Kent State Golden Flashes vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 1/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: Convocation Center (MI) in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Kent State Golden Flashes (8-8) are en route to Convocation Center (MI) on Tuesday where they will go up against the Eastern Michigan Eagles (7-8).

The Kent State Golden Flashes stepped onto the hardwood against Akron and walked away with a win by a score of 67-55 in their last game. Kent State walked away from the contest having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 of 54) and knocked down 9 out of their 22 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Golden Flashes knocked down 8 of their 13 shots for a percentage of 61.5%. In terms of rebounding, they earned a total of 36 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 10 assists in this matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to defending, Kent State allowed 35.2% from the floor on 19 out of 54 shooting. Akron doled out 6 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Furthermore, Akron totaled 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Akron ended up going 72.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 18 attempts. They converted 4 of their 24 attempts from distance. Regarding fouls, the Golden Flashes ended up finishing with 19 and Akron totaled 15 fouls.

Sincere Carry is one player who was a contributor for the game. He accounted for 32 points on 11 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and also pulled down 4 boards. He finished 64.7% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Kent State will play this game with a win-loss mark of 8-8 this year. They have an average of 69.3 points per outing (250th in college basketball) while hitting 42.2% from the field. The Golden Flashes are shooting 30.2% on 3-point shots (113 of 374) and 79.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Kent State is pulling in 35.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 196 assists this year, which is 237th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Golden Flashes are able to force 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They concede 30.1% on shots from downtown and they are 48th in college hoops in points per game allowed (63.3). The Golden Flashes defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.3% (346 of 858) and they relinquish 32.3 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 89th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 175 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Eastern Michigan Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-70 when they faced Northern Illinois. The Eagles were able to pull down 19 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 22 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. Northern Illinois had 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 77.3%. With regard to three-point attempts, Eastern Michigan made 9 of 16 tries (56.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Eagles finished 22 for 48 from the field which had them at 45.8%. The Eagles permitted Northern Illinois to make 28 of their 59 tries from the field which had them sitting at 47.5% for this game. They finished 46.2% from beyond the arc by hitting 6 out of 13 and finished the contest at 15 of 21 at the charity stripe (71.4%). In reference to rebounds, Eastern Michigan permitted Northern Illinois to get 32 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Noah Farrakhan pitched in for the Eagles for the game. He knocked down 8 out of 19 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 42.1%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He accumulated 27 points in his 36 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist in this matchup.

Eastern Michigan has a win-loss mark of 7-8 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Eagles are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which is ranked 177th in the country. Eastern Michigan has totaled 1,118 points on the year (74.5 per game) and they grab 35.8 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 10.4 times per game (335th in D-1) and they turn it over 14.5 times per game. The Eagles commit 18.5 fouls every game and they go 70.8% from the charity stripe.

The Eastern Michigan defense surrenders 34.1% on 3-point shots (114 of 334) and their opponents are knocking down 69.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.7 dimes and 39.7 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 116th and 346th in Division 1. The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 329th in the country in points per game surrendered with 76.5. They are able to force 14.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (218th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kent State

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