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The No. 2 seed Kent State Golden Flashes (26-6, 15-3 MAC) are favored by 2 points when they face off the No. 3 seed Akron Zips (22-10, 13-5 MAC) in the MAC Tournament. The teams will look to take another step toward an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket on Friday at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse tipping off at 7:30 PM and airing on CBS Sports Network.
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How do I watch Golden Flashes vs. Zips?
- Game Day: Friday, March 10, 2023
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Arena: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Betting Lines for Golden Flashes vs. Zips
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Kent State | -2 | 134.5 |
Kent State Betting Stats & Information
- Kent State is 23-3 in games when it was listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 88.5%).
- The Golden Flashes have a 23-2 record (winning 92% of their games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -131 or shorter.
- The Golden Flashes are 19-11-1 ATS this season.
- The Zips have a 1-8 record against the spread in games they were an underdog by 2 points or more this season.
- Kent State’s average point total in matchups this year is 141.1, 6.6 points higher than the total in this game.
Akron Betting Stats & Info
- This season, Akron has won two out of the 10 games in which it has been the underdog.
- The Zips have a record of 1-8 in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +110 on the moneyline.
- The Zips are 12-17-1 against the spread this year.
- The Zips are 1-8 against the spread when an underdog by 2 points or more this season.
- The average point total for Akron this season is 6.8 points higher than this game’s over/under.
Kent State vs. Akron Season Stat Comparison
| Kent State Rank | Kent State AVG | Akron AVG | Akron Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78th | 76 | Points Scored | 74.7 | 111th |
| 44th | 65.1 | Points Allowed | 66.6 | 72nd |
| 145th | 32.3 | Rebounds | 32.3 | 145th |
| 108th | 9.2 | Off. Rebounds | 8.6 | 180th |
| 127th | 7.8 | 3pt Made | 9.2 | 25th |
| 232nd | 12.4 | Assists | 13.5 | 147th |
| 119th | 11.3 | Turnovers | 10.6 | 47th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Kent State Golden Flashes Leaders
- The leader in points and assists for the Golden Flashes is Sincere Carry, who scores 17.3 points and distributes 4.9 assists per game.
- Miryne Thomas leads Kent State in rebounding, pulling down 5.4 boards per game while also scoring 10.1 points a contest.
- Thomas makes more threes per game than any other member of the Golden Flashes, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.9 per contest.
Akron Zips Leaders
- Xavier Castaneda racks up 21.8 points and tacks on 2.9 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Zips’ leaderboards for those statistics.
- Enrique Freeman is at the top of the Akron rebounding leaderboard with 11 rebounds per game. He also scores 16.5 points and adds 1.9 assists per game.
- Castaneda is the most prolific from distance for the Zips, hitting 3.6 threes per game.
