The No. 2 seed Kent State Golden Flashes (23-9, 16-4 MAC) are favored by two points in the MAC Tournament over the No. 4 seed Akron Zips (23-9, 14-6 MAC). The teams will hit the court Saturday at 7:30 PM, with the winner moving closer to a guaranteed spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Golden Flashes vs. Zips
- Game Day: Saturday, March 12, 2022
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Arena: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Kent State | -2 | 124.5 |
Kent State Betting Stats & Information
- The Golden Flashes are 16-5 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 76.2% of those games).
- Kent State has a 12-5 record (winning 70.6% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -135 or shorter.
- Kent State’s ATS record is 17-11-2 this season.
- When they have played as at least 2-point favorites this season, the Golden Flashes are 8-7-2 against the spread.
- Kent State games have gone over the point total in 11 out of 30 opportunities (36.7%).
- The Golden Flashes’ average point total in outings this year is 138.8, 14.3 points higher than the over/under in this game.
Akron Betting Stats & Info
- The Zips have won seven of the 10 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Akron has a record of 5-2 in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +113 on the moneyline.
- Akron has covered the spread in a game 16 times this year (16-14-0).
- In games they were an underdog in by 2 points or more so far this year, the Zips went 6-1 against the spread.
- This year, Akron’s games have hit the over 13 times out of 31 chances.
- The average over/under in Zips games this year is 12.0 more points than the point total of 124.5 in this outing.
Kent State vs. Akron Season Stat Comparison
| Kent State Rank | Kent State AVG | Akron AVG | Akron Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156th | 71.5 | Points Scored | 71.1 | 167th |
| 47th | 64.3 | Points Allowed | 63.1 | 30th |
| 126th | 32.9 | Rebounds | 32.7 | 135th |
| 117th | 9.1 | Off. Rebounds | 8.5 | 165th |
| 162nd | 7.5 | 3pt Made | 7.8 | 129th |
| 205th | 12.5 | Assists | 11.8 | 264th |
| 231st | 11.4 | Turnovers | 10.9 | 281st |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Kent State Golden Flashes Leaders
- The Golden Flashes leader in points and assists is Sincere Carry, who scores 18.5 points per game along with 4.9 assists.
- Malique Jacobs is Kent State’s best rebounder, grabbing an average of 7.8 boards in each contest while scoring 12.5 points per game.
- The Golden Flashes get the most three-point shooting production out of Carry, who knocks down 2.3 threes per game.
Akron Zips Leaders
- Ali Ali’s points (14.2 per game) and assists (2.5 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Zips’ leaderboards.
- Enrique Freeman’s stat line of 10.9 rebounds, 12.9 points and 1.3 assists per game helps him grab the top spot on the Akron rebounding leaderboard.
- Xavier Castaneda is the top shooter from deep for the Zips, hitting 2.3 threes per game.
