Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Kent State Golden Flashes Prediction, 2/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Date: Saturday, February 5, 2022

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

TV: ESPN+

The Kent State Golden Flashes (12-9) are welcoming the Eastern Michigan Eagles (8-12) at M.A.C. Center on Saturday.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles faced Toledo and ended up losing by a score of 86-66 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Eagles ended up with 15 while Toledo had 13 personal fouls. They also buried 4 of 15 attempts from beyond the arc. Toledo finished shooting 63.2% from the free throw line by burying 12 of their 19 tries. On top of that, Toledo snagged 44 boards (12 offensive, 32 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Toledo doled out 14 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. With respect to the defense, Eastern Michigan allowed the other team to go 53.0% from the floor on 35 out of 66 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 28 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Eagles made 10 of their 13 tries for a rate of 76.9%. Eastern Michigan wrapped up the contest with a 37.5% FG percentage (24 of 64) and converted 8 out of their 23 3-point shots.

Nate Scott is someone who was a contributor for the game. He finished with 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also pulled down 4 boards. He finished shooting 60.0% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Eastern Michigan comes into this game with a record of 8-12 this year. They are averaging 71.6 pts per game (178th in the country) while going 43.4% from the floor. The Eagles are hitting 32.1% on shots from downtown (125 of 390) and 72.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Eastern Michigan is pulling down 35.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 203 assists this season, which is 331st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.9 fouls every game.

On defense, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They rank 117th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 240 surrendered for the year. The Eagles are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.2% (539 of 1,249) and they surrender 39.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 33.0% on three-point shots while they are 315th in the nation in points per game allowed (74.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kent State Golden Flashes got the win with a final of 78-65 when they faced Miami. The Golden Flashes were able to pull down 25 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the contest. They also turned it over 7 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. Miami committed 17 fouls for this contest which took the Golden Flashes to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 9 of those for a rate of 69.2%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Kent State knocked down 9 of 25 tries (36.0%). Overall, the Golden Flashes ended up going 30 out of 70 from the field which had them shooting 42.9%. The Golden Flashes permitted Miami to knock down 25 out of 61 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 41.0% in this matchup. They finished 30.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 out of 26 and finished the game at 7 of 11 at the charity stripe (63.6%). With respect to how they rebounded, Kent State allowed Miami to grab 35 overall (8 offensive).

Sincere Carry was important for the Golden Flashes for the matchup. He scored 20 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes for the matchup. He made 8 out of 14 in this contest for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and had 6 rebounds.

Kent State has a mark of 12-9 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Flashes are hitting on 42.6% from the field, which is ranked 260th in college hoops. Kent State has 1,459 pts so far this season (69.5 per game) and they pull down 35.9 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.3 times per game (249th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.2 times per game. The Golden Flashes have committed 18.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.7% from the free throw line.

The Kent State defense gives up 29.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (148 of 510) and opponents are making 70.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 11.1 dimes and 32.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 63rd and 78th in the country. The Golden Flashes on defense are ranked 43rd in the country in PPG given up with 63.6. They are forcing 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.3% from the floor (45th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kent State

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