Kent State vs. Cleveland State betting: College basketball preview for November 23

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The Kent State Golden Flashes (3-1) take on the Cleveland State Vikings (3-3) as only 2.5-point favorites on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has a point total of 134.5.

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Kent State Cover -2.5 vs Cleveland State -109

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Kent State vs. Cleveland State betting lines

  • Kent State moneyline odds to win: -141
  • Cleveland State moneyline odds to win: +119
  • Spread: Kent State (-2.5)
  • Total: 134.5

Kent State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last season, Kent State performed worse at home, covering three times in 13 home games, and four times in 13 road games.
  • In home games last year, the Golden Flashes went over the total 61.5% of the time (eight of 13 games). They hit the over in the same percentage of road games (eight of 13 contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Kent State won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (.538) compared to away games (.400) last year.

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Golden Flashes were 138th in the nation on offense (74.8 points scored per game) and 156th on defense (71.3 points conceded).
  • Last season, Kent State was 271st in college basketball in rebounds (30.7 per game) and 56th in rebounds allowed (29.6).
  • With 12.8 assists per game last season, the Golden Flashes were 206th in college basketball.

Kent State betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 12-20-0 (Home: 3-10-0; Away: 4-9-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 7-12-0 (As Favorite: 8-14-0; As Underdog: 4-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 18-14-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 8-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-10 (Home: 7-6; Away: 2-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-7 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (215th in nation) 44.7 (239th) 30.7 (271st) 29.6 (56th) 12.8 (206th) 11.0 (153rd)

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Cleveland State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last year, Cleveland State had better results away (8-7-1) than at home (7-7-2).
  • Looking at the over/under, Vikings games finished over six of 16 times at home (37.5%) and 10 of 16 on the road (62.5%) last season.
  • When moneyline underdogs last year, the Vikings won a higher percentage of games at home (2-1) than on the road (3-8).

Last season stats

  • The Vikings put up 75.5 points per game (113th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while surrendering 72.8 points per contest (209th-ranked).
  • Cleveland State ranked 144th in the country with 32.5 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 287th with 33.4 rebounds allowed per game.
  • Last season the Vikings ranked 157th in college basketball in assists, delivering 13.3 per game.

Cleveland State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 1-4-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.7 (233rd in nation) 46.8 (315th) 30.7 (292nd) 25.2 (15th) 11.2 (317th) 15.2 (336th)
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