The Kent State Golden Flashes (+1) aren’t traveling far to face the Bowling Green Falcons at Doyt L. Perry Stadium. ESPNU is scheduled to have the TV rights and kickoff for this conference game is set for 8:00 p.m. ET. When the two teams faced one another a year ago, Bowling Green knocked Kent State off by four touchdowns 44-16.
Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Bowling Green Falcons Betting Preview
Bowling Green enters this MAC game as the underdog and is currently being given 1 point. The Golden Flashes are also receiving -115 moneyline odds while the Falcons are -105. If one program can create a bunch of points early, it would likely generate a solid in-game betting opportunity.
The line for this game originally opened at 0.
The Golden Flashes are 5-3 against the spread (ATS) and have lost 4.0 units so far. They’ve been a decent under bet and have posted an O/U record of 3-5. The Falcons have lost 3.0 units this season. The team is 2-6 ATS and has an O/U record of 5-2.
The Golden Flashes have gone 1-7 straight up (SU), including 0-4 SU against MAC opponents. The Falcons are 1-7 SU overall and 0-4 SU in conference play.
The Golden Flashes lost to Akron 24-23 in a game where Woody Barrett completed only 16-of-30 passes for 188 yards and one touchdown. Barrett (81 rushing yards on 16 attempts, one TD) also mounted the ground attack and was complemented by Justin Rankin (49 yards on 15 carries, one TD). Antwan Dixon (four receptions, 54 yards) and Isaiah McKoy (four catches, 26 yards) handled the receiving duties in the defeat.
Bowling Green just lost a brutal 49-14 game to Ohio a couple of weeks ago. The defense allowed the Bobcats to run for 392 yards on 50 rush attempts, including three rush TDs. Maleek Irons put up a productive showing for Ohio, recording 116 rushing yards on 12 attempts. For Bowling Green, Jarret Doege completed 19-of-24 passes for 214 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Rico Frye (36 yards on eight rush attempts) spearheaded the running game as Scott Miller (six receptions, 145 yards, one TD) and Bryson Denley (four catches, 13 yards) led the receiving corps in the loss.
Kent State has run the ball on 52.6 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Bowling Green has a rush percentage of 47.2 percent. The Golden Flashes have run for 172 yards per game (including 162 per game versus Mid-American opponents) and have 13 scores on the ground this year. The Falcons are totaling 107 rush yards per game (127 in conference) and have seven total rushing TDs.
The Golden Flashes offense has averaged 223 yards in the air overall (233 per game versus conference opposition) and has nine passing scores so far. The Falcons have produced 271 pass yards per game (295.5 in the MAC) and have 21 total pass TDs.
Defensively, Kent State has let opponents run for an average of 197 yards and pass for 293 yards per game. The Bowling Green D has allowed 182.6 yards per game to opposing passers and 332.9 yards per game to opposing runners. The Golden Flashes are giving up an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of 8.22 to opponents, while the Falcons have allowed a whopping 9.22 ANY/A.
Offensively, Barrett is up to 1,599 passing yards on the year. He’s connected on 158-of-257 attempts with eight scores through the air and seven interceptions. Barrett has a 4.62 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 4.43 over the last two games.
Jarret Doege has completed 161-of-251 passes for 1,699 yards, 17 TDs and seven INTs for Bowling Green. His ANY/A sits at 5.86 for the year and 9.64 over his last two games.
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The Kent State defensive unit has three times as many sacks as Bowling Green this year (18 to six).
Both teams have lost seven fumbles this year.
The Golden Flashes offense has produced six pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Falcons have put up eight such plays.
The Kent State defense has allowed 11 pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Bowling Green has given up nine such plays.
The Kent State offense has created 16 rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while Bowling Green has created eight such runs.
The Golden Flashes defense has allowed 17 rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Falcons have given up 24 such runs.
The Over/Under for Bowling Green’s last matchup was 66.5. The under cashed in the team’s 49-14 loss to Ohio.
In its last three matches, Bowling Green is 2-1 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
In its last three matches, Kent State is 2-1 ATS and the under cashed in each of those three.
The Over/Under for Kent State’s last game was 49. The under cashed in the team’s 24-23 defeat to Akron.
Kent State has averaged 4.5 yards per rush attempt over its past three contests and 4.0 over its last two.
Bowling Green has averaged 5.6 yards per carry over its last three games and 4.9 over its past two.
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