Cleveland State Vikings vs Kent State Golden Flashes Prediction, 11/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland State Vikings vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025

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

TV: ESPN+

The Kent State Golden Flashes (5-1) will try to beat the Cleveland State Vikings (2-4) at M.A.C. Center on Saturday.

The Cleveland State Vikings faced Valparaiso and took a loss by a score of 90-75 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Vikings ended up finishing with 18 while Valparaiso accounted for 21 fouls. They made 7 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. Valparaiso finished 75.0% from the charity stripe by making 15 of their 20 shots. On top of that, Valparaiso collected 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Valparaiso doled out 15 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, Cleveland State let their opponent shoot 54.0% from the floor on 34 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists for this contest while creating 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 21 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Vikings buried 19 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 82.6%. Cleveland State finished the contest having earned a 45.5% FG percentage (25 out of 55) and knocked down 6 of 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Tre Beard is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He recorded 22 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played 30 mins and pulled down 1 rebound. He finished the contest at 58.3% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Cleveland State heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 2-4 on the season. They have an average of 79.8 pts per contest (177th in D-1) while hitting 44.1% from the field. The Vikings are hitting 35.6% on 3-point shots (62 of 174) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland State is snagging 35.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 93 dimes this season, which is 29th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Vikings have forced 10.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.8 personal fouls. They rank 359th in college hoops in giving up assists with 102 surrendered so far this season. The Vikings defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.0% (188 of 392) and they relinquish 37.0 boards per game as a team. They concede 33.1% on 3-point shots while they are 357th in the nation in opponents points per game (90.8).

When they last played, the Kent State Golden Flashes walked away with a victory by a final of 93-78 against Eastern Kentucky. Concerning rebounding, Kent State allowed Eastern Kentucky to get 31 in all (11 offensive). They went 29.7% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 37 and ended up going 15 out of 24 from the free throw line (62.5%). The Golden Flashes permitted Eastern Kentucky to convert 26 of 65 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.0% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Flashes shot 30 for 59 from the field which had them shooting 50.8%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Kent State buried 7 of 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to knock down 26 of them for a rate of 70.3%. Eastern Kentucky had 30 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Golden Flashes to the free throw line for a total of 37 tries. They also gave up possession 16 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Golden Flashes were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this contest.

Delrecco Gillespie pitched in for the Golden Flashes in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 11 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points in his 33 minutes on the court and added 3 assists for the matchup.

Kent State has a record of 5-1 on the campaign. As an offense, the Golden Flashes are shooting 47.2% from the floor, which is 122nd in the nation. Kent State has scored 564 points for the year (94.0 per game) and they grab 38.5 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.5 times per contest (76th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 13.5 times per game. The Golden Flashes commit 20.8 fouls per contest and they go 72.9% from the charity stripe.

The Kent State defense concedes 36.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (69 of 187) and opponents are converting on 72.6% of their free throw shots. They concede 14.8 assists and 35.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 267th and 180th in the country. The Golden Flashes are ranked 352nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 87.8. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (268th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kent State

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