Kent State Golden Flashes vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 2/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

Stroh Center is the location where the Bowling Green Falcons (10-18) will meet the Kent State Golden Flashes (22-6) on Saturday.

The Kent State Golden Flashes faced Ball State and took a loss by a score of 82-70 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Golden Flashes walked away with 24 and Ball State accumulated 20 fouls. They also knocked down 7 out of their 20 tries from long range. Ball State finished the contest at 79.4% at the free throw line by burying 27 of 34 attempts. In addition, Ball State grabbed 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Ball State totaled 18 dimes and had but wasn't able to put a steal in the stat sheet. When it comes to the defense, Kent State allowed the other team to go 49.0% from the field on 24 of 49 shooting. They also doled out 6 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled 25 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Flashes knocked down 15 of their 21 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Kent State ended the contest having earned a 40.7% field goal percentage (24 out of 59) and made 7 of their 15 shots from distance.

Sincere Carry is someone who was a contributor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 35.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played 40 minutes and grabbed 6 rebounds. He accounted for 21 points on 7 of 20 shooting.

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Kent State comes into this matchup with a record of 22-6 this year. They are averaging 75.3 pts per contest (99th in the nation) while connecting on 44.8% from the floor. The Golden Flashes are shooting 33.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (221 of 660) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Kent State is pulling in 35.1 rebounds per contest and has totaled 345 assists for the year, which is 262nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.0 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Golden Flashes are able to force 16.6 turnovers every game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 87th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 322 conceded for the year. The Golden Flashes are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.9% (606 of 1,517) and they relinquish 35.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 35th in D-1 in points per game allowed (64.2).

The last time they took the court, the Bowling Green Falcons took a loss by a score of 74-65 against Miami. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Bowling Green permitted Miami to collect 30 overall (9 offensive). They wrapped up this game 31.8% from three-point range by hitting 7 of 22 and ended up shooting 15 out of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Falcons allowed Miami to bury 26 out of 56 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.4% in this game. When the game finished, the Falcons shot 23 for 54 from the floor which had them at 42.6%. In reference to shooting from distance, Bowling Green knocked down 5 out of 20 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 63.6%. Miami had 19 personal fouls in this game which got the Falcons to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They coughed it up 15 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. The Falcons collected 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 28 in this contest.

Samari Curtis pitched in for the Falcons for this game. He scored 17 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest. He made 5 out of 13 for the game giving him a rate of 38.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Bowling Green has a win-loss mark of 10-18 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Falcons are connecting on 45.6% from the floor, which is 120th in college basketball. Bowling Green has scored 2,140 points on the year (76.4 per contest) and they pull in 35.6 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.9 times per game (132nd in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.1 times per contest. The Falcons are committing 17.7 fouls every game and they go 72.6% from the free throw line.

The Falcons on the defensive end are ranked 353rd in the nation in points given up per game with 78.4. They are forcing 11.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (330th in D-1). The Bowling Green defense gives up 36.3% on shots from distance (233 of 642) and opponents are connecting on 72.0% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 14.8 assists and 34.6 boards every game, which ranks them 324th and 219th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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