Kent State Golden Flashes vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 3/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Location: University Arena (MI) in Dekalb, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Western Michigan Broncos (11-18) are hosting the Kent State Golden Flashes (19-10) at University Arena (MI) on Tuesday.

The Kent State Golden Flashes stepped onto the hardwood against Akron and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-72 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Golden Flashes walked away with 17 and Akron finished the game with 12 fouls. They knocked down 7 of 26 attempts from distance. Akron walked away from this one shooting 73.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 19 shots. In addition, Akron pulled down 33 rebounds (13 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Akron earned 14 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. When talking about defending, Kent State allowed their opponent to shoot 43.1% from the field on 28 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Golden Flashes buried 10 of 16 shots for a rate of 62.5%. Kent State wrapped up the contest with a 46.8% field goal percentage (29 out of 62) and buried 4 of their 16 3-point attempts.

Jalen Sullinger is someone who played a role for this game. He accounted for 19 points on 7 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 41.2% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Kent State will enter this contest with a mark of 19-10 so far this year. They are turning it over 11.7 times per game and as a team they commit 18.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Kent State is pulling in 36.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 376 dimes on the year, which ranks 255th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Golden Flashes are shooting 31.1% on three-point shots (209 of 672) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.9 points per outing (188th in D-1) while hitting 44.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Golden Flashes are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 129th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 372 conceded so far this season. The Golden Flashes defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.8% (653 of 1,562) and they concede 31.9 boards per contest as a squad. They relinquish 31.6% on 3-point attempts and they rank 68th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (68.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Western Michigan Broncos walked away with a victory by a final of 74-70 when they played Northern Illinois. In the matter of how they rebounded, Western Michigan permitted Northern Illinois to pull down 28 in all (4 offensive). They went 46.7% from distance by connecting on 14 of 30 and finished the contest at 4 out of 11 at the free throw line (36.4%). The Broncos permitted Northern Illinois to bury 26 out of their 53 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.1% for the matchup. Overall, the Broncos finished 27 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.5%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Western Michigan buried 9 of 24 tries (37.5%). They were able to make 11 of those for a rate of 61.1%. Northern Illinois was called for 15 fouls for this game which took the Broncos to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Broncos were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for this contest.

Chansey Willis Jr. pitched in for the Broncos for the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 16 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes in this matchup.

Western Michigan has a win-loss record of 11-18 so far this season. The Broncos are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game and they go 67.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.4 times per game (275th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest. Western Michigan has tallied 2,100 points so far this season (72.4 per contest) and they pull in 38.3 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Broncos are shooting 42.7% from the field, which ranks 297th in the nation.

The Broncos on the defensive side of the court are 308th in college in points per game surrendered with 76.6. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the floor (339th in college hoops). The Western Michigan defense gives up 35.7% on 3-point shots (252 of 706) and their opponents are connecting on 68.6% of their foul shots. They relinquish 15.9 dimes and 34.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is 346th and 181st in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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