Xavier vs Kent State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/12/21
Kent State Golden Flashes (0-0) vs. Xavier Musketeers (1-0)
November 12, 2021 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: Xavier Musketeers -10.5 / Kent State Golden Flashes +10.5; Over/Under: +143.5
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The Kent State Golden Flashes and Xavier Musketeers meet Friday in college basketball action at the Cintas Center. The Kent State Golden Flashes won 15 games last year and enter year 11 under coach Rob Senderoff. The Xavier Musketeers look for a 2-0 start after beating Niagara in their opener.
The Kent State Golden Flashes say goodbye to their top-two players in Danny Pippen and Mike Nuga, but the remaining key players return for another season. Kent State has two double-digit scorers returning and has three seniors on this roster. However, the Kent State Golden Flashes are a fairly young team overall. Tervell Beck returns after averaging 11.7 points and 4.8 rebounds, while Malique Jacobs averaged 10 points and 3.7 assists. Giovanni Santiago averaged 4.1 assists per game and Justyn Hamilton averaged 6.8 rebounds.
The Xavier Musketeers are averaging 63 points on 37.5 percent shooting and allowing 60 points on 39.6 percent shooting. Paul Scruggs is averaging 17 points and 5 rebounds, while Colby Jones is averaging 16 points and 5 rebounds. Dieonte Miles is grabbing 7 rebounds and Jack Nunge is dishing 1 assist. The Xavier Musketeers are shooting 29.6 percent from beyond the arc and 61.9 percent from the free throw line. The Xavier Musketeers are allowing 38.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 39 rebounds per game.
The Golden Flashes are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 Friday games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Musketeers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Friday games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Golden Flashes last 5 overall. The under is 3-1-1 in Musketeers last 5 overall.
The Kent State Golden Flashes are a fairly young team, and this isn’t the easiest season opener in the world. The Xavier Musketeers have the privilege of having a game under their belt to get the jitters out of the way, and they should shoot the ball better this time around. Tough, tough spot for Kent State. I’ll lay the chalk with Xavier in a double-digit victory.
