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Ohio Bobcats vs Kent State Golden Flashes: Can the Golden Flashes beat somebody?

The Kent State Golden Flashes are hosting the Ohio Bobcats at Dix Stadium, Kent, OH on Wednesday.

The Bobcats are coming off the biggest win of the season

The Ohio Bobcats are third in the MAC with a 5-3 record for the season and 3-1 in conference play. They have won 3 of the last 4 games and are coming off a 47-16 win over the Buffalo Bulls. Parker Navarro was 14-of-19 passing for 231 yards and two touchdowns while Coleman Owen had six receptions for 146 yards and two touchdowns. Ohio is 78th in the nation with 380.2 yards per game and rank 93rd scoring 25 points per game.

The Golden Flashes have a season to forget

The Kent State Golden Flashes are at the bottom of the MAC with a 0-8 record, including 0-4 in conference play. They are coming off a 52-21 loss to the Western Michigan Broncos. Tommy Ulatowski was 12 of 24 for 114 yards. Kent State is 128th in the nation scoring 17 points per game and 133rd totaling 250.9 yards per game.

Betting Trends

The Golden Flashes are 0-10 SU in their last 10 games overall, 0-7 SU in their last 7 home games, and 0-12 SU in their last 12 games against teams from the MAC. They are 3-13-1 ATS in their last 17 games overall, 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games against teams from the East Division and 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 games played on Wednesday. Kent State has gone over the total point line in 12 of their last 18 games overall and 4 of their last 5 games played in November, while have stayed under in 11 of their last 15 games against Ohio and their last 5 home games against Ohio. The Bobcats are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games overall, 7-2 SU in their last 9 games against Kent State, 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against teams from MAC and 10-2 SU in their last 12 games against teams from the East Division. They are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games overall, 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games against Kent State, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games on the road and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games played in November. The Bobcats have played over the total point line in 4 of their last 5 games overall and under in their last 5 games when visiting Kent State.

Prediction and Conclusion

These two teams have completely different seasons, as the Ohio Bobcats are targeting the top seed in the MAC while the Kent State Golden Flashes are dead last and hope to at least win a game by the end of the season. The Bobcats are a -19-point favorite in this game, which is quite a lot, but the Golden Flashes lost by 19 on more in 6 of their 8 games so far in the season. In 5 of them, they allowed at least 52 points where the total point line is set for this one. So, the Bobcats will definitely dominate this game since the Golden Flashes have the worst rushing defense in Division I. Still, it is safer to go with the over 52.5 since Kent State will probably add some points on the scoreboard and Ohio can even cover the total by themselves.