Kent State Golden Flashes vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Purdue Boilermakers (11-1) will compete against the Kent State Golden Flashes (10-2) at Mackey Arena on Monday.

The Kent State Golden Flashes took the court against UMass and walked away with a win by a score of 69-59 in their last game. Kent State wrapped up the game having earned a 42.1% field goal percentage (24 out of 57) and buried 8 of their 28 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Golden Flashes made 13 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 76.5%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 37 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 assists in this contest in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning defense, Kent State allowed their opponent to shoot 32.7% from the field on 18 out of 55 shooting. UMass distributed 16 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, UMass collected 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UMass finished shooting 70.8% from the free throw line by converting 17 of 24 attempts. They also converted 6 of 18 tries from distance. In regard to fouls, the Golden Flashes finished with 21 and UMass had 18 fouls.

Quinn Woidke is one guy who played a role for this contest. He shot 40.0% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He saw the court for 29 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished with 19 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Kent State comes into this one with a win-loss record of 10-2 so far this season. They are turning it over 14.4 times per game and as a team they commit 19.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Kent State is snagging 40.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 232 assists so far this season, which is 28th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Golden Flashes are connecting on 38.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (134 of 347) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 94.3 pts per game (6th in college hoops) while hitting 49.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Flashes are forcing 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.0 fouls. They rank 269th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 186 surrendered on the year. The Golden Flashes defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.1% (322 of 764) and they relinquish 32.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 35.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 319th in college in opponents points per game (79.7).

In their last game, the Purdue Boilermakers walked away with a victory by a final of 88-60 against Auburn. The Boilermakers recorded 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this game. They coughed it up 9 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. Auburn was called for 14 personal fouls for this game which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They were able to convert 10 of the free throws for a rate of 100.0%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Purdue made 12 of their 26 attempts (46.2%). When the game finished, the Boilermakers shot 33 for 59 from the field which had them at 55.9%. The Boilermakers allowed Auburn to bury 21 of their 58 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 36.2% in this contest. They shot 28.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 of 25 and finished the game at 11 out of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). In reference to rebounding, Purdue permitted Auburn to snag 21 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Trey Kaufman-Renn ended up being a factor for the Boilermakers in this game. He scored 18 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the game. He converted 9 of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 69.2%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Purdue has a mark of 11-1 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Boilermakers are connecting on 50.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 23rd in college hoops. Purdue has accumulated 1,019 pts on the campaign (84.9 per contest) and they pull in 40.0 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.4 times per game (7th in college) and they are giving up possession 10.4 times per contest. The Boilermakers are responsible for committing 14.2 fouls per game and they connect on 75.2% from the charity stripe.

The Boilermakers defensively are ranked 46th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 66.5. They are forcing 10.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.1% from the field (54th in college hoops). The Purdue defense gives up 30.6% on shots from distance (102 of 333) and their opponents are connecting on 68.8% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 13.7 assists and 28.6 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 208th and 3rd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kent State

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