Kent State Golden Flashes vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 2/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Toledo Rockets (11-10) are hosting the Kent State Golden Flashes (16-6) at Savage Arena on Tuesday.

The Kent State Golden Flashes faced Akron and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-52 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Golden Flashes walked away with 15 and Akron recorded 19 fouls. They knocked down 11 of 34 tries from beyond the arc. Akron went 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 8 of 12 tries. Additionally, Akron snagged 37 boards (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Akron doled out 17 dimes and had 2 steals for the matchup. Regarding defense, Kent State let their opponent shoot 41.7% from the field on 25 out of 60 shooting. They also distributed 6 dimes for the game while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 48 with 22 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Golden Flashes knocked down 13 of 21 attempts for a rate of 61.9%. Kent State finished with a 28.4% FG percentage (19 of 67) and made 1 out of their 23 three-point attempts.

Delrecco Gillespie is a guy who was a factor for the game. He finished with 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 24 minutes and also snagged 6 rebounds. He shot 42.9% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Kent State will enter this game with a mark of 16-6 for the year. They average 87.5 pts per game (17th in the nation) while hitting 46.3% from the field. The Golden Flashes are hitting 35.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (212 of 605) and 74.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Kent State is grabbing 41.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 375 assists on the campaign, which is 30th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Golden Flashes have forced 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.4% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 336th in the country in PPG allowed (81.0). The Golden Flashes are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.3% (604 of 1,394) and they surrender 33.6 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 326th in college in giving up assists with 341 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Toledo Rockets got the win with a final of 73-55 against Ball State. Concerning team rebounding, Toledo allowed Ball State to collect 31 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 20.0% from distance by connecting on 4 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 27 from the charity stripe (70.4%). The Rockets allowed Ball State to make 16 of 51 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 31.4% in this matchup. Overall, the Rockets ended up shooting 27 out of 55 from the floor which had them sitting at 49.1%. Regarding three-point attempts, Toledo converted 7 out of their 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Ball State had 13 fouls for this contest which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Rockets pulled down 26 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this contest.

Sonny Wilson pitched in for the Rockets for this contest. He made 8 of 15 for this game for a rate of 53.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 19 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 7 assists in the matchup.

Toledo has a record of 11-10 for the campaign. The Rockets are committing 15.0 fouls every game and they connect on 77.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per game (78th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per game. Toledo has accounted for 1,726 points this year (82.2 per game) and they grab 34.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Rockets are hitting on 47.7% from the floor, which is ranked 56th in the nation.

The Toledo defense allows 35.2% from downtown (181 of 514) and their opposition makes 68.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 16.0 dimes and 35.1 boards every game, which is ranked 327th and 220th in those categories. The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 305th in college in PPG surrendered with 78.9. They are forcing 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.3% from the field (350th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toledo

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