Kent State Golden Flashes vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 1/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: NIU Convocation Center in Dekalb, IL

TV: ESPN+

NIU Convocation Center is the location where the Northern Illinois Huskies (4-9) will play the Kent State Golden Flashes (9-4) on Tuesday.

The Kent State Golden Flashes played Ball State and ended up losing by a score of 75-67 in their last game. Kent State ended with a 35.8% field goal percentage (24 of 67) and knocked down 9 out of their 34 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Golden Flashes made 10 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 24 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 13 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In terms of defense, Kent State let their opponent shoot 52.2% from the field on 24 of 46 shooting. Ball State distributed 14 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Ball State snagged 34 rebounds (5 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Ball State finished the contest at 69.2% when shooting free throws by making 18 of 26 shots. They buried 9 out of their 18 shots from downtown. In the matter of fouls, the Golden Flashes walked away with 20 while Ball State recorded 14 fouls.

Voncameron Davis is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up shooting 36.8% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He finished with 20 points on 7 of 19 shooting.

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Kent State enters this game with a win-loss mark of 9-4 for the year. They are averaging 69.4 pts per contest (309th in Division 1) while going 39.9% from the field. The Golden Flashes are hitting 29.1% on 3-point shots (97 of 333) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Kent State is collecting 35.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 162 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 341st in college in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 10.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Golden Flashes are able to force 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.7 fouls. They are 68th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 165 surrendered this year. The Golden Flashes defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.6% (275 of 661) and they relinquish 33.8 boards per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 32.1% on 3-pointers and they are 34th in college in points per game from their opponents (64.5).

The last time they took the court, the Northern Illinois Huskies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-71 when they faced Eastern Michigan. When it comes to rebounding, Northern Illinois permitted Eastern Michigan to snag 34 overall (9 offensive). They shot 21.7% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 22 at the free throw line (72.7%). The Huskies allowed Eastern Michigan to convert 27 out of 60 tries from the field which had them shooting 45.0% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Huskies went 21 out of 53 from the field which had them at 39.6%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Northern Illinois made 10 out of their 23 tries (43.5%). They were able to make 19 of them for a rate of 90.5%. Eastern Michigan committed 15 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They also turned it over 13 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. The Huskies were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards for a total of 28 for this contest.

James Dent Jr. pitched in for the Huskies in this game. He racked up 15 points in his 36 minutes on the court and tallied 4 dimes for the matchup. He converted 3 of 8 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and had 8 rebounds.

Northern Illinois has a record of 4-9 on the year. As an offense, the Huskies are connecting on 41.4% from the floor, which ranks them 327th in the nation. Northern Illinois has scored 944 pts on the season (72.6 per game) and they pull in 34.6 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.9 times per game (260th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per game. The Huskies have committed 19.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.2% from the charity stripe.

The Huskies on defense are ranked 265th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 74.5. They are forcing 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (203rd in college). The Northern Illinois defense gives up 35.7% on 3-point shots (102 of 286) and their opponents are converting on 72.4% of their free throw shots. They surrender 12.7 dimes and 40.4 total rebounds per game, which ranks 160th and 352nd in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kent State

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