Akron vs. Kent State: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 16, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 16, 2024

Tipping off at 7:30 PM ET on Saturday, the Akron Zips (23-10, 13-5 MAC) will take on the Kent State Golden Flashes (17-16, 8-10 MAC) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Akron’s Enrique Freeman is among the players to watch. Akron is a moderate 4-point favorite against Kent State when the Zips square off with the Golden Flashes on Saturday. The over/under is 132.5 points for the game.

Akron vs. Kent State Betting Lines

Akron vs Kent State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Akron -4 132.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Akron (-4)
Total Pick Over (132.5)

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Akron vs. Kent State Stat Rankings

Akron Avg. (Rank) Kent State Avg. (Rank)
74.4 (156th) Points Scored 75.2 (129th)
66.0 (27th) Points Allowed 71.6 (168th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
8.8 (187th) Off. Rebounds 9.5 (124th)
7.7 (144th) 3pt Made 8.4 (81st)
12.7 (209th) Assists 13.1 (169th)
10.2 (84th) Turnovers 11.2 (180th)

Akron vs. Kent State Betting Trends

  • The Zips’ record against the spread is 15-15-1.
  • Akron’s ATS record as 4-point favorites or more is 10-9.
  • Out of 31 Zips games so far this year, 12 have hit the over.
  • Akron’s games have finished with more than 132.5 points 20 times so far this year.
  • The total for this game is 132.5, 7.9 points fewer than the average total in Zips games thus far this season.
  • Kent State has 11 wins in 31 games against the spread this season.
  • As a 4-point underdog or more, the Golden Flashes have one win ATS (1-5) this year.
  • Akron has played 31 games this season, and 12 of them have hit the over.
  • There have been 25 Golden Flashes games this season with more than 132.5 points scored.
  • The average total for Kent State’s games is 146.8 points, 14.3 more than this game’s over/under.

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Akron Impact Players

  • Freeman puts up 18.8 points and 12.8 rebounds per game — both team highs. He is also posting 1.5 assists, shooting 60.1% from the field.
  • Ali Ali leads his team in assists per game (2.8), and also averages 15.5 points and 4.0 rebounds. Defensively, he delivers 0.5 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Greg Tribble puts up 10.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, shooting 46.6% from the floor.
  • Sammy Hunter is posting 8.8 points, 0.7 assists and 3.4 rebounds per contest.
  • Shammah Scott is putting up 4.9 points, 1.0 assists and 2.7 rebounds per contest.

Kent State Impact Players

  • Jalen Sullinger paces the Golden Flashes in scoring (15.3 points per game), and averages 2.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He also averages 1.0 steal and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Chris Payton is putting up a team-high 7.4 rebounds per game. And he is contributing 12.6 points and 1.5 assists, making 49.0% of his shots from the field.
  • Voncameron Davis gives the Golden Flashes 13.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest. He also delivers 1.0 steal and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Giovanni Santiago leads the Golden Flashes in assists (4.2 per game), and produces 9.1 points and 3.0 rebounds. He also puts up 1.4 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
  • Reggie Bass is posting 8.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, making 38.3% of his shots from the field and 34.3% from 3-point range, with 1.2 treys per game.

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