2023 NCAA Tournament: Kent State vs. Indiana prediction, odds, line, spread picks for Friday's game from proven model

The No. 4 seed Indiana Hoosiers will look to reach the Round of 32 for the first time in seven years when they take on the No. 13 seed Kent State Golden Flashes in an NCAA Tournament Midwest Region first-round game on Friday. The Hoosiers (22-11, 12-8 Big Ten), who reached the Sweet 16 in 2016, have not gone further in the tournament since they were national runners-up in 2002. The Golden Flashes (28-6, 15-3 MAC), who last competed in the tournament in 2017, have not gotten out of the fir st round since reaching the Elite Eight in 2002. Kent State and Indiana have met twice previously in the NCAA Tournament, with each team winning once.
  
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