The MAC Championship quarterfinals are coming up on Thursday, March 14, at 1:30 PM ET between the Bowling Green Falcons (19-12) and Central Michigan Chippewas (18-13). This showdown will take place at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. The Falcons are slight favorites with a point spread of -2.5 (-110).

The Falcons have won their last two games, with their latest being an 80-70 result against the Ball State Cardinals. Marcus Hill was the game's leading scorer with 24 points and happened to accumulate five assists in the process.

Despite having 14 turnovers in that game, they shot 40.9 percent from deep. Hill leads them in both categories for points and assists, as he averages 20.6 points and 2.6 assists each game.

The Falcons average 74.2 points per game while making 43.3 percent of their shots. Their ball movement is not much better than the Chippewas' at 11.4. However, the Falcons have an edge in overall offense.

Their defense is solid, allowing opposing teams 71.2 points per game. At this rate, there is not much room for error. They will need great performances on both ends of the court to succeed.

The Chippewas have also won their last two games, both of which were closer in points. Their latest win was a 65-62 overtime thriller against the Eastern Michigan Eagles to cap off the regular season. Paul McMillian IV led with 25 points.

Anthony Prichard typically leads their scoring output with 13.1 points per game. In addition, Brian Taylor leads with 8.0 rebounds a game. Still, he had a monstrous rebounding game against the Eagles with 22 rebounds.

The Chippewas only score 66.8 points per game while shooting 42.2 percent from the field. Although their ball movement is on par with the Falcons', their offense could be better.

On defense, they give up 70.2 points per game. This puts them at a slight disadvantage since they average fewer points offensively than they do defensively.

The college basketball odds from MyBookie reveal the Bowling Green Falcons as 2.5-point favorites. According to market analysis, the Falcons boast a 65.8 percent probability of winning.

The Falcons are scoring a decent amount of points each game and winning the game on average by a few points. The Chippewas' point differential is slightly negative, and it will be a problem here. Look for the Falcons to win and cover the spread.