The No. 8 seed Kent State Golden Flashes (16-16, 8-10 MAC) will hit the court in the MAC tournament against the No. 5 seed Bowling Green Falcons (20-12, 10-8 MAC), Friday at 5:00 PM ET live on CBS Sports Network.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Kent State vs. Bowling Green Game Info and Odds

• Game Day: Friday, March 15, 2024
• Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Arena: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse

Kent State vs. Bowling Green Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Kent State win (57.3%)

If you plan to place a wager on Kent State-Bowling Green outing (in which Kent State is a 1.5-point favorite and the total is set at 136.5 points), below are some betting trends and insights for Friday's game.

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Kent State vs. Bowling Green: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Kent State has put together a 10-20-0 record against the spread this season.
• Bowling Green has won 15 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover 15 times.
• Bowling Green covers the spread when it is a 1.5-point underdog or more 50% of the time. That's more often than Kent State covers as a favorite of 1.5 or more (33.3%).
• The Golden Flashes have done a better job covering the spread in road games (4-9-0) than they have in home games (3-10-0).
• In 2023-24 against the spread, the Falcons have a better winning percentage at home (.500, 7-7-0 record) than away (.417, 5-7-0).
• Kent State is 6-13-0 against the spread in conference play this year.
• Against the spread in MAC action, Bowling Green is 10-9-0 this year.

Kent State vs. Bowling Green: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Kent State has won in 10, or 50%, of the 20 contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
• The Golden Flashes have a win-loss record of 10-9 when favored by -114 or better by oddsmakers this year.
• Bowling Green has won four of the 10 games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (40%).
• The Falcons have a record of 4-6 in games they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -105 or longer (40%).
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Kent State has a 53.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Kent State vs. Bowling Green Head-to-Head Comparison

• Kent State outscores opponents by 3.4 points per game (scoring 75.3 per game to rank 127th in college basketball while allowing 71.9 per outing to rank 177th in college basketball) and has a +108 scoring differential overall.
• Jalen Sullinger ranks 272nd in the country with a team-high 15.1 points per game.
• Bowling Green puts up 74 points per game (165th in college basketball) while giving up 70.8 per outing (137th in college basketball). It has a +103 scoring differential and outscores opponents by 3.2 points per game.
• Marcus Hill leads Bowling Green, putting up 20.3 points per game (30th in college basketball).
• The Golden Flashes average 34.7 rebounds per game (216th in college basketball) while conceding 33.3 per contest to their opponents. They outrebound opponents by 1.4 boards per game.
• Chris Payton's 7.4 rebounds per game lead the Golden Flashes and rank 138th in college basketball action.
• The Falcons grab 38.3 rebounds per game (51st in college basketball) while allowing 34.9 per contest to opponents. They outrebound opponents by 3.4 boards per game.
• Rashaun Agee averages 9.9 rebounds per game (19th in college basketball) to lead the Falcons.
• Kent State's 97.3 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 133rd in college basketball, and the 92.9 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 184th in college basketball.
• The Falcons' 93.9 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 206th in college basketball, and the 89.8 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 90th in college basketball.

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