Kent State Golden Flashes vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 2/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: CBSSN

The Kent State Golden Flashes (15-9) are headed to Savage Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Toledo Rockets (20-5).

The Kent State Golden Flashes played Akron and went home with a win by a final score of 66-64 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Golden Flashes finished with 20 while Akron accumulated 19 fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. Akron ended up shooting 64.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 17 attempts. Furthermore, Akron had 26 boards (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Akron dished out 17 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. With regard to defending, Kent State allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 23 out of 46 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned a total of 23 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Golden Flashes buried 10 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 55.6%. Kent State wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.9% field goal percentage (23 of 47) and made 10 of 17 3-pointers.

Malique Jacobs is one player who played a role in this contest. He notched 12 points on 3 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and also collected 10 rebounds. He finished 30.0% from the floor and earned 3 assists.

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Kent State heads into this one with a record of 15-9 so far this year. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a team are committing 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Kent State is snagging 35.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 295 assists on the season, which ranks 234th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Golden Flashes are shooting 32.8% on shots from beyond the arc (179 of 546) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 70.5 pts per contest (202nd in the nation) while hitting 43.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Golden Flashes are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 79th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 272 conceded this season. The Golden Flashes defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 40.6% (527 of 1,299) and they surrender 32.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 30.3% on shots from distance and they are 48th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (64.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Toledo Rockets took home the win by a final score of 100-72 against Northern Illinois. In relation to rebounding, Toledo allowed Northern Illinois to get 28 in all (9 offensive). They finished 23.8% from distance via 5 out of 21 and ended up shooting 11 of 19 at the charity stripe (57.9%). The Rockets allowed Northern Illinois to knock down 28 out of their 67 tries from the field which left them shooting 41.8% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Rockets went 36 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.3%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Toledo made 6 out of 14 attempts (42.9%). They were able to convert 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.6%. Northern Illinois had 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. The Rockets were able to corral 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this game.

Rayj Dennis pitched in for the Rockets for this contest. He knocked down 7 of 12 in the game for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and earned 8 rebounds. He racked up 22 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and earned 8 assists in this game.

Toledo has a mark of 20-5 on the year. The Rockets have committed 15.9 fouls per game and they go 78.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.0 times per contest (64th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. Toledo has 2,033 pts this season (81.3 per game) and they collect 40.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Rockets are connecting on 48.3% from the field, which is ranked 20th in college hoops.

The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 182nd in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 69.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.0% from the field (29th in college hoops). The Toledo defense surrenders 30.3% on 3-point attempts (203 of 670) and opponents are making 65.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 12.4 dimes and 34.7 boards per contest, ranking them 161st and 187th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toledo

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