Kent State Golden Flashes vs Ball State Cardinals Prediction, 2/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Ball State Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Location: Worthen Arena in Muncie, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Ball State Cardinals (19-8) are welcoming the Kent State Golden Flashes (22-5) at Worthen Arena on Tuesday.

The Kent State Golden Flashes faced Eastern Michigan and earned the victory with a final of 81-54 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Golden Flashes finished with 2 while Eastern Michigan accounted for 17 personal fouls. They made 2 of their 20 attempts from 3-point range. Eastern Michigan finished 72.7% when shooting free throws by making 16 of 22 attempts. In addition, Eastern Michigan collected 27 boards (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Eastern Michigan distributed 4 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Concerning defense, Kent State allowed 33.3% from the field on 18 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 14 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned a total of 31 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Flashes made 11 of 15 shots for a percentage of 73.3%. Kent State finished the game having earned a 53.4% FG percentage (31 out of 58) and converted 8 of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Sincere Carry is someone who was a contributor in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the field and also dished out 6 assists. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He totaled 17 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Kent State will take the court with a win-loss record of 22-5 so far this year. They average 75.4 points per game (93rd in D-1) on 44.9% from the field. The Golden Flashes are shooting 33.2% on 3-pointers (214 of 645) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Kent State is collecting 35.4 boards per game and has accounted for 339 assists this year, which has them ranked 259th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.8 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Golden Flashes have forced 16.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 fouls. They are giving up 31.3% on 3-pointers and they are 32nd in the country in PPG allowed (63.6). The Golden Flashes defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 39.6% (582 of 1,468) and they surrender 35.2 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 68th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 304 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Ball State Cardinals walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-68 when they faced Western Michigan. The Cardinals corralled 23 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 36 in this game. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. Western Michigan was called for 15 fouls for this game which got the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. With respect to shooting from distance, Ball State converted 7 out of 25 tries (28.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Cardinals went 23 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.7%. The Cardinals permitted Western Michigan to knock down 27 of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.8% in this game. They shot 36.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 out of 19 and finished the contest at 17 out of 23 from the charity stripe (73.9%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Ball State permitted Western Michigan to pull down 33 in all (9 offensive).

Jaylin Sellers ended up having an impact for the Cardinals in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 19 for this game for a rate of 42.1%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in this contest.

Ball State has a win-loss record of 19-8 this season. The Cardinals are committing 16.1 fouls every game and they shoot 67.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per contest (192nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.5 times per contest. Ball State has scored 2,061 points for the campaign (76.3 per contest) and they pull in 36.4 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Cardinals are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which ranks them 41st in the nation.

The Ball State defense allows 36.9% on shots from 3-point land (191 of 517) and their opposition knocks down 71.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 9.4 dimes and 32.7 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 11th and 102nd in college hoops. The Cardinals defensively are ranked 177th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 69.7. They have forced 12.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (169th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kent State

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