Western Michigan Broncos vs Kent State Golden Flashes Prediction, 1/25/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

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

TV: ESPN3

The Kent State Golden Flashes (9-9) host the Western Michigan Broncos (4-14) at M.A.C. Center on Tuesday.

The Western Michigan Broncos took the court against Bowling Green and ended up losing by a score of 82-75 in their last game. Western Michigan walked away from the game having earned a 39.7% FG percentage (29 of 73) and buried 8 out of their 33 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Broncos converted 9 of 14 shots for a rate of 64.3%. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected 32 with 12 of them being offensive. They also distributed 12 assists in this contest as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning defending, Western Michigan allowed the other team to shoot 52.6% from the floor on 30 of 57 shooting. Bowling Green doled out 12 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. Moreover, Bowling Green had 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Bowling Green finished the game shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of 21 attempts. They buried 8 of 19 attempts from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Broncos ended up with 17 while Bowling Green totaled 13 fouls.

Lamar Norman is one player who was important for the contest. He ended up shooting 37.5% from the floor and distributed 3 dimes. He played 37 minutes played and snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 20 points on 9 out of 24 shooting.

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Western Michigan will play this game with a record of 4-14 for the campaign. They are turning it over 15.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Western Michigan is pulling in 34.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 189 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 313th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Broncos are hitting 31.9% on 3-pointers (142 of 445) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 65.9 pts per contest (307th in the nation) while connecting on 42.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Broncos have forced 10.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 265th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 250 conceded on the campaign. The Broncos defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (506 of 1,094) and they concede 35.7 boards per contest as a squad. They surrender 33.9% on three-point shots and they rank 335th in the country in PPG from their opponents (77.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kent State Golden Flashes went home defeated by a final of 64-51 against Buffalo. The Golden Flashes corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. Buffalo committed 14 personal fouls for this contest which got the Golden Flashes to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 69.2%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Kent State converted 4 of their 21 tries (19.0%). In all, the Golden Flashes went 19 out of 57 from the floor which had them shooting 33.3%. The Golden Flashes allowed Buffalo to bury 26 of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.1% for this game. They went 23.3% from behind the 3-point line via 7 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 5 of 12 from the free throw line (41.7%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Kent State permitted Buffalo to collect 41 in all (14 offensive).

Tervell Beck was important for the Golden Flashes for the contest. He buried 3 of 8 in this game for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He had 11 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the game.

Kent State has a win-loss mark of 9-9 this season. The Golden Flashes are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls per contest while shooting 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.9 times per contest (276th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.4 times per contest. Kent State has scored 1,215 points on the year (67.5 per game) and they snag 35.3 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Golden Flashes are shooting 41.7% from the field, which is ranked 294th in college basketball.

The Golden Flashes are ranked 30th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 62.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.9% from the floor (40th in college hoops). The Kent State defense gives up 28.6% on 3-point attempts (126 of 440) and their opponents are converting on 69.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 10.9 dimes and 32.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 62nd and 93rd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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