Niagara Purple Eagles vs Kent State Golden Flashes Prediction, 11/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Niagara Purple Eagles vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

The Kent State Golden Flashes (2-1) will take on the Niagara Purple Eagles (1-3) at M.A.C. Center on Thursday.

The Niagara Purple Eagles faced off with Bowling Green and ended up losing by a score of 76-68 in their last contest. Niagara finished with a 41.8% FG percentage (23 of 55) and converted 12 out of their 29 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Purple Eagles converted 10 of 14 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they collected 23 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 13 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to defending, Niagara let their opponent shoot 55.8% from the field on 29 of 52 shooting. Bowling Green dished out 18 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. Furthermore, Bowling Green totaled 23 rebounds (3 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Bowling Green ended up going 90.0% from the free throw line by making 9 of their 10 tries. They made 9 out of their 22 shots from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Purple Eagles finished with 16 and Bowling Green accounted for 19 personal fouls.

Olumide Adelodun is a player who was important for the contest. He accounted for 13 points on 4 out of 11 shooting. He played for 27 minutes played and also pulled down 6 boards. He went 36.4% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Niagara will enter this matchup with a record of 1-3 on the campaign. They are averaging 76.5 points per outing (203rd in D-1) while hitting 45.1% from the field. The Purple Eagles are shooting 39.7% on shots from downtown (46 of 116) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Niagara is grabbing 30.8 boards per contest and has earned 59 assists this year, which is 216th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.3 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Purple Eagles are able to force 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.6% on 3-point shots while they are 327th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (80.3). The Purple Eagles are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.7% (114 of 239) and they relinquish 38.8 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 252nd in the nation in giving up assists with 64 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Kent State Golden Flashes took a defeat with a final score of 79-56 when they faced Auburn. The Golden Flashes were able to corral 18 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. Auburn committed 12 fouls in this contest which took the Golden Flashes to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. With regard to 3-pointers, Kent State converted 5 of their 21 attempts (23.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Flashes finished the game shooting 20 out of 61 from the field which had them sitting at 32.8%. The Golden Flashes allowed Auburn to convert 28 of their 57 tries from the floor which had them at 49.1% for the matchup. They finished 25.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 out of 24 and ended up going 17 out of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). When discussing rebounds, Kent State allowed Auburn to snag 36 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Voncameron Davis ended up being important for the Golden Flashes for this contest. He totaled 19 points in his 18 mins on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He made 6 of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 2 rebounds.

Kent State has a win-loss record of 2-1 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Golden Flashes are connecting on 44.6% from the field, which ranks 217th in the nation. Kent State has accumulated 224 points this year (74.7 per contest) and they grab 33.7 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.7 times per game (259th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 11.3 times per game. The Golden Flashes commit 18.3 fouls per contest and they hit 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Kent State defense concedes 32.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (19 of 58) and opponents are connecting on 70.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 15.3 assists and 31.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks 294th and 58th in those categories on the defensive end. The Golden Flashes on defense are ranked 99th in the nation in points allowed per game with 66.0. They are forcing 13.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (253rd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Niagara

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