Kent State Golden Flashes vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 3/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Friday, March 8, 2024

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Kent State Golden Flashes (15-15) are en route to Savage Arena on Friday where they will take on the Toledo Rockets (19-11).

The Kent State Golden Flashes faced Ball State and took a loss by a score of 76-69 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Golden Flashes finished with 21 while Ball State finished the game with 11 fouls. They made 6 of 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Ball State shot 74.1% from the free throw line by converting 20 of 27 shots. Furthermore, Ball State collected 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Ball State doled out 11 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In regard to defense, Kent State allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 25 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning rebounding, they collected 30 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Flashes made 6 of their 7 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Kent State wrapped up the contest with a 40.9% FG percentage (27 out of 66) and made 9 of 29 three-point attempts.

Reggie Bass is one player who played a role in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He played for 19 mins and collected 2 boards. He left the arena with 17 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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Kent State steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 15-15 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 75.7 pts per contest (119th in the country) while connecting on 44.2% from the field. The Golden Flashes are shooting 35.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (253 of 706) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Kent State is pulling in 34.5 rebounds per contest and has totaled 396 dimes on the year, which is 186th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.1 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Golden Flashes are able to force 13.6 turnovers every game while drawing 17.5 fouls. They surrender 33.0% on 3-pointers while they are 183rd in the nation in PPG from their opponents (71.9). The Golden Flashes are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.0% (758 of 1,683) and they surrender 33.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 181st in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 388 relinquished so far this year.

For their last game, the Toledo Rockets went home victorious with a score of 97-63 when they faced Miami. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Toledo permitted Miami to get 25 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 25.8% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 31 and ended up shooting 13 of 18 at the charity stripe (72.2%). The Rockets permitted Miami to convert 21 out of their 66 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 31.8% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets shot 32 for 53 from the floor which gave them a rate of 60.4%. With regard to 3-pointers, Toledo knocked down 10 of 19 attempts (52.6%). They were able to make 23 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 82.1%. Miami earned 21 fouls in the matchup which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Rockets corralled 35 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this matchup.

Tyler Cochran pitched in for the Rockets in this contest. He totaled 22 points in his 23 minutes on the court and added 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 7 out of 9 for this game giving him a rate of 77.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Toledo has a win-loss record of 19-11 this season. The Rockets are committing 15.5 personal fouls per contest and they hit 76.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.5 times per game (147th in D-1) and they cough up possession 10.7 times per contest. Toledo has scored 2,415 points on the season (80.5 per game) and they grab 33.8 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Rockets are shooting 47.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 33rd in the country.

The Toledo defense surrenders 34.4% from downtown (229 of 665) and their opponents are making 73.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 13.7 assists and 33.4 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 259th and 109th in those categories. The Rockets are ranked 305th in D-1 in PPG given up with 76.6. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.2% from the floor (356th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kent State

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