Liberty vs Kennesaw State Prediction 1/30/25 College Basketball Picks

The Liberty Flames and the Kennesaw State Owls meet Thursday in college basketball action from the KSU Convocation Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Liberty vs. Kennesaw State prediction.

Liberty Recap

The Liberty Flames come into this game looking to build on an 82-59 win over FIU last time out to improve to 16-4 on the year. After this game, Liberty will head on the road again for a game against Jacksonville State.

Flames Win Back-To-Back Games

Kaden Metheny leads the Flames in scoring with 13.4 PPG along with 2.5 RPG and 2 APG while Taelon Peter has 12.3 PPG with 3.4 RPG. Zach Cleveland has 11 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG and 4.9 APG to lead the Flames in rebounding and assists while Isaiah Ihnen has 10.4 PPG with 4.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Liberty up to this point in the year. Owen Aquino has 9.8 PPG with 6.6 RPG of his own along with 2.4 APG while Jayvon Maughmer has 9.1 PPG with 4.5 RPG and Colin Porter’s added 8.6 PPG with 2.1 RPG and 4.4 APG as well on the year. As a team, Liberty is averaging 78.6 PPG on 49.7% shooting from the field, 38% from three, and 65.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Liberty Flames will win

• Liberty has won 13 of its last 16 games.

Kennesaw State Recap

The Kennesaw State Owls come into this game looking to bounce back from a 73-71 loss to UTEP last time out to fall to 12-8 on the year. After this game, Kennesaw State will welcome FIU to town.

Owls Looking To Rebound

Simeon Cottle leads the Owls in scoring with 18.4 PPG along with 3.2 APG while Adrian Wooley has 18.1 PPG with 4.9 RPG and a team-high 3.2 APG to lead the Owls in assists. Braedan Lue has 10.8 PPG with 5.8 RPG to lead the Owls on the glass to round out the scoring in double figures for Kennesaw State so far this season while Jamil Miller has 8.2 PPG with 5.8 RPG of his own on the year. As a team, Kennesaw State is averaging 78.9 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field, 29.8% from three, and 70.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Kennesaw State Owls will win

• Kennesaw State has won each of its last nine games at KSU Convocation Center.

Total Points Facts

• Ten of Liberty’s last 11 night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 144 or fewer points.
• Nineteen of Kennesaw State’s last 21 games at KSU Convocation Center have produced a total of 150+ points.

Liberty vs. Kennesaw State Prediction

I’m on the Flames here. I know Kennesaw State’s unbeaten at home and this is a really good Owls team, but the problem is that I think this is a bad matchup for Kennesaw. The Owls shoot predominantly from 2-point range and Liberty’s defense is 2nd-best in C-USA at defending inside the perimeter. Liberty does a good job taking care of the rock and being efficient offensively, and I just don’t think that Kennesaw State has enough in the tank to go toe-to-toe with Liberty for a full 40 minutes. I’ll roll with the Flames on the road in this one.