And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
Kent State Golden Flashes
86 – 75
FINAL Neutral Conference MAC
Ohio Bobcats
Mid-American Conference · Rocket Arena (Neutral) · March 12, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread KENT -3.5 Home covered
O/U 161.5 Under
Money KENT -180 / OHIO +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total KENT win
Actual KENT +11 161 Won
Massey KENT -4.0 (+7.0) — —
Massey Totals — 165.5 (-4.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KENT -3.2 (+7.8) 160.9 (+0.1) 69% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KENT -3.9 (+7.1) 160.9 (+0.1) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KENT -3.9 (+7.1) 159.7 (+1.3) 67% ✓
Baseline ML KENT -3.6 (+7.4) 157.8 (+3.2) 66% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 28, 2026 KENT 72 – 57 OHIO
Feb 15, 2025 KENT 76 – 75 OHIO
Jan 25, 2025 OHIO 61 – 59 KENT
Feb 21, 2024 OHIO 63 – 57 KENT
Jan 26, 2024 OHIO 71 – 64 KENT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KENT OHIO
Overall 24-10 15-17
Conference 14-4 9-9
Home 14-3 10-6
Away 7-6 4-8
Neutral 3-1 1-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L4
Avg Pts For 82.2 76.7
Avg Pts Against 80.6 80.0
Massey 0.5 (#158) -3.5 (#221)
Bradley-Terry 1.02 (#91) -0.38 (#214)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.08 (#98) -0.54 (#214)
RPI 0.570 (#55) 0.499 (#188)
Shooting & Four Factors KENT OHIO
FG% 44.4% 45.3%
3PT% 35.6% 30.3%
REB / G 38.8 33.1
OREB / G 13.1 10.1
AST / TO 1.12 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 51.0%
TOV% 18.6% 15.3%
ORB% 35.8% 28.4%
FT Rate 33.0% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 53.0%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 16.5%
DRB% 70.3% 67.0%
Opp FT Rate 28.4% 27.7%

Game Analysis

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