The Kent State Golden Flashes (14-5, 5-2 MAC) visit the Eastern Michigan Eagles (9-10, 3-4 MAC) in a matchup of MAC teams at George Gervin GameAbove Center, beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 24, 2026. The Golden Flashes are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 155.5.

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Kent State vs. Eastern Michigan betting lines

• Kent State moneyline odds to win: -190
• Eastern Michigan moneyline odds to win: +157
• Spread: Kent State (-4.5)
• Total: 155.5

Kent State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Against the spread, Kent State has performed better at home, covering six times in 10 home games, and two times in five road games.
• The Golden Flashes have eclipsed the over/under in eight of 10 home games (80%). They’ve done the same in road games, eclipsing the total in four of five matchups (80%).
• As a moneyline favorite, Kent State has picked up the win in eight of 10 games when playing at home, good for a .800 winning percentage. It has won two of four games on the road (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

• On the offensive side of the ball, the Golden Flashes have had a tough time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 85.1 points per contest over that span compared to the 90.8 they’ve put up over the course of this year.
• The past 10 games have seen Kent State concede 0.8 more points per game (84.1) than its season-long average (83.3).
• The Golden Flashes’ past 10 outings have seen them make 8.7 three-pointers per game while shooting 32.7% from deep. Both numbers are below their 2025-26 averages of 10.4 makes and 36.5%.

Kent State betting records this season

• ATS Record: 8-9-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 2-3-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 4-6-0 (As Favorite: 8-8-0; As Underdog: 0-1-0)
• O-U-P: 13-4-0 (Home: 8-2-0; Away: 4-1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-4 (Home: 8-2; Away: 2-2)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)

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Eastern Michigan statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• This season, Eastern Michigan is 6-1-0 at home against the spread (.857 winning percentage). Away, it is 7-4-0 ATS (.636).
• Eagles games have finished above the over/under 28.6% of the time at home (two of seven), and 36.4% of the time away (four of 11).
• As moneyline underdogs, the Eagles have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-1) than away (3-7).

Recent trends

• The Eagles have fared better offensively over their last 10 games, scoring 72.6 points per contest, 0.7 more than their season average of 71.9.
• Over its previous 10 games, Eastern Michigan is giving up 70.8 points per contest, compared to its season average of 71.6 points allowed.
• In their past 10 games, the Eagles are making 6.3 three-pointers per contest, 0.1 more than their season average (6.2). However, they own a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 games (33.2%) compared to their season average (33.8%).

Eastern Michigan betting records this season

• ATS Record: 13-5-0 (Home: 6-1-0; Away: 7-4-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 5-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-2-0; As Underdog: 10-3-0)
• O-U-P: 6-12-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 4-7-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-8 (Home: 2-1; Away: 3-7)