Kent State Golden Flashes vs Buffalo Bulls Prediction, 1/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Buffalo Bulls

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022

Location: Alumni Arena in Buffalo, NY

TV: CBSSN

The Kent State Golden Flashes (9-8) are on their way to Alumni Arena on Friday where they will take on the Buffalo Bulls (9-6).

The Kent State Golden Flashes stepped onto the hardwood against Eastern Michigan and earned the victory with a final of 56-47 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Golden Flashes walked away with 23 and Eastern Michigan recorded 18 personal fouls. They buried 3 of 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Eastern Michigan shot 84.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 22 of their 26 attempts. On top of that, Eastern Michigan collected 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Eastern Michigan dished out 4 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. In regard to the defense, Kent State let their opponent shoot 25.6% from the floor on 11 out of 43 shooting. They also dished out 8 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 28 with 7 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Golden Flashes converted 13 of their 21 shots for a rate of 61.9%. Kent State wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (20 of 47) and made 3 out of their 12 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Malique Jacobs is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He saw the court for 39 mins played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Kent State will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 9-8 for the campaign. They cough up possession 12.2 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Kent State is collecting 35.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 204 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 237th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Flashes are hitting 30.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (116 of 386) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They average 68.5 pts per contest (261st in Division 1) while hitting 42.2% from the field.

On defense, the Golden Flashes are forcing 14.6 turnovers every game and they draw 17.6 fouls. They surrender 29.0% on shots from distance and they rank 32nd in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (62.4). The Golden Flashes defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 39.6% (357 of 901) and they relinquish 32.3 boards per contest as a team. They rank 69th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 179 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Buffalo Bulls got the victory with a final of 74-68 against Ball State. Concerning rebounding, Buffalo permitted Ball State to pull down 38 in all (11 offensive). They shot 16.0% from three-point range by going 4 of 25 and finished the contest at 22 of 28 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Bulls permitted Ball State to knock down 21 out of their 60 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 35.0% for this game. Overall, the Bulls went 26 for 64 from the field which had them sitting at 40.6%. With respect to shots from downtown, Buffalo buried 11 out of their 31 tries (35.5%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 64.7%. Ball State had 20 fouls in the game which took the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They also gave up possession 13 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Bulls recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 41 for the game.

David Skogman ended up having an impact for the Bulls for this game. He scored 16 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and earned 1 assist in the game. He made 5 out of 6 in this game for a field goal rate of 83.3%, and accounted for 11 rebounds.

Buffalo has a win-loss record of 9-6 for the campaign. The Bulls are committing 18.1 fouls every game and they connect on 70.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.9 times per contest (84th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per game. Buffalo has 1,224 pts for the campaign (81.6 per contest) and they grab 41.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulls are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 107th in college basketball.

The Bulls defensively are ranked 286th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 72.9. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (156th in D-1). The Buffalo defense allows 31.5% on three-point shots (94 of 298) and opponents are converting on 69.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 10.9 assists and 35.1 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 71st and 201st in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kent State

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