I rate Kent State as a dozen points better than Towson - and that's on a neutral floor. 

The Golden Flashes are much stronger than the Tigers both scoring-wise and defensively. Kent State ranks 17th in scoring defense and is 45th in field goal percentage. The Golden Flashes also are an excellent free throw shooting team making 79.3 percent. Kent State has been bolstered by the addition of Duquense transfer Sincere Carry. He leads the Golden Flashes in scoring at 15.8 points.

Towson gives up nearly seven more points than Kent State and has played a weaker schedule. The Tigers rank 254th in shooting percentage, 306th in 3-point percentage and are a bad free throw shooting club at 69.5 percent. 

Kent State is a top-five Mid-American Conference team. Towson was picked to finish eighth out of 10 teams in the Colonial Athletic Association.