Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Kent State Golden Flashes Prediction, 2/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Date: Friday, February 17, 2023

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

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-20) are on their way to M.A.C. Center on Friday where they will go up against the Kent State Golden Flashes (21-5).

The Eastern Michigan Eagles took the court against Akron and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-51 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Eagles finished with 17 and Akron totaled 12 fouls. They also buried 10 out of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc. Akron ended up going 70.6% from the free throw line by burying 12 of 17 attempts. Moreover, Akron collected 42 rebounds (15 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Akron dished out 14 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. When discussing the defense, Eastern Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 43.1% from the field on 28 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 23 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 12 of 14 shots for a rate of 85.7%. Eastern Michigan ended the game with a 38.8% field goal percentage (19 of 49) and converted 1 of 15 3-pointers.

Noah Farrakhan is one guy who played a role in this contest. He accounted for 11 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 21 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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Eastern Michigan heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-20 on the season. They cough up possession 11.7 times per game and as a team are committing 19.5 fouls every game. As a team, Eastern Michigan is pulling down 31.3 rebounds per contest and has tallied 263 assists this year, which has them ranked 351st in college basketball in terms of passing. The Eagles are connecting on 32.6% on 3-pointers (172 of 527) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 73.5 pts per game (146th in Division 1) while going 44.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.5 fouls. They are 216th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 345 surrendered for the season. The Eagles defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 48.4% (748 of 1,545) and they surrender 37.4 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 34.3% on 3-pointers and they rank 359th in college basketball in opponents points per game (81.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kent State Golden Flashes walked away with a victory by a final of 82-58 against Western Michigan. The Golden Flashes were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 13 steals in the game. Western Michigan had 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Golden Flashes to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 70.6%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Kent State converted 8 out of 21 attempts (38.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Golden Flashes finished shooting 31 for 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.4%. The Golden Flashes allowed Western Michigan to make 21 of 49 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9% in this contest. They finished 28.0% from distance by connecting on 7 of 25 and finished the game at 9 out of 15 from the free throw line (60.0%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Kent State permitted Western Michigan to pull down 22 in all (5 offensive).

Voncameron Davis ended up having an impact for the Golden Flashes in the matchup. He converted 8 of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He racked up 21 points in his 27 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the game.

Kent State has a mark of 21-5 this season. The Golden Flashes are responsible for committing 18.8 fouls per game while shooting 71.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.6 times per contest (229th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.5 times per game. Kent State has accounted for 1,956 points for the season (75.2 per contest) and they average 35.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Golden Flashes are hitting on 44.6% from the field, which ranks 185th in college basketball.

The Kent State defense concedes 32.0% on shots from 3-point land (186 of 581) and opponents are connecting on 69.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 11.5 dimes and 35.2 total rebounds per game, which is 96th and 259th in college basketball. The Golden Flashes are ranked 35th in the nation in points given up per game with 63.9. They are forcing their opponents into 16.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (21st in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kent State and under the total points

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