Kent State vs Toledo 1/10/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Toledo Rockets (10-5) vs. Kent State Golden Flashes (12-3)
January 10, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Kent State Golden Flashes -4.5 / Toledo Rockets +4.5; Over/Under: +156.5
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The Toledo Rockets and Kent State Golden Flashes meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the M.A.C. Center. The Toledo Rockets look for their 11th win. The Kent State Golden Flashes look for their 13th win.
The Toledo Rockets are averaging 86 points on 48.9 percent shooting and allowing 79.8 points on 45.6 percent shooting. JT Shumate is averaging 19.1 points and 4.5 rebounds, while RayJ Dennis is averaging 18.6 points and 3.9 rebounds. Setric Millner Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Dante Maddox Jr. is grabbing 4.1 rebounds. The Toledo Rockets are shooting 38.8 percent from beyond the arc and 75.6 percent from the free throw line. The Toledo Rockets are allowing 38.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.
The Kent State Golden Flashes are averaging 74.7 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 61.9 points on 38.4 percent shooting. Sincere Carry is averaging 17.3 points and 3.6 rebounds, while Malique Jacobs is averaging 12.1 points and 4.1 rebounds. Miryne Thomas is the third double-digit scorer and Giovanni Santiago is grabbing 1.7 rebounds. The Kent State Golden Flashes are shooting 34.2 percent from beyond the arc and 77.2 percent from the free throw line. The Kent State Golden Flashes are allowing 31.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.5 rebounds per game.
The Rockets are 13-5 ATS in their last 18 road games and 20-6 ATS in their last 26 Tuesday games. The Golden Flashes are 13-3-1 ATS in their last 17 home games and 21-7-1 ATS in their last 29 games overall. The over is 12-1 in Rockets last 13 overall. The under is 5-1 in Golden Flashes last 6 overall. The underdog is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Two good teams, but the Kent State Golden Flashes have been more impressive, and they’re at home here, where they win by an average of 23 points and hold teams to 37.9 percent shooting. Both clubs have been covering machines. Again, the difference is Kent State is at home and wins with a little more style than Toledo. I’ll lay the reasonable number, but this will be a fun game to watch regardless.
