M 26.0%. Defensive: BGSU 73.1%, W&M 68.5%
BGSUBig
BGSU offense vs W&M defense
Offense 172nd of 366 against a defense 289th, on the model’s ratings
W&MSmall
Free throws
Free throw rate: BGSU 37.0, W&M 44.0. Allowed: BGSU 37.2, W&M 35.5
W&MSmall
W&M offense vs BGSU defense
Offense 160th of 366 against a defense 231st, on the model’s ratings
W&MSmall
Home court
W&M at home. This season: W&M 0-0 at home, BGSU 0-0 away
Even
Who is back
Minutes back from last season: BGSU 24%, W&M 1%. Transfers in: BGSU 4, W&M 7. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
Context
Tempo
About 72 possessions: BGSU plays 70.5 a game (96th fastest), W&M 73.6 (14th). Faster games mean more points
Even
Shooting
Effective FG%: BGSU 51.8 and allows 51.0; W&M 54.3 and allows 51.9
Even
Three-pointers
BGSU hits 34.4% and allows 33.5%; W&M hits 33.0% and allows 33.0%. Threes are 34.2% and 42.8% of their shots
Context
Schedule so far
BGSU has played the 192nd-hardest schedule, W&M the 171st. A record against a soft schedule means less
Even
Turnovers
Turnover rate: BGSU 16.4%, W&M 16.6%. Forced: BGSU 18.5%, W&M 18.9%

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Model vs market

MarketModelModel edge
Spread—W&M -2.0—
Total—154.6—
Projected score—BGSU 76.3 · W&M 78.3

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadW&M -1.1—
1H total72.3—
1H projected scoreBGSU 35.6 · W&M 36.7—

Bowling Green has the better starters

Position by position: Bowling Green 2, William & Mary 0, even 3
Bowling GreenBetterWilliam & Mary
G J. Johnson TR13.7 pts · 2.9 reb · 3.5 ast Score 80
BGSUSmall
G J. Baldwin TR7.7 pts · 4.2 reb · 3.2 ast Score 63
G J. Cranford TR11.8 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.6 ast Score 35
Even
G J. McIntosh TR6.8 pts · 3.2 reb · 1.3 ast Score 48
G J. Shackelford11.1 pts · 3.6 reb · 1 ast Score 59
BGSUBig
G T. Blassingame TR3.7 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.6 ast Score 18
F A. Goins3.1 pts · 1.2 reb · 0.1 ast Not ranked
No call
G N. Daniels TR2 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.4 ast Not ranked
F C. Essandoko TR2 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.3 ast Not ranked
No call
F S. Sivka TR2 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.3 ast Score 15
Bowling GreenBetterWilliam & Mary
BGSU offense172nd of 366 · -5.3
BGSUSmall
W&M defense289th of 366 · -7.2
BGSU defense231st of 366 · -6.1
W&MSmall
W&M offense160th of 366 · -4.8
Backcourt-0.2 · 3 players
BGSUSmall
Backcourt-2.6 · 4 players
Frontcourt-1.3 · 2 players
Even
Frontcourt-1.0 · 1 player
Bench-1.4 · 5 players
Even
Bench-0.4 · 3 players
Score, worst to bestBGSU betterW&M betterTR transfer · NEW no Division I numbers

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined
Bowling Green
Guards
J. Johnson28 min · TRJ. Cranford26 min · TRJ. Shackelford24 minM. Leach8 minT. Beckford7 min · TRC. Dedivanaj2 min
Forwards
A. Goins8 minC. Essandoko8 min · TRC. Karel5 minP. Squire3 minL. AtenyNew
William & Mary
Guards
J. Baldwin20 min · TRJ. McIntosh17 min · TRT. Blassingame17 min · TRN. Daniels10 min · TRZ. Clark9 min · TRJ. Forsythe4 min · TR
Forwards
S. Sivka11 min · TRB. CarterNewJ. RolandNew
Showing 2025-26 until both teams have played this season.

Matchup stats

2025-26 · rank among 365 teams
Scoring
Shooting
Possessions
Defense
BGSUW&M
Scoring
76.8 #124Points per game81.5 #38
1.08 #177Points per possession1.11 #116
70.5 #96Pace (possessions)73.6 #14
Shooting
51.8 #153Effective FG%54.3 #58
34.4 #1483-point %33.0 #233
34.2 #2893-point attempt rate42.8 #120
37.0 #129Free throw rate44.0 #9
Possessions
16.4 #164Turnover rate16.6 #171
28.7 #244Offensive rebound rate26.0 #324
13.1 #203Assists per game17.4 #17
Defense
72.7 #127Points allowed78.9 #294
1.04 #71Points allowed per possession1.07 #126
51.0 #163Opponent effective FG%51.9 #205
33.5 #161Opponent 3-point %33.0 #126
18.5 #73Turnovers forced18.9 #52
73.1 #31Defensive rebound rate68.5 #229
8.2 #30Steals per game7.9 #47
3.5 #138Blocks per game3.8 #95

Bowling Green

15-14 in 2025-26 overall · 9-10 in conference · Mid-American Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Toledo76–77
  • W@ E Michigan77–69
  • Wvs UMass81–62
  • Lvs W Michigan79–88
  • L@ Miami OH77–91

A week or more of rest.

William & Mary

18-12 in 2025-26 overall · 11-9 in conference · Coastal Athletic Association

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Hofstra61–92
  • Wvs Elon72–62
  • Wvs Hampton94–85
  • W@ NC A&T91–88
  • Wvs Northeastern84–77

A week or more of rest.