Kent State Golden Flashes vs Buffalo Bulls Prediction, 1/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Buffalo Bulls

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Location: Alumni Arena in Buffalo, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Kent State Golden Flashes (12-4) are on their way to Alumni Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Buffalo Bulls (13-3).

The Kent State Golden Flashes faced Central Michigan and took a loss by a final of 87-85 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Golden Flashes ended up with 20 while Central Michigan accumulated 17 fouls. They made 7 of their 25 tries from downtown. Central Michigan finished the contest at 69.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of 23 tries. Moreover, Central Michigan pulled down 39 rebounds (17 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Central Michigan doled out 14 dimes and had 11 steals in this matchup. In regard to the defense, Kent State allowed the other team to go 45.7% from the field on 32 out of 70 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 47 with 21 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Golden Flashes made 12 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 70.6%. Kent State walked away from the game with a 41.1% field goal percentage (30 of 73) and buried 13 out of their 34 3-point shots.

Jahari Williamson is a player who was a factor in this contest. He walked away with 23 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and also collected 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Kent State comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 12-4 on the season. They turn it over 14.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.8 fouls per game. As a team, Kent State is collecting 39.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 288 assists on the season, which is 47th in the country in terms of passing. The Golden Flashes are connecting on 37.0% on 3-pointers (169 of 457) and 74.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 90.6 points per outing (14th in the country) while connecting on 47.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Golden Flashes are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They give up 35.6% on three-point shots while they are 338th in the nation in opponents PPG (81.9). The Golden Flashes defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.8% (441 of 1,006) and they concede 33.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 272nd in D-1 in allowing assists with 245 relinquished for the year.

When they last played, the Buffalo Bulls went home defeated by a final of 91-80 when they faced Ohio. In reference to how they rebounded, Buffalo permitted Ohio to grab 30 overall (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 35.3% from downtown by going 6 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). The Bulls allowed Ohio to convert 34 of 57 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 59.6% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Bulls ended up going 29 for 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Buffalo made 8 out of their 25 attempts (32.0%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 63.6%. Ohio was called for 20 fouls in the game which took the Bulls to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. The Bulls were able to collect 10 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for the contest.

Angelo Brizzi ended up being a factor for the Bulls in this contest. He earned 18 points in his 35 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes in this contest. He converted 8 of 16 in this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Buffalo has a record of 13-3 for the season. As an offensive team, the Bulls are connecting on 48.4% from the floor, which is 52nd in college. Buffalo has accumulated 1,278 pts on the campaign (79.9 per contest) and they collect 32.1 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per contest (210th in college) and they cough up possession 10.3 times per contest. The Bulls are committing 16.3 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 74.2% from the charity stripe.

The Bulls defensively are ranked 137th in the country in points per game surrendered with 71.8. They are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the floor (256th in college hoops). The Buffalo defense gives up 32.1% on 3-pointers (126 of 392) and opponents are converting on 75.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 14.7 assists and 31.9 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 266th and 61st in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kent State

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