Kent State Golden Flashes vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 1/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Location: Convocation Center (MI) in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: Youtube TV

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-13) welcome the Kent State Golden Flashes (14-3) at Convocation Center (MI) on Tuesday.

The Kent State Golden Flashes took the court against Ohio and took home the win by a score of 70-65 in their last contest. Kent State walked away from the contest with a 42.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 63) and converted 8 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Golden Flashes buried 8 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 53.3%. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled 31 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 12 assists in this contest while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about the defense, Kent State allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the field on 23 out of 54 shooting. Ohio dished out 11 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Ohio had 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Ohio walked away from this one shooting 85.7% at the free throw line by making 12 of 14 tries. They knocked down 7 of 25 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Golden Flashes ended up finishing with 19 and Ohio recorded 16 personal fouls.

Malique Jacobs is someone who came through in the matchup. He shot 44.4% from the field and totaled 6 dimes. He was on the court for 38 minutes and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He walked away with 17 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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Kent State enters this game with a record of 14-3 so far this year. They have an average of 74.5 points per outing (133rd in college hoops) while shooting 43.6% from the floor. The Golden Flashes are connecting on 34.1% from downtown (141 of 414) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Kent State is pulling down 35.1 boards per contest and has 209 assists on the season, which is 300th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.6 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Golden Flashes are forcing 17.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are giving up 30.6% from 3-point land while they are 25th in college hoops in points per game allowed (62.2). The Golden Flashes are giving up a field goal percentage of 38.8% (360 of 927) and they relinquish 36.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 53rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 188 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Eastern Michigan Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 104-67 when they faced Akron. In reference to team rebounding, Eastern Michigan permitted Akron to pull down 41 overall (8 on the offensive side). They went 30.3% from three-point range by going 10 of 33 and ended up shooting 26 of 32 at the charity stripe (81.3%). The Eagles allowed Akron to make 34 out of 63 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.0% in the game. When all was said and done, the Eagles went 20 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.1%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Eastern Michigan made 5 out of their 23 attempts (21.7%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.6%. Akron had 18 fouls for the game which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Eagles pulled down 21 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards totaling 23 in this contest.

Noah Farrakhan was important for the Eagles in the matchup. He made 5 of 9 in this contest for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and earned 4 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this game.

Eastern Michigan has a win-loss mark of 4-13 this season. The Eagles are committing 20.3 fouls per contest and they go 76.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 9.6 times per game (359th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per contest. Eastern Michigan has tallied 1,236 pts so far this season (72.7 per contest) and they average 31.4 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Eagles are shooting 42.6% from the field, which ranks 281st in Division 1.

The Eagles defensively are ranked 359th in college basketball in PPG given up with 81.5. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.1% from the field (360th in Division 1). The Eastern Michigan defense gives up 34.1% on 3-point shots (139 of 408) and their opposition knocks down 69.1% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.9 dimes and 37.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 208th and 329th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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