Kennesaw State vs Stetson 2/23/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Stetson Hatters will travel to the KSU Convocation Center to take on the Kennesaw State Owls this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The Stetson Hatters lost their 3^rd straight game and dropped to 11-16 on the season after being defeated by the Liberty Flames, 88-82, this past Saturday. Stetson fought back from a 65-50 deficit to take an 80-79 lead with just 1:26 left in regulation, however, the Hatters struggled down the stretch and could not fight back after a three-point jumper by the Flames Darius McGhee gave Liberty an 84-80 lead with :42 seconds left in regulation. Stetson shot 40.9% from the field & 35.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Liberty to shoot 48.3% from the field & 47.2% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Hatters was Chase Johnston who had 38 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Stetson is averaging 69.5 ppg on 43.3% shooting from the field. The Hatters are averaging 8.4 three-pointers per game on 34.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Stetson has been led by Rob Perry (15.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.6 apg), Chase Johnson (14.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.3 spg), Christiaan Jones (12.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.3 spg), & Stephan Swenson (6.8 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.2 spg). Rob Perry has been out since early January due to an undisclosed injury and will most likely be unavailable for this matchup.

Defensively, Stetson is allowing their opponents to average 71.1 ppg on 45.2% shooting from the field. The Hatters have a rebound margin of 2.2 and a turnover margin of -1.6.

The Kennesaw State Owls lost their 3^rd straight game and dropped to 11-16 on the season after being defeated by the Jacksonville Dolphins, 59-56, this past Saturday. Kennesaw State trailed by a 33-26 margin at halftime and could not fight back after the Dolphins took a 57-52 lead with 2:02 left in regulation. Kennesaw State shot 46.9% from the field & 28.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Jacksonville to shoot 38.3% from the field & 20.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Owls was Chris Youngblood who had 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, & 1 steal.

On the season, Kennesaw State is averaging 74.1 ppg on 46.2% shooting from the field. The Owls are averaging 7.9 three-pointers per game on 34.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Kennesaw State has been led by Chris Youngblood (13.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.0 apg), Terrell Burden (11.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.2 spg), Spencer Rodgers (10.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.2 spg), & Demond Robinson (9.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg).

Defensively, Kennesaw State is allowing their opponents to average 69.8 ppg on 43.9% shooting from the field. The Owls have a rebound margin of 2.8 and a turnover margin of 1.6.

The Hatters are 10-10-3 ATS on the season and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up loss. The Owls are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record & 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games.

Stetson has played well in recent road losses at Florida Gulf Coast & Liberty, however, this is still a team that is without their leading scorer and come into this game ranked just 224^th in scoring offense, 236^th in scoring defense, & 283^rd in defensive FG%. Kennesaw State is 8-6 at home this season and between the fact that the Owls scoring offense ranks 104^th in scoring offense & 63^rd in FG% and that the Owls already defeated Stetson by a 77-49 margin on the road, I’m taking Kennesaw State to cover this home spread. Good Luck!