Kent State Golden Flashes vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 1/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Kent State Golden Flashes (11-6) are headed to Savage Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Toledo Rockets (10-7).

The Kent State Golden Flashes stepped onto the hardwood against Miami and ended up losing by a score of 70-61 in their last contest. Kent State finished the contest having earned a 38.3% FG percentage (23 of 60) and made 4 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Golden Flashes made 11 of their 18 shots for a rate of 61.1%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 24 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 9 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to defending, Kent State allowed the other team to shoot 48.9% from the floor on 23 out of 47 shooting. Miami recorded 12 dimes and had 2 steals for the contest. In addition, Miami snagged 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Miami went 80.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 20 shots. They made 8 out of their 24 tries from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Golden Flashes ended up with 18 while Miami racked up 19 fouls.

Cian Medley is a player who was a factor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 15 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and also totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up shooting 46.2% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Kent State will enter this matchup with a mark of 11-6 on the year. They are turning it over 10.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Kent State is pulling down 36.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 214 dimes for the year, which ranks 318th in the nation in terms of passing. The Golden Flashes are shooting 27.1% on shots from distance (117 of 432) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. They average 69.5 points per contest (298th in the nation) on 40.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Golden Flashes are forcing 14.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.7 fouls. They concede 31.1% on three-point shots and they are ranked 32nd in the nation in points per game allowed (64.8). The Golden Flashes defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.2% (362 of 878) and they relinquish 33.5 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 93rd in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 216 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Toledo Rockets walked away with a victory by a final of 93-75 when they played Ball State. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Toledo permitted Ball State to pull down 23 overall (6 offensive). They went 25.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 4 of 16 and finished the contest at 13 out of 21 from the free throw line (61.9%). The Rockets permitted Ball State to knock down 29 out of 54 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.7% in this contest. When the game finished, the Rockets went 36 for 67 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.7%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Toledo converted 6 of 16 tries (37.5%). They were able to knock down 15 of them for a clip of 88.2%. Ball State earned 16 fouls for the contest which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They also coughed it up 5 times, while earning 3 steals in this contest. The Rockets were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the game.

Sam Lewis ended up being a major contributor for the Rockets in the game. He converted 7 of 15 in the game giving him a rate of 46.7%, and totaled 2 rebounds. He recorded 21 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this contest.

Toledo has a mark of 10-7 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Rockets are connecting on 46.2% from the floor, which is 119th in Division 1. Toledo has totaled 1,331 pts for the season (78.3 per game) and they pull in 34.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 13.6 times per game (191st in the country) and they turn it over 9.5 times per game. The Rockets commit 15.4 fouls per game and they go 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The Toledo defense concedes 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (136 of 409) and their opponents are connecting on 69.6% of their free throw shots. They surrender 13.9 dimes and 36.5 boards every game, which ranks them 253rd and 288th in college hoops. The Rockets on defense are ranked 316th in college in PPG given up with 77.5. They are forcing 11.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (329th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toledo

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