Kent State vs. Northern Illinois: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 16, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 15, 2024

The Kent State Golden Flashes (8-8, 1-3 MAC) will play the Northern Illinois Huskies (6-10, 0-4 MAC) on Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET at NIU Convocation Center. Chris Payton and David Coit will be among the players to watch for the Golden Flashes and Huskies, respectively. The Golden Flashes are currently small 3.5-point favorites against the Huskies. The game’s over/under is 150.5.

Kent State vs. Northern Illinois Betting Lines

Kent State vs Northern Illinois Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Kent State -3.5 150.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Northern Illinois (+3.5)
Total Pick Over (150.5)

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Kent State vs. Northern Illinois Stat Rankings

Kent State Avg. (Rank) Northern Illinois Avg. (Rank)
77.9 (97th) Points Scored 77.4 (106th)
73.8 (249th) Points Allowed 79.4 (341st)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
8.8 (163rd) Off. Rebounds 8.2 (212th)
8.0 (130th) 3pt Made 7.9 (140th)
13.4 (177th) Assists 10.8 (338th)
12.8 (284th) Turnovers 12.6 (264th)

Kent State vs. Northern Illinois Betting Trends

  • The Golden Flashes’ record against the spread is 5-9-0.
  • Kent State’s ATS record as 3.5-point favorites or more is 4-7.
  • This year, 10 of the Golden Flashes’ 14 games have hit the over.
  • Kent State’s games have had more than 150.5 points scored on nine occasions this season.
  • The average total for Golden Flashes games this season has been 151.8, 1.3 points higher than the total for this game.
  • Northern Illinois has beaten the spread five times in 13 games.
  • As 3.5-point underdogs or greater, the Huskies are 4-6 against the spread.
  • Out of 14 Kent State’s games so far this year, 10 have gone over the total.
  • There have been nine Huskies games this season with more than 150.5 points scored.
  • The average total for Northern Illinois’ games is 156.8 points, which is 6.3 more than this game’s over/under.

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Kent State Impact Players

  • Payton paces his squad in both points (14.7) and rebounds (8.3) per game, and also puts up 1.8 assists. At the other end, he posts 0.9 steals and 1.2 blocked shots.
  • Jalen Sullinger is averaging 14.6 points, 2.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game.
  • Giovanni Santiago puts up a team-leading 4.3 assists per contest. He is also posting 8.0 points and 2.8 rebounds, shooting 33.9% from the floor.
  • Voncameron Davis puts up 11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. Defensively, he puts up 1.0 steal and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Reggie Bass averages 7.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 35.2% from the floor and 27.8% from downtown with 1.0 made 3-pointers per game.

Northern Illinois Impact Players

  • Xavier Amos is posting a team-leading 5.5 rebounds per game. And he is delivering 11.9 points and 1.2 assists, making 49.3% of his shots from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range, with 1.7 triples per game.
  • Zarique Nutter gives the Huskies 15.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. He also puts up 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
  • Philmon Gebrewhit gets the Huskies 8.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. He also averages 0.8 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Yanic Konan Niederhauser is putting up 7.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.2 assists per contest, making 60.3% of his shots from the field.

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