Portland vs Kent State Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/6/24

The Portland Pilots and Kent State Golden Flashes meet Friday in college basketball action at the Stegeman Coliseum. Here’s a Portland vs Kent State Prediction. This article will include a Portland vs Kent State Prediction Pick.

Portland Pilots Betting Preview

The Portland Pilots lost to Princeton, beat Denver, and they play Kansas City, Cal State Bakersfield, and Lafayette next. The Portland Pilots are averaging 72.3 points on 42 percent shooting and allowing 81 points on 43.4 percent shooting. Vukasin Masic is averaging 15.3 points and 4.7 rebounds, while Austin Rapp is averaging 12.9 points and 6.6 rebounds. Vincent Delano is dishing 1.6 assists and Max Mackinnon is grabbing 5 rebounds. The Portland Pilots are shooting 32.2 percent from beyond the arc and 73.1 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Pilots are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.9 rebounds per game.

Kent State Golden Flashes Betting Preview

The Kent State Golden Flashes lost to UC Irvine, beat Kennesaw State, and they play Mercyhurst, Alabama, and Ball State next. The Kent State Golden Flashes are averaging 67.5 points on 39.2 percent shooting and allowing 61 points on 39.1 percent shooting. VonCameron Davis is averaging 14.5 points and 3.8 rebounds, while Morgan Safford is averaging 11.3 points and 0.9 assists. Jalen Sullinger is dishing 2.1 assists and Cli’Ron Hornbeak is grabbing 6.8 rebounds. The Kent State Golden Flashes are shooting 30 percent from beyond the arc and 75.2 percent from the free throw line. The Kent State Golden Flashes are allowing 28.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game.

Why the Kent State Golden Flashes will win

• Kent State has won each of its last six games at Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Portland has lost seven of its last eight road night games against non-conference opponents.
• Portland has lost the first half in 11 of its last 14 games against non-conference opponents.

Portland vs Kent State Prediction

The Portland Pilots have had issues stringing together stops this season, and those things usually don’t improve on the road. The Kent State Golden Flashes have been able to beat up the teams they’re supposed to beat, and they’ve covered 5 of their last 6 games in the favorite role. It’s not always pretty with Kent State, but the defensive effort is consistent and should be the difference in this one. Thick line, but I’ll roll with the Golden Flashes on Friday night.

Randy Chambers's Pick: Kent State -12.5