Kent State Golden Flashes vs Bowling Green Falcons Prediction, 2/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Bowling Green Falcons

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Location: Stroh Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Kent State Golden Flashes (16-8) are traveling to Stroh Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Bowling Green Falcons (9-15).

The Kent State Golden Flashes took the court against Central Michigan and took home the win by a score of 91-83 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Golden Flashes ended up walking away with 19 while Central Michigan finished the game with 16 fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 15 attempts from three-point range. Central Michigan shot 81.8% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of their 22 shots. On top of that, Central Michigan grabbed 25 rebounds (10 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Central Michigan distributed 18 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Kent State allowed their opponent to shoot 50.8% from the field on 30 out of 59 shooting. They also distributed 19 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 28 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Golden Flashes converted 11 of their 13 shots for a rate of 84.6%. Kent State wrapped up the contest with a 54.2% field goal percentage (32 of 59) and converted 16 out of their 30 three-point shots.

Marquis Barnett is someone who was a factor for this contest. He ended up going 76.9% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He played for 21 minutes played and also totaled 4 boards. He ended up scoring 28 points on 10 out of 13 shooting.

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Kent State will play this game with a win-loss record of 16-8 so far this season. They turn the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a team are committing 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Kent State is pulling in 36.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 306 assists this season, which ranks 280th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Flashes are shooting 30.5% on shots from 3-point land (178 of 584) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 71.1 points per game (265th in D-1) while going 42.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Golden Flashes are forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 fouls. They are 113th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 305 surrendered this year. The Golden Flashes are giving up a FG percentage of 41.0% (521 of 1,271) and they concede 32.6 boards per contest as a team. They surrender 30.6% on shots from distance while they are 35th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (65.6).

When they last played, the Bowling Green Falcons took a loss by a final score of 86-81 when they played Ohio. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Bowling Green allowed Ohio to snag 30 in total (2 offensive). They finished 33.3% from beyond the perimeter via 8 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 30 of 34 at the free throw line (88.2%). The Falcons allowed Ohio to knock down 24 of 51 attempts from the field which had them shooting 47.1% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Falcons shot 28 for 61 from the field which had them at 45.9%. With regard to three-point shots, Bowling Green made 9 out of their 23 attempts (39.1%). They were able to make 16 of those for a percentage of 64.0%. Ohio earned 22 personal fouls in this contest which got the Falcons to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Falcons collected 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 34 for this contest.

Marcus Johnson ended up being important for the Falcons for the game. He made 7 out of 18 in this matchup for a rate of 38.9%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He scored 21 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists in this matchup.

Bowling Green has a record of 9-15 on the season. The Falcons are committing 17.8 personal fouls per contest and they go 75.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.5 times per game (327th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest. Bowling Green has accounted for 1,809 points so far this season (75.4 per game) and they average 33.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Falcons are shooting 43.9% from the field, which is 235th in D-1.

The Falcons on defense are ranked 292nd in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 75.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the floor (299th in D-1). The Bowling Green defense concedes 32.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (192 of 591) and opponents are connecting on 79.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 14.4 dimes and 35.3 rebounds every game, which ranks them 283rd and 241st in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kent State

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