Kent State Golden Flashes vs Ball State Cardinals 1/4/2022 Picks

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The Kent State Golden Flashes (6-6) will battle against the Ball State Cardinals (6-6) in the Mid-American Conference at John E. Worthen Arena in Muncie on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at 7:00 PM ET. Kent State aimed to improve their record above .500 in coming to this match-up versus Ball State.

The Golden Flashes won two of their last five contests played including a three-point triumph over the Toledo Rockets on Saturday. Kent State is in 7th place at 1-1 behind Toledo in the Mid-American Conference with a 6-6 overall standing while losing their last two road outings this season.

The Golden Flashes’ offense gained 33 points per half while their defense limited the scoring of the Rockets to just 63 resulting in their 66-63 victory. Guard Sincere Carry scored 19 points and dished out 4 assists in leading Kent State while Forward Justyn Hamilton led the rebounding for the Golden Flashes.

Kent State recorded an average of 70.0 PPG on 42.7% overall shooting and 31.3% from the long-range. Guard Sincere Carry led the offense for the Golden Flashes with an average of 15.9 PPG and 4.8 assists per match while Guard Malique Jacobs scored an average of 11.8 PPG as the next top scorer and led Kent State in rebounding with an average of 6.9 rebounds per game.

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Kent State Golden Flashes vs Ball State Cardinals Predictions 1/4/2022

The Ball State Cardinals will be hosting this MAC college basketball duel versus Kent State after splitting their first 12 outings this season. The Cardinals won three of their last five matches with a two-game winning streak over Eastern Illinois and Bowling Green.

Ball State took 4th place at 1-0 in the Mid-American Conference with an overall standing at 6-6 while winning all five contests played at home this season. The Cardinals snatched a one-point win over the Falcons after taking a 36-34 halftime lead but allowed a 45-46 advantage by Bowling Green in the 2nd half resulting in their 81-80 triumph on Saturday.

Guard Luke Bumbalough led Ball State with 21 points and 4 assists while Center Payton Sparks added 20 points and 9 boards in the victory. Forward Miryne Thomas controlled the glass for the Cardinals with 14 big rebounds.

Guard Luke Bumbalough scored an average of 13.2 PPG and distributed an average of 3.5 assists per outing in leading the offense for Ball State. Center Payton Sparks controlled the glass for the Cardinals with an average of 6.0 rebounds per match and chipped in 10.4 PPG as the next leading scorer for Ball State. The Ball State Cardinals nailed an average of 74.9 PPG on 44.2% field goal shooting and 37.2% three-point scoring efficiency.

Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Ball State Cardinals. The NCAAB Pick for this match is Kent State -1.5. The Golden Flashes’ offense gained an average of 70.0 PPG while their defense managed to control the scoring of their opponents to just 62.3 PPG on 39.4% FG.

The Cardinals have a better offense in this match-up with an average of 74.9 PPG but their defense allowed their rivals to average 78.1 PPG while giving away 80 and 85 points in two of their last three outings. The prediction: The Kent State Golden Flashes will win at 73-66.

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