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The Kent State Golden Flashes host the Central Michigan Chippewas in the 1st round of the MAC tournament in a game that will take place at the MAC Center in Kent, Ohio at 7 PM ET. The Golden Flashes are listed as an -8.5 spread favorite over the visiting Chippewas. The O/U line for this match is offered at 166.5 points.
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Central Michigan is coming off an 88-80 loss to Western Michigan in their last game where they covered the spread as a 10-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 168, which was under the closing line of 173. Previous to the Western Michigan game the Chippewas had failed to cover the spread in six straight games and in three of their last four games the total has gone under. Overall, Central Michigan has lost seven straight games.
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Kent State is coming off a 66-56 loss to Akron in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 1.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 121, which was well under the closing line of 148.5. Previous to the Akron game the Golden Flashes had covered the spread in four straight games and in six of their last seven games, including their last five, the total has gone under. Kent State had their five-game winning streak snapped in the loss to Akron.
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Offensively, Central Michigan is putting up 87.7 points per game, which ranks 4th in the nation, on a 42% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Chippewas are allowing 86.8 points per game on a 47% FG average.
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Kent State is putting up 76.5 points per game on a 42.4% FG average. On defense the Golden Flashes are allowing 71.9 points per game on a 43.3% FG average.
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These teams met on January 28th at Kent State where the Chippewas beat the Golden Flashes 105-98 in OT.
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Central Michigan Chippewas at Kent State Golden Flashes Betting Trends<br />
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Central Michigan is 1-6 against the spread in their last 7 games overall.
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The Chippewas are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games against Kent State.
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The game total has gone over in 5 of Central Michigan’s last 6 games against Kent State.
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Kent State is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
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The Golden Flashes are 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 home games.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this college basketball matchup between Central Michigan and Kent State have the public leaning to the visiting Chippewas getting the 9 points on the road with over 70% on board. The over/under bettors are leaning slightly to this game going over the posted total line of 167 with 52%.
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