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Kent State vs Bowling Green Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 07 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 96-93
45-45 51-48
Position#52
Record10-4
FormWLWLW
Points / game90.1
Allowed / game81.2
vs
Position#143
Record11-4
FormWWWLW
Points / game89.1
Allowed / game68.7
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Kent State v Bowling Green
02 Dec 2026
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upcoming
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BOWL93
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BOWL91
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BOWL69
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Kent State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Bowling Green winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Kent StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Wright State
#94
W
76-72 OT
76
72
+4
A16/11
NCAA
Eastern Kentucky
#313
W
93-78
93
78
+15
H19/11
NCAA
Cleveland State
#303
W
91-71
91
71
+20
H22/11
NCAA
Penn State-Shenango
#687
W
123-59
123
59
+64
H30/11
NCAA
Austin Peay
#49
W
96-84
96
84
+12
H04/12
NCAA
Roberts Wesleyan
#573
W
111-68
111
68
+43
H06/12
NCAA
Portland
#253
L
78-88
78
88
-10
A14/12
NCAA
UMass
#189
W
69-59
69
59
+10
A20/12
NCAA
Purdue
#31
L
60-101
60
101
-41
A30/12
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#342
W
77-73
77
73
+4
H03/01
NCAA
1H
2H
32-32
30-30
53-34
40-44
42-25
49-46
60-17
63-42
36-32
60-52
52-29
59-39
36-39
42-49
35-24
34-35
27-51
33-50
47-26
30-47
162.7Avg total
87.4Scored
75.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)90.181.2171.4+8.971%
Season at home (10)97.981.7179.6+16.280%
Season away (4)70.880.0150.8-9.250%
Last 10 (10)87.475.3162.7+12.180%
Last 5 (5)79.077.8156.8+1.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)73.089.0162.0-16.050%
vs Similar (14)80.680.7161.4-0.157%
vs Weaker (12)87.473.4160.8+14.083%
This opponent (Bowling Green) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Bowling GreenUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bucknell
#339
W
71-66
71
66
+5
H24/11
NCAA
VMI
#364
W
81-48
81
48
+33
H26/11
NCAA
Kansas State
#292
W
82-66
82
66
+16
A02/12
NCAA
Utah Valley State
#33
L
71-82
71
82
-11
H06/12
NCAA
Aquinas
#714
W
131-50
131
50
+81
H07/12
NCAA
Chicago State
#363
W
76-55
76
55
+21
H17/12
NCAA
Ohio
#241
W
68-58
68
58
+10
A20/12
NCAA
Siena Heights
#591
W
125-66
125
66
+59
H22/12
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#5
L
83-93
83
93
-10
H31/12
NCAA
UMass
#189
W
101-100 OT
101
100
+1
A03/01
NCAA
1H
2H
35-24
36-42
45-20
36-28
49-35
33-31
31-38
40-44
71-26
60-24
40-28
36-27
42-29
26-29
52-28
73-38
28-54
55-39
34-34
52-52
157.3Avg total
88.9Scored
68.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)89.168.7157.7+20.473%
Season at home (11)90.765.0155.7+25.773%
Season away (4)84.578.8163.2+5.875%
Last 10 (10)88.968.4157.3+20.580%
Last 5 (5)90.674.4165.0+16.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)73.487.8161.2-14.40%
vs Similar (9)68.871.0139.8-2.244%
vs Weaker ◀ (15)84.666.6151.2+18.087%
This opponent (Kent State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-14-7+0+7+141st half1st half: +11.1+11.11st half: +11.1+11.12nd half2nd half: +0.6+0.62nd half: +9.3+9.3
-14-7+0+7+141st half1st half: +11.1+11.11st half: +11.1+11.12nd half2nd half: +0.6+0.62nd half: +9.3+9.3
Kent StateBowling Green
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Kent StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Wright State
#94
D
32-32
32
32
+0
A16/11
NCAA
Eastern Kentucky
#313
W
53-34
53
34
+19
H19/11
NCAA
Cleveland State
#303
W
42-25
42
25
+17
H22/11
NCAA
Penn State-Shenango
#687
W
60-17
60
17
+43
H30/11
NCAA
Austin Peay
#49
W
36-32
36
32
+4
H04/12
NCAA
Roberts Wesleyan
#573
W
52-29
52
29
+23
H06/12
NCAA
Portland
#253
L
36-39
36
39
-3
A14/12
NCAA
UMass
#189
W
35-24
35
24
+11
A20/12
NCAA
Purdue
#31
L
27-51
27
51
-24
A30/12
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#342
W
47-26
47
26
+21
H03/01
NCAA
72.9Avg total
42.0Scored
30.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.634.475.0+6.167%-
Last 30 at home (17)44.334.678.9+9.671%-
Last 30 away (13)35.734.269.8+1.562%-
Last 10 (10)42.030.972.9+11.170%-
Last 5 (5)39.433.873.2+5.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)35.042.577.5-7.550%-
vs Similar (14)38.837.476.2+1.457%-
vs Weaker (12)43.630.674.2+13.075%-
This opponent (Bowling Green) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Bowling GreenLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bucknell
#339
W
35-24
35
24
+11
H24/11
NCAA
VMI
#364
W
45-20
45
20
+25
H26/11
NCAA
Kansas State
#292
W
49-35
49
35
+14
A02/12
NCAA
Utah Valley State
#33
L
31-38
31
38
-7
H06/12
NCAA
Aquinas
#714
W
71-26
71
26
+45
H07/12
NCAA
Chicago State
#363
W
40-28
40
28
+12
H17/12
NCAA
Ohio
#241
W
42-29
42
29
+13
A20/12
NCAA
Siena Heights
#591
W
52-28
52
28
+24
H22/12
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#5
L
28-54
28
54
-26
H31/12
NCAA
UMass
#189
D
34-34
34
34
+0
A03/01
NCAA
74.3Avg total
42.7Scored
31.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.333.771.0+3.663%-
Last 30 at home (18)38.332.470.7+5.967%-
Last 30 away (12)35.835.771.4+0.158%-
Last 10 (10)42.731.674.3+11.170%-
Last 5 (5)39.234.673.8+4.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)29.843.473.2-13.620%-
vs Similar (9)33.632.966.4+0.756%-
vs Weaker ◀ (15)39.731.571.2+8.380%-
This opponent (Kent State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
10
Kent State wins
0
Bowling Green wins
Kent Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/01/26HNorthern Illinois77-73
30/12/25APurdue60-101
20/12/25AUMass69-59
14/12/25APortland78-88
06/12/25HRoberts Wesleyan111-68
04/12/25HAustin Peay96-84
30/11/25HPenn State-Shenango123-59
22/11/25HCleveland State91-71
19/11/25HEastern Kentucky93-78
16/11/25AWright State76-72 OT
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/01/26AUMass101-100 OT
31/12/25HMiami (Ohio)83-93
22/12/25HSiena Heights125-66
20/12/25AOhio68-58
17/12/25HChicago State76-55
07/12/25HAquinas131-50
06/12/25HUtah Valley State71-82
02/12/25AKansas State82-66
26/11/25HVMI81-48
24/11/25HBucknell71-66

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Kent State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLW71%
HomeWWWWW80%
AwayWLWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games14104
Win %71%80%50%
Points / game90.197.970.8
Allowed / game81.281.780.0
Point differential+8.9+16.2-9.2
Avg total171.4179.6150.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+43%50%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (1)100% (1)
Overtime %14%10%25%
Bowling Green
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW73%
HomeLWWWL73%
AwayLWWW75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games15114
Win %73%73%75%
Points / game89.190.784.5
Allowed / game68.765.078.8
Point differential+20.4+25.7+5.8
Avg total157.7155.7163.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+60%64%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)100% (1)50% (2)
Overtime %7%0%25%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Miami (Ohio)15150100%93.772.0+21.7
2 Buffalo1513287%79.970.5+9.3
3 Bowling Green1511473%89.168.7+20.4
4 Akron1410471%95.476.8+18.6
5 Kent State1410471%90.181.2+8.9
6 Toledo148657%82.677.8+4.9
7 UMass169756%80.674.1+6.5
8 Ohio169756%77.275.6+1.7
9 Eastern Michigan157847%71.672.3-0.7
10 Western Michigan146843%75.978.8-2.9
11 Northern Illinois145936%76.178.4-2.3
12 Ball State1441029%68.368.9-0.6
13 Central Michigan1541127%72.178.1-6.0
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Kent State455196
Bowling Green454893
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