Kent State Golden Flashes vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, LA

TV: ESPN+

Thomas Assembly Center is the location where the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (20-14 last year) will attempt to beat the Kent State Golden Flashes (24-10 last season) on Monday.

The Kent State Golden Flashes faced Illinois State and took a loss by a score of 79-58 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Golden Flashes finished with 16 and Illinois State totaled 14 fouls. They also converted 13 out of their 35 tries from beyond the perimeter. Illinois State finished the game shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by burying 12 of 18 attempts. Furthermore, Illinois State snagged 37 boards (6 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Illinois State earned 21 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In terms of defense, Kent State allowed the other team to go 42.2% from the field on 27 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 16 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and getting 2 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 40 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Flashes knocked down 9 of their 12 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Kent State walked away from the contest with a 32.8% FG percentage (21 out of 64) and made 7 of their 28 3-pointers.

Morgan Safford is a guy who came through for this game. He finished the game at 50.0% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 31 mins played and also snagged 4 boards. He racked up 19 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Kent State will play this contest after finishing with a mark of 24-10 last season. They had an average of 84.3 pts per contest (18th in the nation) while hitting 44.8% from the field. The Golden Flashes shot 35.4% on three-point attempts (332 of 937) and 74.2% from the free throw line. As a squad, Kent State snagged 39.7 rebounds per game and totaled 545 assists throughout last year, which was 61st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They coughed up possession 13.1 times per game and as a team committed 19.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they were on defense, the Golden Flashes were able to force their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game and they drew 20.7 personal fouls. They were ranked 301st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 498 relinquished over the course of last year. The Golden Flashes defensively allowed an opponent FG percentage of 43.6% (910 of 2,086) and they relinquished 34.4 boards per game as a team. They surrendered 34.4% from beyond the arc and they ranked 322nd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (79.6).

The last time they took the court, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 71-60 against Kennesaw State. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 31 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. Kennesaw State was called for 14 fouls for this contest which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.7%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Louisiana Tech buried 2 of 28 attempts (7.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs went 22 for 72 from the floor which gave them a rate of 30.6%. The Bulldogs permitted Kennesaw State to knock down 25 out of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.1% for the game. They shot 26.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 5 out of 19 and finished the contest at 16 out of 23 from the charity stripe (69.6%). Concerning team rebounding, Louisiana Tech permitted Kennesaw State to pull down 21 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Avery Thomas II ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs for the game. He totaled 10 points in his 36 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist. He converted 3 of 14 for this contest for a field goal rate of 21.4%, and accounted for 10 rebounds.

Louisiana Tech had a win-loss mark of 20-14 last year. The Bulldogs committed 16.3 fouls per game and they hit 66.7% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 12.6 times per contest (275th in the country) and they coughed up possession 12.2 times per contest. Louisiana Tech earned 2,375 pts last season (69.9 per game) and they grabbed 38.5 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulldogs connected on 44.1% from the floor, which was ranked 244th in the country.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end were ranked 9th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 65.0. They forced 12.2 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 39.3% from the field (9th in Division 1). The Louisiana Tech defense allowed 32.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (286 of 876) and their opponents converted on 69.6% of their free throw attempts. They allowed 16.1 assists and 33.1 boards per game, which was ranked 254th and 86th in those defensive categories.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisiana Tech

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