Kennesaw State Owls vs Kent State Golden Flashes Prediction, 11/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kennesaw State Owls vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, AB

TV: ESPN+

The Kennesaw State Owls (5-2) are hitting the road to ENMAX Centre on Saturday where they will compete against the Kent State Golden Flashes (5-1).

The Kennesaw State Owls stepped onto the hardwood against UC Irvine and took a loss by a score of 76-59 in their last contest. Kennesaw State finished the contest having earned a 35.5% field goal percentage (22 of 62) and converted 4 of their 23 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Owls converted 11 of 13 shots for a percentage of 84.6%. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 31 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 9 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. When it comes to the defense, Kennesaw State allowed 51.6% from the floor on 32 out of 62 shooting. UC Irvine totaled 24 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. Additionally, UC Irvine grabbed 36 boards (5 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't have a block. UC Irvine finished the contest at 66.7% from the charity stripe by making 6 of their 9 tries. They also knocked down 6 of their 23 tries from long range. With respect to personal fouls, the Owls walked away with 13 while UC Irvine accounted for 14 personal fouls.

Adrian Wooley is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. He finished the game at 37.5% from the floor and distributed 4 assists. He played 36 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 6 of 16 shooting.

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Kennesaw State enters this game with a win-loss mark of 5-2 on the season. They average 85.0 points per outing (37th in D-1) while hitting 44.8% from the floor. The Owls are hitting 34.7% from downtown (68 of 196) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Kennesaw State is pulling down 45.0 boards per contest and has earned 106 dimes for the year, which is 122nd in college hoops in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 fouls. They are conceding 27.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 207th in the country in PPG from their opponents (72.3). The Owls are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.3% (177 of 439) and they relinquish 33.4 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 189th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 89 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kent State Golden Flashes walked away with a victory by a final of 65-54 when they faced Towson. The Golden Flashes pulled down 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 7 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. Towson had 12 personal fouls for this contest which took the Golden Flashes to the charity stripe for a total of 8 tries. They were able to make 4 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 50.0%. With regard to shots from downtown, Kent State converted 9 out of their 28 attempts (32.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Golden Flashes finished shooting 26 out of 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.6%. The Golden Flashes permitted Towson to make 18 of 46 tries from the field which left them shooting 39.1% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 38.1% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 21 and ended up shooting 10 out of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). When discussing rebounding, Kent State allowed Towson to collect 33 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Voncameron Davis pitched in for the Golden Flashes in the matchup. He buried 8 of 13 in the matchup for a rate of 61.5%, and added 4 rebounds. He scored 18 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in the matchup.

Kent State has a mark of 5-1 for the year. As an offense, the Golden Flashes are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which is 219th in college basketball. Kent State has scored 433 pts this season (72.2 per game) and they average 34.8 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.5 times per game (269th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. The Golden Flashes are responsible for committing 18.8 fouls every game and they hit 76.0% from the free throw line.

The Kent State defense concedes 32.2% on shots from 3-point land (39 of 121) and their opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.3 dimes and 30.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 141st and 23rd in college hoops. The Golden Flashes are ranked 32nd in D-1 in PPG given up with 62.8. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the floor (130th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kent State

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