Kent State Golden Flashes vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 3/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Sunday, March 23, 2025

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Kent State (+6)

The Stanford Cardinal (21-13) are welcoming the Kent State Golden Flashes (23-11) at Maples Pavilion on Sunday in the 2nd round of the NIT. Kent State opens this contest as 6-point dogs. The over/under is set at 140.

The Kent State Golden Flashes faced off with St. Bonaventure and earned the victory with a final of 75-56 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Golden Flashes ended up finishing with 14 while St. Bonaventure finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc. St. Bonaventure finished the contest at 46.2% when shooting free throws by burying 6 of their 13 tries. Furthermore, St. Bonaventure had 27 boards (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. St. Bonaventure distributed 11 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. In reference to defending, Kent State allowed the other team to shoot 34.4% from the field on 21 out of 61 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 9 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected 45 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Golden Flashes knocked down 8 of 15 attempts for a rate of 53.3%. Kent State finished the contest having earned a 50.9% field goal percentage (29 of 57) and made 9 out of their 18 3-point shots.

Voncameron Davis is one player who came through for this game. He accumulated 14 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He played for 34 mins and totaled 5 boards. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Kent State enters this game with a win-loss mark of 23-11 so far this year. They have an average of 73.8 points per game (182nd in college) while hitting 43.8% from the floor. The Golden Flashes are hitting 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc (247 of 777) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Kent State is snagging 37.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 429 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 205th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.2 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Golden Flashes are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They give up 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 59th in college hoops in opponents PPG (68.0). The Golden Flashes defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 41.8% (772 of 1,849) and they relinquish 32.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 196th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 432 relinquished on the campaign.

For their last game, the Stanford Cardinal got the win with a final of 87-70 against Cal State Northridge. The Cardinal were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. Cal State Northridge committed 21 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Cardinal to the free throw line for 23 shots. They were able to make 19 of those for a rate of 82.6%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Stanford buried 12 of their 31 tries (38.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Cardinal ended up shooting 28 out of 60 from the field which had them shooting 46.7%. The Cardinal permitted Cal State Northridge to convert 28 out of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.9% for this game. They shot 23.5% from 3-point land by going 4 out of 17 and finished the contest at 10 out of 18 at the free throw line (55.6%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Stanford allowed Cal State Northridge to grab 28 in all (7 offensive).

Maxime Raynaud ended up being a factor for the Cardinal in this matchup. He totaled 22 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 7 of 17 in this contest giving him a rate of 41.2%, and tallied 11 rebounds.

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Stanford has a win-loss record of 21-13 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Cardinal are connecting on 43.5% from the field, which is 249th in the nation. Stanford has accounted for 2,496 pts this season (73.4 per contest) and they pull down 34.1 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.9 times per contest (158th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 10.5 times per contest. The Cardinal are responsible for committing 17.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.9% from the charity stripe.

The Cardinal defensively are ranked 137th in college in PPG allowed with 70.6. They have forced 11.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (257th in Division 1). The Stanford defense gives up 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (211 of 636) and opponents are making 74.5% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 10.1 dimes and 33.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 11th and 93rd in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kent State (+6)

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