Kent State vs Ohio 3/11/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Ohio Bobcats (24-8) vs. Kent State Golden Flashes (22-9)
March 11, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Kent State Golden Flashes -2 / Ohio Bobcats +2; Over/Under:
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The Ohio Bobcats and Kent State Golden Flashes meet Friday in the college basketball MAC Semifinal at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Ohio Bobcats look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Kent State Golden Flashes look to build on their 13-game winning streak.
The Ohio Bobcats are averaging 74.3 points on 43.1 percent shooting and allowing 67.4 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Mark Sears is averaging 19.4 points and 5.8 rebounds, while Ben Vander Plas is averaging 13.9 points and 6.7 rebounds. Jason Carter is the third double-digit scorer and Ben Roderick is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Ohio Bobcats are shooting 33.8 percent from beyond the arc and 73.7 percent from the free throw line. The Ohio Bobcats are allowing 31.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.
The Kent State Golden Flashes are averaging 71.2 points on 43.9 percent shooting and allowing 64.1 points on 40.4 percent shooting. Sincere Carry is averaging 18.7 points and 4.5 rebounds, while Malique Jacobs is averaging 12 points and 7.6 rebounds. Justyn Hamilton is grabbing 6.4 rebounds and Giovanni Santiago is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Kent State Golden Flashes are shooting 32.9 percent from beyond the arc and 74.2 percent from the free throw line. The Kent State Golden Flashes are allowing 30.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.7 rebounds per game.
The Bobcats are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 neutral site games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Friday games. The Golden Flashes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Friday games and 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The under is 5-1 in Bobcats last 6 overall. The under is 19-6-1 in Golden Flashes last 26 Friday games. The favorite is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
Not a ton separating these teams, but the Kent State Golden Flashes have the clear edge on the defensive side, and they cruised to an easy victory when they last met in February. Kent State has been the slightly more consistent team overall. The Ohio Bobcats struggle as an underdog, where they lose by an average of 4.6 points while shooting 37.4 percent from the field. I’ll lay the bucket with the Kent State Golden Flashes.
