The Kent State Golden Flashes (0-0) play an FCS opponent, the Merrimack Warriors (0-0), on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at Dix Stadium.
The Golden Flashes are expected to win by at least a touchdown (currently -7) versus the Warriors. The over/under for this matchup is 50.5 points.
Read on for our betting preview for this this contest between the Golden Flashes and the Warriors, and find all of our betting picks here, too!
Odds to Cover
Bet $20, Payout $38.18
Kent State -7 vs. Merrimack
Kent State vs. Merrimack betting lines
- Spread favorite: Golden Flashes (-7)
- Moneyline: Golden Flashes (-214), Warriors (+177)
- Total: 50.5 points
Kent State vs. Merrimack betting info and stats
- Kent State recorded two wins against the spread last year.
- Kent State went winless ATS (0-1) when playing as at least 7-point favorites last season.
- Last season, seven of Kent State’s 12 games hit the over.
- Merrimack had six wins in 10 games against the spread last year.
- Merrimack won twice ATS (2-1) as underdogs of 7 points or greater last season.
- Out of 10 Merrimack games last year, five went over the total.
Kent State vs. Merrimack key players
Kent State Golden Flashes
- Tommy Ulatowski’s previous season stat line: 1,353 passing yards (123.0 per game), 81-for-175 (46.3%), 15 touchdowns and eight picks.
- Ky Thomas churned out 550 rushing yards (50.0 per game) and one touchdown last season.
- Curtis Douglas ran for 145 yards on 48 carries (14.5 yards per game) last year.
- Chrishon McCray reeled in 40 catches for 705 yards (64.1 per game) while being targeted 88 times. He also scored nine touchdowns.
- Luke Floriea amassed 699 yards on 44 grabs with seven touchdowns. He was targeted 81 times, and averaged 58.3 receiving yards per game.
- Jay Jay Etheridge grabbed 14 passes on 21 targets for 137 yards and one touchdown, averaging 15.2 receiving yards per game.
- Kameron Olds’ hard work last season produced a stat line of 6.0 sacks, 6.0 TFL, 39 tackles, and one interception.
- Josh Baka was a wrecking ball on the field, collecting 73 tackles and 2.0 TFL last year.
- Canaan Williams collected one interception while adding 37 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one pass defended last year.
Merrimack Warriors
- Ayden Pereira averaged 102.1 passing yards per outing and threw eight touchdowns last season. In addition, he added 568 yards rushing with two touchdowns.
- Jermaine Corbett averaged 96.2 rushing yards per game and tallied nine rushing touchdowns last year. Corbett complemented his rushing performance with 1.8 receptions per game to average 25.5 receiving yards.
- Jalen McDonald averaged 30.2 receiving yards and collected four receiving touchdowns over the course of the 2024 season.
- Seth Sweitzer averaged 27.2 receiving yards on 1.9 targets per game in 2024, scoring two touchdowns.
- Last year Nicholas Lenon put pressure on opposing quarterbacks with 10.5 sacks, and added six tackles.
- DJ Frazier was a playmaker on defense last season with 11 tackles and 2.5 sacks.
- Donte Williams hauled in three interceptions in addition to nine tackles a year ago.
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