This is the second meeting of the season between these teams, with a regional rivalry in the greater northeast Ohio area at stake. Cleveland State went 23-13 last season. They're 2-4 in the new campaign due to a tough schedule. They're 2-1 ATS in the previous three games, including an 87-82 win over Radford as a +8.5 dog. The offense is averaging 79.8 points behind senior guard Tre Beard (15.5 ppg) and a strong frontcourt of 6-7 Dayan Nessah (17.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg) and 6-7 junior Josiah Harris (11.5 ppg, 9 rpg). Cleveland State is on a 21-15-1 ATS run. Kent State has won five in a row, though four were decided by 8, 9, 7, and 4 points - one in overtime. And one of those was against Cleveland State, a 102-95 win that failed to cover as a double-digit favorite. Kent State is on a 7-11 ATS run. Play Cleveland State.
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Who was the public on? 56% of the public bets were on Cleveland State Vikings on the +15 ATS. And, 61% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Kent State would win by a score of 88.8 to 75.2 with Kent State winning on the moneyline, Cleveland State winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Cleveland State at Kent State
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Who was the public on? 61% of the public bets were on Kent St. Golden Flashes on the +11 ATS. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Kent State would win by a score of 81.4 to 77.0 with Kent State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Kent St. Golden Flashes on the -2.5 ATS. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Kent State would win by a score of 70.8 to 67.9 with Kent State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 66% of the public bets were on Cleveland State Vikings on the +12 ATS. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Kent State would win by a score of 80.6 to 68.7 with Kent State winning on the moneyline, Cleveland State winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Cleveland State at Kent State
2:00 PM Eastern
Cleveland State has a winning record with an experienced team led by 6-8 senior Tristan Enaruna (16.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg), senior Drew Lowder (13.3 ppg), and 6-7 senior Tae Williams (12.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg), plus junior guard Tevin Smith (7.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg). They're a big underdog but have won six of nine, including winning as a dog over Ohio along with covers against St. Mary's and Duquesne as double-digit underdogs. Cleveland State has covered six in a row as a double-digit road dog and Kent State is 27-44 ATS at home after a game where they made 78%+ of their free throws. Play Cleveland State.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 67% of the public bets were on Cleveland State Vikings on the +8.5 ATS. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Kent State would win by a score of 70.5 to 64.8 with Kent State winning on the moneyline, Cleveland State winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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