Western Michigan Broncos vs Kent State Golden Flashes Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: M.A.C. Center in Kent, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Western Michigan Broncos (3-12) are hitting the road to M.A.C. Center on Tuesday where they will play the Kent State Golden Flashes (11-4).

The Western Michigan Broncos played Miami and went home with a loss by a final score of 91-71 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Broncos ended up finishing with 18 and Miami recorded 21 personal fouls. They converted 10 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land. Miami finished the contest at 68.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 22 attempts. Additionally, Miami pulled down 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Miami recorded 20 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. When it comes to defending, Western Michigan allowed the other team to shoot 54.1% from the floor on 33 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 30 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Broncos knocked down 17 of 24 tries for a rate of 70.8%. Western Michigan wrapped up the game with a 42.6% field goal percentage (26 out of 61) and knocked down 2 of their 16 3-pointers.

Markhi Strickland is someone who had an impact for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and snagged 3 rebounds. He accounted for 14 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Western Michigan steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 3-12 so far this season. They average 71.0 points per game (276th in the nation) on 42.6% from the field. The Broncos are shooting 27.6% on three-point attempts (79 of 286) and 66.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Western Michigan is collecting 38.7 boards per game and has accounted for 189 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 324th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.9 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Broncos are forcing 10.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They give up 34.9% on shots from downtown and they rank 293rd in the country in PPG allowed (75.9). The Broncos are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.4% (405 of 872) and they surrender 33.8 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 230th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 228 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Kent State Golden Flashes walked away with a victory by a final of 68-49 when they played Buffalo. In the matter of rebounding, Kent State allowed Buffalo to collect 26 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 24.1% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 of 29 and ended up going 10 out of 13 at the charity stripe (76.9%). The Golden Flashes allowed Buffalo to convert 16 of 53 attempts from the field which had them at 30.2% for this game. When all was said and done, the Golden Flashes ended up shooting 27 for 62 from the field which had them sitting at 43.5%. In terms of shooting from distance, Kent State converted 4 out of 25 attempts (16.0%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. Buffalo was called for 15 personal fouls in this game which took the Golden Flashes to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They gave up possession 13 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Golden Flashes snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 42 in this game.

Voncameron Davis was important for the Golden Flashes for this contest. He made 9 of 20 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 45.0%, and had 8 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 assists for the matchup.

Kent State has a record of 11-4 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Golden Flashes are connecting on 40.6% from the floor, which ranks them 346th in the nation. Kent State has totaled 1,038 pts this season (69.2 per game) and they snag 37.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.5 times per game (278th in college) and they turn the ball over 11.0 times per contest. The Golden Flashes have committed 17.8 personal fouls every game and they go 74.0% from the charity stripe.

The Kent State defense allows 30.9% on 3-point shots (102 of 330) and opponents are connecting on 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.7 assists and 33.3 rebounds every game, which is 160th and 121st in Division 1. The Golden Flashes on the defensive end are ranked 15th in college in PPG given up with 62.5. They are able to force 14.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.0% from the floor (40th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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