Kent State Golden Flashes (16-16) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (20-12)
March 15, 2024 5:00 pm EDT
The Line: Bowling Green Falcons +1.5; Over/Under: +141.5
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The Kent State Golden Flashes and Bowling Green Falcons meet Friday in the college basketball MAC Championship Semifinal at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Kent State Golden Flashes vs Bowling Green Falcons prediction.
Kent State Golden Flashes Betting Preview
The Kent State Golden Flashes recently lost to Ball State and Toledo while beating Central Michigan. The Kent State Golden Flashes are averaging 75.6 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 72.4 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Jalen Sullinger is averaging 15.1 points and 2.4 rebounds, while VonCameron Davis is averaging 13.4 points and 1.3 assists. Chris Payton Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Giovanni Santiago is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The Kent State Golden Flashes are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 75.5 percent from the free throw line. The Kent State Golden Flashes are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.7 rebounds per game.
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Bowling Green Falcons Betting Preview
The Bowling Green Falcons recently beat Western Michigan, Ball State and Central Michigan. The Bowling Green Falcons are averaging 74.2 points on 43.3 percent shooting and allowing 71.2 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Marcus Hill is averaging 20.6 points and 5 rebounds, while Rashaun Agee is averaging 13.2 points and 9.8 rebounds. Trey Thomas is the third double-digit scorer and Jason Spurgin is grabbing 5.6 rebounds. The Bowling Green Falcons are shooting 29.9 percent from beyond the arc and 70.6 percent from the free throw line. The Bowling Green Falcons are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.6 rebounds per game.
Kent State Golden Flashes vs Bowling Green Falcons prediction
You can argue the Bowling Green Falcons are in better form with three straight wins, so there’s consideration with the free bucket. However, the Kent State Golden Flashes beat Bowling Green in the only meeting this season and has won 9 straight games against the Falcons overall. Bowling Green hasn’t won a game against Kent State since March 2019. I’ll side with history in this contest and lay the bucket with Kent State.
