Friday's game at Alumni Arena has the Kent State Golden Flashes (10-11, 3-6 MAC) squaring off against the Buffalo Bulls (2-18, 1-7 MAC) at 6:30 PM ET ET on February 2. Our computer prediction projects a 79-70 victory for Kent State, who are favored by our model. Based on our computer prediction, Kent State projects to cover the 8.5-point spread in its matchup versus Buffalo. The total is currently listed at 147.5, and the two teams are projected to exceed it.
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Kent State vs. Buffalo Odds
Favorite | Spread | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
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Kent State | -8.5 | 147.5 | -110 | -110 | -385 | +300 |
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Kent State vs. Buffalo Prediction
- Prediction: Kent State 79, Buffalo 70
Kent State Betting Info
- Against the spread, in conference play, the Golden Flashes are 3-6-0 this season.
- This season, five of the Golden Flashes' nine MAC games have hit the over.
- The Golden Flashes have entered the game as favorites 15 times this season and won six, or 40%, of those games.
- This season, Kent State has won three of its four games when favored by at least -385 on the moneyline.
- The Golden Flashes and their opponents have scored more than 147.5 points in 13 of 19 games this season.
- The average total in Kent State's contests this year is 151.5, 4.0 more than this matchup's over/under.
Kent State's Top Players
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Jalen Sullinger | 21 | 14.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
Chris Payton | 21 | 13.3 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
VonCameron Davis | 20 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Reggie Bass | 20 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Giovanni Santiago | 21 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
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Buffalo Betting Info
- The Bulls have posted two MAC wins against the spread this year.
- The Bulls have seen four of their eight MAC games hit the over.
- The Bulls have been chosen as underdogs in 15 games this year and have walked away with the win one time (6.7%) in those games.
- Buffalo has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +300 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The Bulls have combined with their opponent to score more than 147.5 points in six of 19 games this season.
- Buffalo's matchups this season have a 147.1-point average over/under, 0.4 fewer points than this game's total.
Buffalo's Top Players
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Sy Chatman | 20 | 18.5 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Isaiah Adams | 15 | 12.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Jonnivius Smith | 19 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
Kanye Jones | 9 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Shawn Fulcher | 20 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Kent State vs. Buffalo Scoring Insights
- The Golden Flashes post just 2.7 fewer points than the Bulls concede (79.9).
- When Kent State scores more than 79.9, it is 5-2 versus the spread and 7-1 overall.
- Buffalo is 5-4 against the spread and 1-8 overall when giving up less than 77.2 points.
- The Bulls average 67.2 points, 7.1 fewer than the Golden Flashes give up.
- Buffalo has a 1-2 ATS record and 2-2 overall record when posting more than 74.3 points.
- Kent State is 1-2 versus the spread and 3-2 overall when it has conceded less than 67.2 points.
- The Golden Flashes have put up 62 more points than their opponents this season (2.9 per game), while the Bulls have been outscored by 254 (12.7 per game).
Kent State vs. Buffalo Rankings
Kent State Rank | Kent State AVG | Buffalo AVG | Buffalo Rank | |
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98th | 77.2 | Points Scored | 67.2 | 325th |
254th | 74.3 | Points Allowed | 79.9 | 347th |
240th | 34.8 | Rebounds | 36.0 | 169th |
142nd | 9.2 | Off. Rebounds | 9.4 | 123rd |
120th | 8.1 | 3pt Made | 6.8 | 244th |
201st | 13.0 | Assists | 12.1 | 277th |
245th | 12.2 | Turnovers | 14.2 | 344th |
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