The visiting Falcons hope to send their backers to the pay window on Saturday as they look to cover the spread at Memorial Athletic Center against the Kent State Golden Flashes.

The Falcons will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 9-3 ATS against the number this season, while the Golden Flashes are 5-8 ATS. Bowling Green is 6-6 on the totals; Kent State is 6-7.



View Bowling Green vs Kent State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Golden Flashes as 8-point favorites in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 60 (Golden Flashes) and the No. 187 (Falcons) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 74-67 result in favor of the Golden Flashes has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Kent State has the nation's No. 155-rated offensive output, at 69.5 PPG. The visiting Falcons defense ranks No. 145 allowing on average 65.5 PPG. The Golden Flashes FG% has averaged 43.3% so far, less than the Falcons marksmen have achieved on the year, 45.3% per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Bowling Green owns the country's No. 203-rated mark, allowing 72 points per game on the highway. Kent State, on the other hand, rates No. 176 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Bowling Green, they were a 56-55 loser as they battled Akron at home. They covered in the match as a 1.5-point underdog. Cameron Black scored 10 points in a futile effort to lead the Falcons to a win (they lost 56-55 to Akron at Stroh Center on Wednesday).

Kent State won its last outing, a 71-67 result against Miami (Ohio) on January 11. They failed to cover in that game as a 9.5-point favorite. The Golden Flashes got 23 points from Justin Greene as Kent State ran past Miami (Ohio) 71-67 on Wednesday at Memorial Athletic Center.


Bowling Green Falcons Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Miami (Ohio) are 3-7
After playing Akron are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

Kent State Golden Flashes Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Ohio are 8-2
After playing Miami (Ohio) are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

A few Falcons at Golden Flashes trends to consider:
Bowling Green is 6-10-2 ATS in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Kent State
Bowling Green is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kent State
Bowling Green is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Kent State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kent State's last 5 games when playing Bowling Green
Kent State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Bowling Green
Kent State is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games


Next up:
Bowling Green at Miami (Ohio), Wednesday, January 18
Kent State at Ohio, Wednesday, January 18