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(NCAAB) Kent State vs. Akron,
Point Spread: 2.00 | -108.00 Kent State (Away)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: 2.00 | -108.00 Kent State (Away)
Result: Loss
These are the two best teams in the Mid-American Conference and I rank Kent State above Akron. So does the KenPom ratings, which have Kent State 69th and Akron 106th.
The Golden Flashes are superior to Akron on both ends of the floor. Akron gives up 63 points per game. Kent State allows 64. The Zips, though, play at a methodical pace, which skews some of their defensive statistics.
Besides first place being at stake, the Golden Flashes have huge revenge motivation after the Zips beat them in the MAC championship game last season after Kent State had won both regular-season meetings by an average of seven points.
More reason to trust the Golden Flashes is their 17-4 ATS mark versus opponents with a winning record. Akron, by contrast, is 2-6 ATS the past eight times versus above .500 foes.
The Golden Flashes are superior to Akron on both ends of the floor. Akron gives up 63 points per game. Kent State allows 64. The Zips, though, play at a methodical pace, which skews some of their defensive statistics.
Besides first place being at stake, the Golden Flashes have huge revenge motivation after the Zips beat them in the MAC championship game last season after Kent State had won both regular-season meetings by an average of seven points.
More reason to trust the Golden Flashes is their 17-4 ATS mark versus opponents with a winning record. Akron, by contrast, is 2-6 ATS the past eight times versus above .500 foes.
