Kent State Golden Flashes vs Central Michigan Chippewas Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Central Michigan Chippewas (7-8) will try to beat the Kent State Golden Flashes (8-7) at McGuirk Arena on Saturday.

The Kent State Golden Flashes took the court against Toledo and took a loss by a final of 89-75 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Golden Flashes ended up walking away with 22 and Toledo accounted for 14 personal fouls. They converted 7 of 12 shots from 3-point range. Toledo went 83.9% at the free throw line by making 26 of 31 attempts. Furthermore, Toledo snagged 29 rebounds (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Toledo doled out 14 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. With regard to defending, Kent State allowed 58.3% from the field on 28 of 48 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for this contest while creating 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 21 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Golden Flashes made 10 of 13 tries for a percentage of 76.9%. Kent State finished the contest with a 45.0% field goal percentage (27 of 60) and converted 11 out of their 26 shots from downtown.

Jalen Sullinger is a player who played a role in this game. He racked up 21 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played 33 minutes but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He went 58.3% from the floor and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Kent State comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 8-7 on the season. They are averaging 79.0 pts per contest (79th in the nation) while connecting on 45.6% from the field. The Golden Flashes are hitting 35.3% from downtown (117 of 331) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Kent State is pulling in 35.1 rebounds per contest and has 203 assists so far this year, which ranks 217th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Golden Flashes are able to force 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are ranked 240th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 209 conceded for the season. The Golden Flashes are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.0% (388 of 863) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquish 34.3% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 240th in college basketball in PPG allowed (73.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Central Michigan Chippewas got the victory with a final of 80-64 when they played Eastern Michigan. The Chippewas snagged 25 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the contest. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. Eastern Michigan had 13 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Chippewas to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of those for a percentage of 64.3%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Central Michigan buried 11 of 17 tries (64.7%). Overall, the Chippewas finished shooting 30 out of 49 from the floor which had them sitting at 61.2%. The Chippewas permitted Eastern Michigan to knock down 26 of their 61 tries from the floor which had them shooting 42.6% in the matchup. They finished 23.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 out of 17 and ended up going 8 out of 12 from the free throw line (66.7%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Central Michigan allowed Eastern Michigan to get 23 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Derrick Butler was important for the Chippewas for the game. He made 7 of 12 for the game for a rate of 58.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this game.

Central Michigan has a record of 7-8 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Chippewas are connecting on 43.1% from the field, which has them ranked 268th in college basketball. Central Michigan has totaled 1,000 pts for the year (66.7 per contest) and they average 32.3 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.5 times per game (317th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.5 times per game. The Chippewas are committing 16.9 fouls per game and they connect on 65.8% from the free throw line.

The Central Michigan defense allows 32.9% on 3-point shots (114 of 347) and their opponents are connecting on 78.1% of their foul shots. They concede 15.1 assists and 35.6 boards per game, which is ranked 323rd and 211th in those categories on the defensive end. The Chippewas are ranked 267th in college basketball in points given up per game with 74.5. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the floor (325th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kent State

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