Central Michigan Chippewas vs Kent State Golden Flashes Prediction, 1/31/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Michigan Chippewas vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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

TV: fuboTV

The Central Michigan Chippewas (8-13) are en route to M.A.C. Center on Tuesday where they will go up against the Kent State Golden Flashes (17-4).

The Central Michigan Chippewas took the court against Western Michigan and went home with a win by a final score of 70-69 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Chippewas ended up with 22 while Western Michigan finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 10 of their 26 shots from 3-point range. Western Michigan finished the contest at 68.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 25 attempts. In addition, Western Michigan collected 34 boards (14 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Western Michigan recorded 11 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defending, Central Michigan allowed the other team to go 41.2% from the floor on 21 of 51 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Chippewas buried 9 of their 16 tries for a rate of 56.3%. Central Michigan ended having earned a 44.1% field goal percentage (26 of 59) and knocked down 9 out of their 23 3-point shots.

Jesse Zarzuela is a guy who played a role in the matchup. He finished shooting 47.1% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 34 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. He recorded 25 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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Central Michigan heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 8-13 so far this season. They cough up possession 16.0 times per game and as a group are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Central Michigan is pulling down 36.8 rebounds per game and has 227 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 347th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Chippewas are shooting 29.0% on shots from 3-point land (133 of 458) and 69.8% from the charity stripe. They average 67.2 points per contest (296th in college basketball) while going 41.5% from the field.

On defense, the Chippewas are forcing 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They give up 32.1% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 231st in D-1 in points per game allowed (71.2). The Chippewas defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.6% (514 of 1,207) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 123rd in college basketball in giving up assists with 259 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kent State Golden Flashes got the win with a final of 74-68 when they faced Buffalo. Regarding team rebounding, Kent State allowed Buffalo to snag 36 in total (11 on the offensive side). They went 24.1% from 3-point land by going 7 of 29 and ended up shooting 17 out of 24 at the free throw line (70.8%). The Golden Flashes permitted Buffalo to make 22 of 66 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3% for this game. In all, the Golden Flashes went 27 out of 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.5%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Kent State knocked down 5 of 24 attempts (20.8%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a rate of 65.2%. Buffalo was called for 2 fouls for the game which got the Golden Flashes to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Golden Flashes recorded 32 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 43 for the matchup.

Sincere Carry pitched in for the Golden Flashes in the game. He racked up 24 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 7 assists for the game. He made 10 out of 19 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Kent State has a win-loss record of 17-4 on the season. The Golden Flashes are committing 18.9 fouls every game and they hit 74.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.3 times per contest (265th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.4 times per game. Kent State has tallied 1,579 pts for the year (75.2 per contest) and they collect 35.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Golden Flashes are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which ranks 206th in the nation.

The Kent State defense gives up 30.9% on 3-pointers (146 of 472) and opponents are connecting on 70.2% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.1 assists and 36.5 boards per game, which has them ranked 65th and 299th in D-1. The Golden Flashes defensively are ranked 44th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 63.8. They are able to force 16.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.1% from the field (15th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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