Bowling Green Falcons vs Kent State Golden Flashes Prediction, 1/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

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

TV: ESPN+

The Kent State Golden Flashes (11-3) will compete against the Bowling Green Falcons (11-4) at M.A.C. Center on Tuesday.

The Bowling Green Falcons faced off with UMass and took home the win by a score of 101-100 in their last contest. Bowling Green finished the contest having earned a 51.6% FG percentage (32 of 62) and converted 7 of their 17 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Falcons buried 30 of 45 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 27 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 19 dimes in the matchup as well as creating 18 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In regard to the defense, Bowling Green let their opponent shoot 56.1% from the field on 32 out of 57 shooting. UMass earned 27 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. In addition, UMass snagged 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UMass finished shooting 71.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 25 of their 35 tries. They converted 11 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Falcons walked away with 25 while UMass finished the game with 32 fouls.

Javontae Campbell is a player who was a major contributor for the contest. He ended up going 61.9% from the field and also distributed 8 assists. He played 45 minutes played and snagged 6 boards. He was able to score 47 points on 13 of 21 shooting.

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Bowling Green heads into this one with a mark of 11-4 so far this season. They cough up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Bowling Green is snagging 36.5 boards per game and has totaled 252 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 59th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Falcons are connecting on 34.1% on 3-point shots (112 of 328) and 73.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 89.1 pts per game (21st in the nation) while hitting 49.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Falcons are able to force 19.1 turnovers every game and they draw 20.6 fouls. They are 184th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 196 conceded for the year. The Falcons are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.3% (340 of 804) and they concede 32.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 33.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 75th in D-1 in PPG allowed (68.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kent State Golden Flashes went home victorious with a score of 77-73 against Northern Illinois. In relation to how they rebounded, Kent State allowed Northern Illinois to pull down 34 in total (12 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 39.3% from downtown via 11 of 28 and finished the contest at 18 out of 30 from the free throw line (60.0%). The Golden Flashes allowed Northern Illinois to convert 22 out of their 51 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Flashes ended up shooting 21 for 53 from the field which had them at 39.6%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Kent State converted 4 of their 24 tries (16.7%). They were able to convert 31 of the free throws for a clip of 77.5%. Northern Illinois earned 27 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Golden Flashes to the charity stripe for a total of 40 shots. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals in this matchup. The Golden Flashes snagged 16 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 24 in the game.

Delrecco Gillespie was important for the Golden Flashes for this contest. He made 8 out of 13 for this game for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and had 9 rebounds. He recorded 28 points in his 32 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Kent State has a win-loss record of 11-3 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Golden Flashes are hitting on 48.1% from the floor, which is 68th in the country. Kent State has scored 1,269 pts so far this year (90.6 per contest) and they pull in 39.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 18.1 times per contest (35th in college) and they turn it over 14.4 times per game. The Golden Flashes have committed 19.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.3% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Flashes are ranked 327th in the country in PPG surrendered with 80.7. They are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (171st in college). The Kent State defense concedes 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (145 of 405) and their opposition knocks down 70.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 15.7 assists and 33.5 total rebounds per game, ranking them 310th and 124th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kent State

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