Kent State Golden Flashes vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-11) will play the Kent State Golden Flashes (13-8) at George Gervin GameAbove Center on Tuesday.

The Kent State Golden Flashes faced Akron and took a loss by a score of 85-71 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Golden Flashes walked away with 19 and Akron racked up 19 fouls. They also made 11 of 27 attempts from beyond the arc. Akron ended up shooting 72.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 22 attempts. Moreover, Akron totaled 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Akron totaled 19 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defending, Kent State allowed their opponent to shoot 47.5% from the field on 29 out of 61 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists in the game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Golden Flashes made 21 of their 25 tries for a rate of 84.0%. Kent State ended the game having earned a 34.9% FG percentage (22 out of 63) and made 6 out of their 25 3-point attempts.

Jalen Sullinger is a player who was a major factor for this contest. He finished 46.7% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He played for 36 minutes played and pulled down 1 rebound. He walked away with 23 points on 7 out of 15 shooting.

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Kent State heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 13-8 for the year. They currently have an average of 70.0 pts per contest (284th in college) while hitting 41.4% from the field. The Golden Flashes are shooting 28.6% on 3-pointers (148 of 517) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Kent State is pulling down 36.0 boards per game and has tallied 262 assists so far this season, which is 312th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Golden Flashes are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 15.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 30th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (65.1). The Golden Flashes are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.3% (448 of 1,086) and they relinquish 32.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 82nd in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 262 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Eastern Michigan Eagles went home defeated by a final of 61-54 against Western Michigan. The Eagles were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the game. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. Western Michigan had 19 personal fouls for the game which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.7%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Eastern Michigan converted 2 out of their 21 attempts (9.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Eagles shot 19 for 52 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.5%. The Eagles allowed Western Michigan to convert 22 of their 57 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.6% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 21.1% from 3-point land by shooting 4 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 17 at the free throw line (76.5%). Concerning team rebounding, Eastern Michigan permitted Western Michigan to collect 32 in total (12 offensive).

Da'Sean Nelson was important for the Eagles in the game. He knocked down 7 out of 15 for the contest giving him a rate of 46.7%, and earned 11 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist for the matchup.

Eastern Michigan has a record of 10-11 so far this season. The Eagles have committed 18.4 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 71.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.0 times per game (245th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. Eastern Michigan has accounted for 1,539 points so far this year (73.3 per game) and they snag 32.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Eagles are connecting on 45.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 132nd in the country.

The Eagles are ranked 323rd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 77.8. They are forcing 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (335th in college). The Eastern Michigan defense allows 36.4% on 3-pointers (169 of 464) and their opponents are knocking down 74.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.5 assists and 34.3 boards per contest, which is 222nd and 177th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kent State

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