The Kent State Golden Flashes (1-0, 1-0 MAC) visit the Bowling Green Falcons (0-1, 0-1) Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff. Below, we analyze the Kent State-Bowling Green college football betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Kent State at Bowling Green: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:08 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Kent State -1250 (bet $1,250 to win $100) | Bowling Green +750 (bet $100 to win $750)
- Against the spread/ATS: Kent State -20.5 (-115) | Bowling Green +20.5 (-106)
- Over/Under: 55.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Kent State at Bowling Green: Three things to know
- Kent State opened with a solid 27-23 victory at home over Eastern Michigan, narrowly missing on a cover as a 4.5-point favorite. The Golden Flashes prevailed mostly behind their rushing offense, going for 212 yards, while dual-threat QB Dustin Crum tossed a pair of TDs while running for another.
- Defensively, the Golden Flashes were hot, allowing just 61 rushing yards, while yielding 302 total yards overall. They figure to add to those impressive numbers against the lowly Falcons, who managed just 267 total yards at Toledo in a 38-3 loss last week.
- The Golden Flashes have covered four straight on the road, and eight of the past 10 league games overall. On the flip side, the Falcons are just 8-23 ATS in the past 31 as underdogs, while going 6-20 ATS in their past 26 at Doyt Perry Stadium. They’re also 2-10 ATS in the previous 12 as a home underdog.
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Kent State at Bowling Green: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Kent State 38, Bowling Green 13
Money line (ML)
Kent State (-1250) is way too expensive at this price, as you must risk $12.50 for every $1 of potential winnings. Over the long haul that’s not a good strategy, as you can go 10-1 on 11 of those bets and simply break even. AVOID.
Against the spread (ATS)
KENT STATE -20.5 (-115) will look to fire out to 2-0 SU/ATS, and the Flashes are a good bet to do so against a bad Falcons team. The Golden Flashes posted their first bowl victory in school history last season, and they’re hoping that was just the beginning of something special. Kent State has cashed in four of the past five trips to Bowling Green, and the road team is 6-2 ATS in the past eight meetings, too.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 55.5 (-110) has cashed in four of the past five meetings in Bowling Green. While that trend is well and good, it’s the struggling Falcons offense which is the reason to back the Under. Bowling Green managed just three points last week, and it averaged 16.0 PPG in 12 games a season ago. The Falcons will likely battle Akron for “worst team” status in the MAC in this shortened campaign.
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