At +70000, the Kent State Golden Flashes (28-6) own the best odds in the MAC (and 50th-best odds overall) to win the 2022-23 College Basketball National Championship. On Friday, March 17, they square off against the Indiana Hoosiers .
In its most recent game, Kent State topped Toledo on Saturday, 93-78. Sincere Carry scored a team-high 26 points (and added four assists and three rebounds).
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Kent State NCAA Tournament Odds
- National Championship Odds (on Dec. 31): +50000
- National Championship Odds (Pre-NCAA Tournament): +70000
- National Championship Odds (Current): +70000
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Kent State Strength Of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- The Golden Flashes are playing the 168th-ranked schedule (based on our predictions) this season.
- For the remainder of 2022-23, Kent State faces one team currently above .500, and one with records not as good as its own.
- The Golden Flashes have one game left in the regular season, including one against Top 25-ranked opponents.
- Kent State’s signature win of the season came against the Toledo Rockets, a top 100 team (No. 59), according to the RPI. Kent State captured the 93-78 neutral-site win on March 11.
- According to the RPI, Kent State has three wins against Quadrant 2 teams, tied for the 63rd-most in Division 1.
- The Golden Flashes have tied for the ninth-most Quadrant 3 victories in the country according to the RPI (10).
- Kent State has tied for the 67th-most Quadrant 4 victories in the nation based on the RPI (12).
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Kent State Season Stats And Insights
- The Golden Flashes’ +371 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 10.9 points per game) is a result of scoring 76.6 points per game (59th in college basketball) while allowing 65.7 per outing (52nd in college basketball).
- Kent State records 33.3 rebounds per game (146th in college basketball) while allowing 31.7 per contest to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 1.6 boards per game.
- The Golden Flashes hit 7.9 three-pointers per game (123rd in college basketball) while shooting 33.6% from beyond the arc (215th in college basketball). They are making 1.5 more threes per contest than their opponents, who drain 6.4 per game while shooting 30.8%.
- Kent State’s 199.8 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 257th in college basketball, and the 171.3 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 17th in college basketball.
- The Golden Flashes win the turnover battle by 3.5 per game, committing 11.1 (97th in college basketball) while their opponents average 14.6.
Kent State Leading Performers
- The Golden Flashes points and assists leader is Carry. He puts up 17.7 points per game and records 4.8 assists.
- Kent State is led by Miryne Thomas’ 5.5 rebounds per game.
- The Golden Flashes are led by Carry from beyond the arc. He makes 1.9 shots from deep per game.
- Malique Jacobs leads the team with 2.7 steals per game. Chris Payton collects 1.0 block a game to pace Kent State.
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