The Kent State Golden Flashes (18-7, 9-3 MAC) hit the road in MAC action against the Ball State Cardinals (8-16, 3-8 MAC) on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET. The Golden Flashes are favored by 7.5 points in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 143.5 points.

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Kent State vs. Ball State betting lines

• Kent State moneyline odds to win: -400
• Ball State moneyline odds to win: +306
• Spread: Kent State (-7.5)
• Total: 143.5

Kent State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• In home games, Kent State sports a better record against the spread (7-5-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (3-6-0).
• In home games, the Golden Flashes go over the over/under 75% of the time (nine of 12 games). They’ve hit the over in 44.4% of road games (four of nine contests).
• In home games, Kent State has won more often as a moneyline favorite, producing a record of 10-2 (.833). In road games, it is 4-3 (.571) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

• The Golden Flashes’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, scoring 79.5 points a contest compared to the 86.4 they’ve averaged this year.
• Kent State has been more stingy on the defensive side of the ball lately, giving up 78.9 points per game during its last 10 outings compared to the 80.5 points per game its opponents average over the 2025-26 season.
• During their past 10 contests, the Golden Flashes are making 1.1 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.5 compared to 9.6 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (32.3% compared to 35.1% season-long).

Kent State betting records this season

• ATS Record: 10-13-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 3-6-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 10-11-0; As Underdog: 0-2-0)
• O-U-P: 14-9-0 (Home: 9-3-0; Away: 4-5-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 16-5 (Home: 10-2; Away: 4-3)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)

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Ball State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• In 2025-26 against the spread, Ball State has a better winning percentage at home (.375, 3-5-0 record) than away (.333, 4-8-0).
• In 2025-26 a lower percentage of the Cardinals’ games have finished above the over/under at home (12.5%, one of eight) compared to away (25%, three of 12).
• The Cardinals, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-3) than on the road (0-9) this season.

Recent trends

• While the Cardinals are scoring 66.3 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that in their past 10 games, producing 63.5 points per contest.
• Ball State is ceding 71.2 points per contest in its last 10 games, compared to its season average of 69.8 points allowed.
• The Cardinals are sinking 0.5 fewer treys per contest in their past 10 games (6.2) compared to their season average (6.7), and they are producing a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 games (30.0%) compared to their season mark (30.4%).

Ball State betting records this season

• ATS Record: 8-14-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 4-8-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 3-6-0 (As Favorite: 2-5-0; As Underdog: 6-9-0)
• O-U-P: 6-16-0 (Home: 1-7-0; Away: 3-9-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 2-2; Away: 2-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-13 (Home: 1-3; Away: 0-9)