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  3. Akron Zips vs Kent St. Golden Flashes
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NCAAB · Akron Zips at Kent St. Golden Flashes

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Game time: March 10, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse — Cleveland, OH

Article updated Mar 10, 6:14 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Akron Zips are on the road playing the Kent St. Golden Flashes at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse stadium on Friday, 3/10/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Kent St. is the betting

Game outlook

The Akron Zips are on the road playing the Kent St. Golden Flashes at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse stadium on Friday, 3/10/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Kent St. is the betting favorite opening at -2 and the current line is Kent St. -1.5.

Zips vs Golden Flashes Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Golden Flashes to win tonight's game by 3 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 over 134.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Akron 72 to Kent St. 75

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw players predict Kent St. Golden Flashes to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Kent St. will win straight-up is 56%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be AKRON 65.75, KENT 68.75.

OddsShark 's prediction is Kent State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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Akron Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 169, Akron is ranked #128 in offense (scoring an average of 73.77 per game), #83 in defense (allowing an average of 66.73 points to be scored against them per game) and are 21-10 (12-16-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Zips hit an average of 43.86% of their field goals (ranked #224) and 72.90% of their free throws (ranked #129) and makes an average of 35.22% of their three pointers ranked #129 in the NCAAB). They average 35.53 rebounds per game (ranked # 134) and average 13.47 offensive assists and 10.93 turnovers per game (ranked # 152 and 44 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Akron allows an average of 43.40% field goals (ranked #151) and 73.70% free throws (ranked #293 in the NCAAB) The Zips allow an average of 34.93% of the three pointers (ranked #261) and averages 32.63 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.63) Finally, the Zips average 11.73 defensive assists and 12.30 turnovers per game (ranked # 112 and 202 respectively).

Kent St. Key Betting Stats

Kent St. Golden Flashes has a power ranking of 110 and are #79 for offense (scoring an average of 76.03 per game), #48 for defense (giving up an average of 65.35 points per game) and 26-6 (19-10-1 ATS) overall. Akron went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Kent St..

For offense, the Golden Flashes hit an average of 45.29% of their field goals (ranked #150) and 72.92% of their free throws (ranked #128) and makes an average of 33.66% of their three pointers (ranked #212 in the NCAAB). They average 35.13 rebounds per game (ranked # 161) and average 12.48 offensive assists and 11.58 turnovers per game (ranked # 232) and 86 respectively).

On defense, Kent St. allows an average of 40.12% field goals (ranked #19) and 71.50% free throws (ranked #181 in the NCAAB) The Golden Flashes allow an average of 31.13% of the three pointers (ranked #44) and averages 35.00 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.00) Finally, the Golden Flashes average 11.45 defensive assists and 16.13 turnovers per game (ranked # 87 and 21 respectively).

Betting Summary

Kent St. has the 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 over 134.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Zips vs Golden Flashes archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Zips vs Golden Flashes matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Akron Zips+110 → +106Moved
  • Moneyline · Kent St. Golden Flashes-130 → -126Moved
  • Spread · Akron Zips+2 (-110) → +1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Kent St. Golden Flashes-2 (-110) → -1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over134.5 (-110) → 134.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under134.5 (-110) → 134.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Akron Zips
17-10 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Kent St. Golden Flashes
23-6 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-03-10T11:14:13.901Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-03-03Akron Zips 84 · Kent St. Golden Flashes 89
  • 2023-02-03Kent St. Golden Flashes 55 · Akron Zips 67
  • 2022-03-12Akron Zips 75 · Kent St. Golden Flashes 55
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Kent St. Golden Flashes defeated Akron Zips 79-73

Kent St. Golden Flashes defeated Akron Zips 79-73 on March 10, 2023, a 6-point decision in the series. Kent St. Golden Flashes' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 38-34. Against SportsJaw's recorded Akron Zips +1.5 (-110) spread, Kent St. Golden Flashes covered, while the 152 combined points finished over the recorded total of 134.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MoneymouthSpread · Akron Zips +2 (-110)Loss
  • Iamthe334Spread · Kent St. Golden Flashes -1.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Kent St. Golden Flashes -1.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 134.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Kent St. Golden Flashes -1.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 134.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Kent St. Golden Flashes -1.5 (-110)Win
  • Desert_DudeTotal · Over 134.5 (-110)Win
  • RetweetSpread · Akron Zips +1.5 (-110)Loss