Kent State Golden Flashes vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 12/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Monday, December 5, 2022

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Kent State Golden Flashes (5-2) are on their way to McCarthey Athletic Center on Monday where they will play the Gonzaga Bulldogs (5-2).

The Kent State Golden Flashes faced Houston and took a loss by a score of 49-44 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Golden Flashes ended up with 19 while Houston accounted for 12 fouls. They also made 2 of their 17 tries from distance. Houston finished the game shooting 65.2% from the free throw line by burying 15 of 23 attempts. Additionally, Houston totaled 50 rebounds (15 offensive, 35 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Houston doled out 9 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. In reference to defense, Kent State let their opponent shoot 32.0% from the floor on 16 out of 50 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists for the game while creating 23 turnovers and earning 14 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Golden Flashes converted 8 of 11 shots for a rate of 72.7%. Kent State ended the game having earned a 23.8% FG percentage (15 of 63) and made 6 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc.

Voncameron Davis is one guy who was a major factor for this game. He ended up going 66.7% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He played for 31 mins played and snagged 4 boards. He scored 14 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Kent State will enter this matchup with a mark of 5-2 for the campaign. They average 75.7 pts per contest (131st in the nation) while shooting 42.9% from the field. The Golden Flashes are connecting on 35.6% on three-point attempts (62 of 174) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Kent State is snagging 35.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 95 assists on the year, which is 241st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Golden Flashes are forcing 21.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are 68th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 77 surrendered for the campaign. The Golden Flashes defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 36.3% (137 of 377) and they concede 39.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 31.2% on 3-pointers and they are 43rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (61.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Gonzaga Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 88-84 when they played Xavier. With respect to cleaning the glass, Gonzaga permitted Xavier to snag 30 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They went 53.3% from distance by shooting 8 of 15 and finished the game at 6 out of 8 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Bulldogs permitted Xavier to make 35 of their 68 attempts from the floor which had them at 51.5% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 31 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Gonzaga knocked down 13 of their 24 tries (54.2%). They were able to bury 13 of them for a clip of 68.4%. Xavier committed 17 fouls in this matchup which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Bulldogs were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this game.

Julian Strawther was important for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He buried 8 out of 15 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and added 9 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 assists for the game.

Gonzaga has a record of 5-2 for the season. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 17.9 fouls every game and they go 74.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.7 times per game (62nd in D-1) and they turn it over 14.4 times per contest. Gonzaga has scored 586 pts so far this season (83.7 per contest) and they average 37.7 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 51.9% from the floor, which ranks 5th in college basketball.

The Gonzaga defense allows 34.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (59 of 170) and their opponents are converting on 71.3% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 15.0 dimes and 32.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 313th and 75th in the country. The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 331st in the nation in points per game surrendered with 76.7. They have forced 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (257th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kent State

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