Ohio vs Kent State Prediction 2/14/25 College Basketball Picks

The Ohio Bobcats and the Kent State Golden Flashes meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the MAC Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Ohio vs. Kent State prediction.

Ohio Recap

The Ohio Bobcats come into this game looking to add on to their 86-81 win over Bowling Green last time out to improve to 12-11 on the year. After this game, Ohio will head home for a game against Central Michigan. 

Bobcats Looking For Consistency

AJ Clayton leads the Bobcats in scoring and rebounding with 15 PPG and 5.9 RPG while AJ Brown has 13.1 PPG and 3.1 RPG this season. Jackson Paveletzke has 12.9 PPG with 4.3 RPG and a team-high 5 APG to lead the Bobcats in the assist department while Shereef Mitchell has 11.9 PPG with 3 RPG and 2.5 APG. Aidan Hadaway has 10.4 PPG with 5.7 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Ohio up to this point in the year. Elmore James also has 7.5 PPG with 2.4 RPG and Vic Searls has 6.8 PPG with 3.9 RPG. As a team, Ohio is averaging 79.9 PPG on 47.1% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three, and 77.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Ohio Bobcats will win

• Ohio has won each of its last three games against Kent State.
• Kent State has lost three of its last four games following a home win.

Kent State Recap

The Kent State Golden Flashes come into this game looking to add to their 91-83 win over Central Michigan last time out. After this game, Kent State will head on the road for a game against Bowling Green.

Golden Flashes Win Three In A Row

VonCameron Davis leads the Golden Flashes in scoring with 15.6 PPG along with 3.9 RPG and Jalen Sullinger has 13.5 PPG while Morgan Safford has 10.6 PPG and 6.1 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Kent State up to this point in the year. Cli’Ron Hornbeak has 7.8 PPG with 6.1 RPG and Delrecco Gillespie has 6.5 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG to lead the Golden Flashes on the glass. Cian Medley also has a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Golden Flashes in assists so far this season. Marquis Barnett has 8 PPG with 3.4 RPG as well this season. As a team, Kent State is averaging 71.1 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 30.5% from three, and 75.2% from the foul line up to this point in the year.

Why the Kent State Golden Flashes will win

• Ohio has lost eight of its last nine games at Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.
• Kent State has won eight of its last nine home games against Ohio at Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

Ohio vs. Kent State Prediction

I’m on the under in this game. These are two teams that have solid offenses and two that have been in high-scoring games as of late, but these are also two pretty solid matchups for these respective defenses, and the first meeting between these two teams finished 61-59. I do not think this game finishes that low, but I’ll roll with the under in this game as I think it’s a first-to-70-wins kind of affair.