Kennesaw State is 10-3 at home, but 3-6 away. They've lost five of eight, including three in a row (two at home). They come off home losses to Middle Tennessee (90-87) and Sam Houston State (83-79). In their last road game, they lost badly to Jacksonville State (77-58) as favorites. Kennesaw State is 11th in the 12-team Conference USA in points given up (76.8 per game) and eighth at defending beyond the arc (34%). They're on an 8-14 straight-up run on the road. While Kennesaw State has a losing conference mark, Missouri State is 7-7. They play their third straight at home, 10-5 at Great Southern Bank Arena this season. Play Missouri State on the moneyline.
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February 18, 2026 8:00pm ET
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Kennesaw State Owls
#719
Missouri State Bears
#720
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (-110)
ATS
-1.5 (-110)
+105
Moneyline
-125
OVER 152.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 152.5 (-110)
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 50% of the public bets were on Kennesaw State Owls on the +1.5 ATS. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Missouri State would win by a score of 77.1 to 75.3 with Missouri State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Kennesaw State at Missouri State
February 18, 2026
8:00 PM Eastern
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Kennesaw State Owls 
34
47
91
Missouri State Bears
34
53
87
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January 7, 2026 7:00pm ET
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Missouri State Bears
#693
Kennesaw State Owls
#694
Lines & Odds
+6 (-110)
ATS
-6 (-110)
+229
Moneyline
-280
OVER 152.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 152.5 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 53% of the public bets were on Kennesaw State Owls on the -6 ATS. And, 58% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Kennesaw State would win by a score of 78.6 to 73.0 with Kennesaw State winning on the moneyline, Missouri State winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Missouri State Bears
37
43
80
Kennesaw State Owls
42
44
90
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