Portland Pilots vs Kent State Golden Flashes Prediction, 12/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Pilots vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Date: Friday, December 6, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

M.A.C. Center is where the Kent State Golden Flashes (6-2) will attempt to beat the Portland Pilots (3-5) on Friday.

The Portland Pilots faced Denver and earned the victory with a final of 101-90 in their last contest. Portland finished having earned a 48.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 64) and buried 10 of 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Pilots made 29 of their 34 attempts for a percentage of 85.3%. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected a total of 42 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 21 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to the defense, Portland allowed 41.3% from the floor on 33 out of 80 shooting. Denver totaled 20 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. Additionally, Denver collected 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Denver finished 87.5% at the charity stripe by making 14 of 16 shots. They made 10 of their 39 shots from long range. With respect to fouls, the Pilots walked away with 18 and Denver finished the game with 26 fouls.

Vukasin Masic is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He walked away with 27 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 46 mins played and also pulled down 5 boards. He finished the contest at 53.3% from the floor and earned 4 assists.

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Portland will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 3-5 this season. They are averaging 72.3 pts per contest (258th in the nation) while hitting 42.0% from the field. The Pilots are hitting 32.2% on shots from distance (64 of 199) and 73.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Portland is pulling in 38.3 rebounds per game and has 111 assists on the season, which is 235th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.6 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Pilots are forcing 9.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 fouls. They are giving up 33.2% on 3-pointers while they are 342nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (81.0). The Pilots defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.4% (236 of 544) and they relinquish 38.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 329th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 138 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Kent State Golden Flashes took home the win by a final score of 67-60 against Kennesaw State. The Golden Flashes were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. Kennesaw State had 24 personal fouls for the contest which took the Golden Flashes to the charity stripe for 33 shots. They were able to make 26 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.8%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Kent State converted 5 of their 29 tries (17.2%). Overall, the Golden Flashes walked away from this one shooting 18 for 63 from the field which had them at 28.6%. The Golden Flashes permitted Kennesaw State to convert 17 of 52 attempts from the field which left them shooting 32.7% for this game. They went 18.2% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 22 and ended up shooting 22 of 23 from the free throw line (95.7%). Regarding how they rebounded, Kent State permitted Kennesaw State to pull down 34 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Voncameron Davis pitched in for the Golden Flashes for this contest. He made 5 of 14 for this game for a rate of 35.7%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 26 mins on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists.

Kent State has a mark of 6-2 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Golden Flashes are connecting on 39.2% from the field, which has them ranked 348th in the country. Kent State has totaled 539 points on the season (67.4 per contest) and they grab 35.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 11.3 times per game (322nd in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest. The Golden Flashes are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.2% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Flashes on the defensive end are ranked 18th in college hoops in PPG given up with 61.0. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.1% from the floor (54th in college hoops). The Kent State defense concedes 28.5% on shots from distance (45 of 158) and opponents are connecting on 75.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.3 assists and 32.9 rebounds per contest, which is 136th and 103rd in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kent State

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