The Ball State Cardinals and Kent State Golden Flashes meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the M.A.C. Center. The Ball State Cardinals look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Kent State Golden Flashes look to build on their eight-game winning streak.
The Ball State Cardinals are averaging 75.2 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 77.1 points on 44.8 percent shooting. Payton Sparks is averaging 13.4 points and 1.2 assists, while Tyler Cochran is averaging 12.1 points and 5.8 rebounds. Luke Bumbalough is the third double-digit scorer and Miryne Thomas is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The Ball State Cardinals are shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc and 69.1 percent from the free throw line. The Ball State Cardinals are allowing 35.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.7 rebounds per game.
The Kent State Golden Flashes are averaging 70.7 points on 44.2 percent shooting and allowing 63.5 points on 39.7 percent shooting. Sincere Carry is averaging 17.6 points and 4.6 rebounds, while Malique Jacobs is averaging 11.8 points and 7.4 rebounds. Justyn Hamilton is grabbing 6.7 rebounds and Giovanni Santiago is grabbing 2.5 rebounds. The Kent State Golden Flashes are shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc and 75.2 percent from the free throw line. The Kent State Golden Flashes are allowing 29.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.8 rebounds per game.
The Cardinals are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Tuesday games and 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The Golden Flashes are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 9-1-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The over is 5-2-1 in Cardinals last 8 overall. The under is 4-0 in Golden Flashes last 4 overall. The underdog is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Ball State Cardinals are a hit or miss team that struggles on the road, where they lose by an average of 11.1 points. The Kent State Golden Flashes are playing some of their best ball of the season right now with a red-hot offense, and they win at home by an average of 14.1 points while allowing 36.9 percent shooting from the field. Thick number, but Kent State is on fire right now.