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NCAAB · Kent St. Golden Flashes at South Dakota St. Jackrabbits

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Game time: December 5, 2023 at 9:15 PM ET

Venue: Frost Arena — Brookings, SD

Article updated Dec 5, 1:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Kent St. Golden Flashes are traveling to play the South Dakota St. Jackrabbits at the Frost Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/5/2023 @ 9:15pm EST. South Dakota St. is the

Game outlook

The Kent St. Golden Flashes are traveling to play the South Dakota St. Jackrabbits at the Frost Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/5/2023 @ 9:15pm EST. South Dakota St. is the betting favorite opening at -2 and the current line is South Dakota St. -1.5.

Golden Flashes vs Jackrabbits Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Jackrabbits to win tonight's game by 1 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Kent St. Golden Flashes to cover the 1.5 point spread and the total to go under 147 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Kent St. 72 to South Dakota St. 73

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Kent St. Golden Flashes and South Dakota St. Jackrabbits, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Kent St. Golden Flashes to cover the spread (52%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that South Dakota St. will win straight-up is 55%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be KENT 72, SD.ST 75.

OddsShark predicts Kent State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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53% picked Kent St. Golden Flashes on Covers.com

Kent St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 94, Kent St. is ranked #29 in offense (scoring an average of 84.75 per game), #192 in defense (allowing an average of 71.88 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-3 (3-3 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Golden Flashes hit an average of 46.48% of their field goals (ranked #114) and 77.16% of their free throws (ranked #35) and makes an average of 33.68% of their three pointers ranked #163 in the NCAAB). They average 36.75 rebounds per game (ranked # 172) and average 14.25 offensive assists and 12.75 turnovers per game (ranked # 131 and 203 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Kent St. allows an average of 42.95% field goals (ranked #194) and 64.91% free throws (ranked #39 in the NCAAB) The Golden Flashes allow an average of 36.82% of the three pointers (ranked #317) and averages 33.13 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.13) Finally, the Golden Flashes average 14.38 defensive assists and 17.88 turnovers per game (ranked # 294 and 8 respectively).

South Dakota St. Key Betting Stats

South Dakota St. Jackrabbits has a power ranking of 151 and are #179 for offense (scoring an average of 75.17 per game), #267 for defense (giving up an average of 75.33 points per game) and 3-4 (3-3 ATS) overall. Kent St. went 0-2 (0-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against South Dakota St..

For offense, the Jackrabbits hit an average of 47.04% of their field goals (ranked #90) and 62.24% of their free throws (ranked #337) and makes an average of 39.72% of their three pointers (ranked #18 in the NCAAB). They average 35.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 257) and average 12.33 offensive assists and 11.50 turnovers per game (ranked # 236) and 116 respectively).

On defense, South Dakota St. allows an average of 45.38% field goals (ranked #275) and 72.22% free throws (ranked #239 in the NCAAB) The Jackrabbits allow an average of 39.22% of the three pointers (ranked #343) and averages 34.33 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.33) Finally, the Jackrabbits average 14.17 defensive assists and 11.83 turnovers per game (ranked # 283 and 250 respectively).

Betting Summary

Kent St. has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Kent St. Golden Flashes to cover the 1.5 point spread and the total to go under 147 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Kent St. Golden Flashes+112 → +105Moved
  • Moneyline · South Dakota St. Jackrabbits-136 → -125Moved
  • Spread · Kent St. Golden Flashes+2 (-110) → +1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · South Dakota St. Jackrabbits-2 (-110) → -1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over145 (-110) → 146.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under145 (-110) → 146.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Kent St. Golden Flashes
3-3 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
South Dakota St. Jackrabbits
2-4 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-05T06:35:34.882Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Kent St. Golden Flashes and South Dakota St. Jackrabbits, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Kent St. Golden Flashes defeated South Dakota St. Jackrabbits 82-73

Kent St. Golden Flashes defeated South Dakota St. Jackrabbits 82-73 on December 5, 2023, a 9-point decision in the series. Kent St. Golden Flashes' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 41-27. Against SportsJaw's recorded Kent St. Golden Flashes +1.5 (-110) spread, Kent St. Golden Flashes covered, while the 155 combined points finished over the recorded total of 146.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MikehuffTotal · Under 145 (-110)Loss
  • MrpinkSpread · Kent St. Golden Flashes +1.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Kent St. Golden Flashes +1.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 146.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Kent St. Golden Flashes +1.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 146.5 (-110)Win
  • Sammy52Spread · South Dakota St. Jackrabbits -1.5 (-110)Loss
  • TweiskoffTotal · Over 146.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Kent St. Golden Flashes +1.5 (-110)Win