The Kent State Golden Flashes (11-3, 1-0 MAC) meet the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks (6-8, 0-1) Saturday at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN3). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Kent State vs. Miami-Ohio odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Golden Flashes opened conference play with an 80-72 win over visiting Western Michigan Tuesday, although they didn’t come close to covering the 17.5-point number. After opening 10-0 ATS this season, Kent State has failed to cover the past 2 outings. The Over against WMU also snapped a 4-0 Under run.
The Redhawks were tripped up 68-56 at Central Michigan in their MAC opener Tuesday, and have alternated straight-up losses and wins in the past 8 games overall while going 1-4 ATS across the past 5 games with a spread. The Over is 3-1 in its previous 4 games with a total.
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