Central Michigan Chippewas vs Kent State Golden Flashes Prediction, 12/29/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Michigan Chippewas vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Location: M.A.C. Center in Kent, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Central Michigan Chippewas (1-10) are traveling to M.A.C. Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Kent State Golden Flashes (5-5).

The Central Michigan Chippewas played Detroit and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-75 in their last contest. Central Michigan finished the game having earned a 41.9% FG percentage (26 out of 62) and knocked down 12 out of their 30 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Chippewas converted 11 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 64.7%. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 17 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to defense, Central Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 46.8% from the field on 29 out of 62 shooting. Detroit doled out 13 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. On top of that, Detroit collected 40 boards (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Detroit ended up going 79.2% from the free throw line by making 19 of 24 attempts. They converted 12 of their 28 shots from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Chippewas ended up with 25 while Detroit accumulated 17 personal fouls.

Oscar Lopez is someone who had an impact in the game. He walked away with 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes and also snagged 10 rebounds. He went 66.7% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Central Michigan will enter this matchup with a record of 1-10 for the campaign. They are turning it over 14.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 21.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Central Michigan is grabbing 30.4 boards per game and is sitting with 126 dimes for the season, which is 307th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Chippewas are shooting 37.5% from downtown (93 of 248) and 65.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 64.5 points per contest (313th in Division 1) while going 41.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Chippewas are able to force 11.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 fouls. They rank 289th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 171 surrendered for the season. The Chippewas defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.9% (323 of 660) and they relinquish 39.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are conceding 38.4% from beyond the arc while they are 353rd in college basketball in opponents PPG (84.1).

The last time they took the court, the Kent State Golden Flashes took a loss by a score of 78-76 against Southern. When talking about how they rebounded, Kent State permitted Southern to get 19 in all (7 offensive). They went 27.3% from downtown by shooting 6 out of 22 and ended up shooting 14 out of 20 at the charity stripe (70.0%). The Golden Flashes permitted Southern to convert 29 of 63 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.0% in the matchup. In all, the Golden Flashes finished 25 for 49 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.0%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Kent State made 6 of their 20 tries (30.0%). They were able to make 20 of those for a clip of 76.9%. Southern earned 22 fouls for the matchup which got the Golden Flashes to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. The Golden Flashes snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 32 for the contest.

Sincere Carry was important for the Golden Flashes in this matchup. He had 18 points in his 40 mins of playing time and earned 5 assists in this game. He converted 7 out of 15 for this game for a rate of 46.7%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Kent State has a win-loss record of 5-5 on the campaign. The Golden Flashes have committed 16.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.4 times per game (185th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per contest. Kent State has 705 pts on the campaign (70.5 per contest) and they pull in 34.5 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Golden Flashes are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which is ranked 156th in the country.

The Kent State defense allows 28.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (71 of 254) and their opponents are connecting on 67.1% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 11.2 dimes and 31.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 99th and 57th in D-1. The Golden Flashes on the defensive end are ranked 46th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 61.3. They are able to force 14.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the field (76th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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