Miami RedHawks vs Kent State Golden Flashes Prediction, 1/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Location: M.A.C. Center in Kent, OH

TV: ESPN+

M.A.C. Center is where the Kent State Golden Flashes (10-10) will attempt to defeat the Miami RedHawks (10-10) on Tuesday.

The Miami RedHawks stepped onto the hardwood against Akron and notched a win by a score of 70-68 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the RedHawks ended up walking away with 20 while Akron racked up 21 personal fouls. They also made 10 of their 25 tries from 3-point range. Akron shot 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 20 of 25 attempts. Additionally, Akron collected 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Akron dished out 7 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. In regard to defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 37.3% from the floor on 19 out of 51 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned 33 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the RedHawks converted 15 of 22 tries for a percentage of 68.2%. Miami walked away from the contest with a 51.1% field goal percentage (24 of 47) and buried 7 of 17 3-point attempts.

Anderson Mirambeaux is one guy who came through in this contest. He walked away with 19 points on 7 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 28 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He shot 77.8% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Miami enters this game with a mark of 10-10 so far this year. They have an average of 73.9 pts per contest (196th in the nation) while going 47.0% from the field. The RedHawks are shooting 37.5% from downtown (162 of 432) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Miami is collecting 32.7 rebounds per game and has 310 assists on the campaign, which is 75th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.4 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the RedHawks are forcing 12.2 turnovers every game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 29.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 169th in D-1 in PPG allowed (71.3). The RedHawks defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.6% (508 of 1,166) and they surrender 35.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 89th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 235 conceded this season.

For their last game, the Kent State Golden Flashes took a defeat with a final score of 71-64 when they faced Ohio. In reference to cleaning the glass, Kent State allowed Ohio to get 32 in total (6 offensive). They went 37.9% from beyond the arc by hitting 11 out of 29 and ended up going 8 out of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). The Golden Flashes allowed Ohio to make 26 of their 58 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 44.8% in this game. When the game finished, the Golden Flashes finished the game shooting 25 out of 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Kent State converted 4 out of 23 tries (17.4%). They were able to bury 10 of them for a percentage of 55.6%. Ohio was called for 16 fouls for this game which got the Golden Flashes to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 4 steals in this matchup. The Golden Flashes were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 36 in the matchup.

Tyem Freeman ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Flashes for the game. He knocked down 6 of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 22 mins on the court and added 2 dimes for the contest.

Kent State has a record of 10-10 for the year. The Golden Flashes are committing 17.8 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 75.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.1 times per game (198th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest. Kent State has 1,555 points for the year (77.8 per game) and they average 34.8 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Golden Flashes are connecting on 45.3% from the floor, which is ranked 152nd in the nation.

The Golden Flashes on defense are ranked 255th in D-1 in points given up per game with 74.5. They have forced 14.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.8% from the field (314th in college basketball). The Kent State defense allows 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (167 of 476) and their opposition knocks down 69.4% of their free throw shots. They surrender 14.0 dimes and 33.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 280th and 123rd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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