Buffalo Bulls vs Kent State Golden Flashes Prediction, 3/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Date: Friday, March 4, 2022

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

TV: ESPNU

M.A.C. Center is the site where the Kent State Golden Flashes (20-9) will go up against the Buffalo Bulls (19-9) on Friday.

The Buffalo Bulls played Toledo and took a loss by a final of 92-76 in their last game. Buffalo finished the game with a 44.4% field goal percentage (32 of 72) and converted 8 of 23 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Bulls made 4 of their 6 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. With respect to rebounding, they collected 36 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 16 assists in this game while creating 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to defense, Buffalo allowed the other team to shoot 53.1% from the floor on 34 of 64 shooting. Toledo doled out 17 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. Additionally, Toledo collected 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Toledo went 78.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 19 tries. They converted 9 out of their 17 shots from 3-point land. When discussing personal fouls, the Bulls finished with 14 while Toledo accumulated 10 personal fouls.

Ronaldo Segu is a player who was a contributor in the game. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 31 minutes played and also grabbed 5 boards. He finished the game at 53.3% from the field and dished out 5 dimes.

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Buffalo will play this game with a record of 19-9 on the season. They are averaging 80.9 pts per game (9th in Division 1) while going 45.7% from the floor. The Bulls are connecting on 34.5% on three-point attempts (242 of 701) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Buffalo is pulling down 42.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 429 assists for the year, which is 78th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Bulls are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.7 fouls. They relinquish 30.7% on 3-pointers while they are 269th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (72.4). The Bulls defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.4% (745 of 1,756) and they surrender 34.6 boards per contest as a group. They rank 80th in college hoops in giving up assists with 324 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Kent State Golden Flashes took home the win by a final score of 63-55 when they faced Northern Illinois. The Golden Flashes recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 32 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. Northern Illinois was called for 24 fouls for the game which took the Golden Flashes to the charity stripe for 30 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In regard to three-point shots, Kent State converted 3 out of their 18 tries (16.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Golden Flashes finished the game shooting 20 out of 48 from the field which had them shooting 41.7%. The Golden Flashes permitted Northern Illinois to knock down 19 of 51 attempts from the field which had them shooting 37.3% for the matchup. They shot 12.5% from three-point range by going 2 out of 16 and ended up shooting 15 out of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). In reference to rebounds, Kent State allowed Northern Illinois to snag 30 in all (8 offensive).

Sincere Carry pitched in for the Golden Flashes for the game. He accumulated 22 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 6 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 5 of 12 for this game giving him a rate of 41.7%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Kent State has a record of 20-9 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Golden Flashes are shooting 44.1% from the field, which has them ranked 186th in D-1. Kent State has scored 2,067 pts this season (71.3 per game) and they snag 36.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.5 times per contest (221st in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. The Golden Flashes are committing 18.3 fouls every game and they connect on 74.6% from the charity stripe.

The Kent State defense concedes 30.6% on shots from beyond the arc (209 of 682) and their opponents are knocking down 70.1% of their foul shots. They have allowed 11.6 assists and 32.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 96th and 61st in college hoops. The Golden Flashes on defense are ranked 36th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 64.1. They have forced 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (33rd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kent State

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