Kent State Golden Flashes vs Ohio State Buckeyes prediction

The eagle's three picks

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Eagle safe pick

Kent State +38.5

74% chanceFair price -2881 unit

Note: Safe is the bet most likely to win. Value is where the price pays more than it should. Bold pays more but loses more often. A unit is your normal stake.

Why we think this

1. 1
   What our numbers say

   The model gives Ohio State Buckeyes 96% and Kent State Golden Flashes 4%. There are no bookmaker prices yet, so this is our model on its own.

2. 2
   Recent form

   Ohio State Buckeyes won 3 of their last 5 and Kent State Golden Flashes won 2 of their last 5. Ohio State Buckeyes come in with the better run.

3. 3
   Home and away

   Ohio State Buckeyes won 6 of their last 8 games at home. Kent State Golden Flashes won 2 of their last 7 on the road.

4. 4
   Scoring

   Ohio State Buckeyes score 33.8 points a game and let in 9.7. Kent State Golden Flashes score 20.0 and let in 34.6. Their recent games average 43.5 and 54.6 points in total.

5. 5
   The safest bet

   Kent State +38.5 has a 74% chance, the highest of the bets worth taking here.

Note: Every reason here comes from real results and real prices. We do not guess and we do not copy tipsters.

Team records

Last 13 games in all competitions.

Note: W is a win and L a loss. A team with more games at home or away can look better or worse than it is.

Spread and total at every line

Note: A spread gives one team a head start. Ohio State +3.5 wins if Ohio State win or lose by 3 or fewer. If the result lands exactly on the line, your stake comes back.