Kent State Golden Flashes vs Akron Zips Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Akron Zips

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Akron Zips (19-7) are hosting the Kent State Golden Flashes (13-13) at James A. Rhodes Arena on Saturday.

The Kent State Golden Flashes faced Ohio and ended up losing by a score of 63-57 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Golden Flashes walked away with 18 and Ohio totaled 10 personal fouls. They converted 8 of their 23 shots from downtown. Ohio went 87.5% at the free throw line by making 21 of 24 attempts. Additionally, Ohio pulled down 27 boards (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Ohio distributed 9 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. In terms of defending, Kent State let their opponent shoot 35.4% from the field on 17 out of 48 shooting. They also distributed 7 dimes for the matchup while creating 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Golden Flashes made 9 of 12 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Kent State finished the contest with a 31.7% FG percentage (20 out of 63) and buried 8 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Voncameron Davis is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 31.3% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 14 points on 5 of 16 shooting.

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Kent State will play this contest with a record of 13-13 on the campaign. They average 76.1 pts per game (115th in college basketball) while connecting on 44.4% from the field. The Golden Flashes are shooting 35.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (215 of 602) and 76.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Kent State is grabbing 35.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 336 assists this season, which has them ranked 218th in college hoops in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.1 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Golden Flashes are able to force 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They give up 33.0% from 3-point land while they are 176th in the nation in points per game allowed (71.6). The Golden Flashes defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (650 of 1,451) and they concede 32.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 176th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 337 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Akron Zips took a loss by a final score of 72-64 when they faced Toledo. The Zips recorded 28 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the game. They coughed it up 13 times, while recording 1 steal in this contest. Toledo had 15 fouls for the contest which got the Zips to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to convert 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.3%. With respect to shots from distance, Akron converted 7 of 26 tries (26.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Zips shot 23 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4%. The Zips allowed Toledo to bury 27 out of their 64 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.2% in this contest. They finished 34.8% from 3-point land via 8 of 23 and finished the contest at 10 out of 18 at the free throw line (55.6%). In reference to rebounding, Akron allowed Toledo to get 36 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Greg Tribble pitched in for the Zips in this matchup. He had 19 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist in this matchup. He made 6 out of 9 in this matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and earned 2 rebounds.

Akron has a record of 19-7 on the campaign. The Zips have committed 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 72.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.4 times per game (163rd in the country) and they turn it over 11.3 times per contest. Akron has accounted for 1,941 pts so far this year (74.7 per game) and they collect 37.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Zips are shooting 45.6% from the floor, which ranks 128th in college hoops.

The Akron defense allows 30.1% on shots from distance (163 of 542) and opponents are knocking down 67.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.8 assists and 32.0 total boards per game, which has them ranked 91st and 41st in those categories on the defensive end. The Zips are ranked 23rd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 64.8. They are able to force 12.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (114th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kent State

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