Kent State vs. Bowling Green Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 6

The Kent State Golden Flashes (11-3, 2-0 MAC) take on the Bowling Green Falcons (11-4, 2-1 MAC) as only 1.5-point favorites on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The point total is set at 158.5 for the matchup.

Last time out, Kent State won on Saturday 77-73 over Northern Illinois. Delrecco Gillespie's team-leading 28 points led Kent State in the win. Bowling Green's most recent outing on Saturday ended in a 101-100 victory against UMass in overtime. Javontae Campbell scored 47 points in Bowling Green's victory, leading the team.

Kent State vs. Bowling Green Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center in Kent, Ohio
• Spread favorite: Kent State -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Kent State -125
• Moneyline underdog: Bowling Green +104
• Over/Under: 158.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Kent State vs. Bowling Green

• Kent State and its opponents have combined to outscore Tuesday's total (158.5 points) nine times this season.
• This season, three of Bowling Green's games have finished with a combined score higher than 158.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 179.7 points per game, 21.2 points more than the total of 158.5 for this contest.
• The 149.4 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 9.1 fewer than the 158.5 over/under in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for Kent State's games is 171.4 points, 12.9 more than the total of 158.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 0.8 points more than the average over/under in Bowling Green's games this season (157.7 points).

Betting the Spread: Kent State vs. Bowling Green

• In Kent State's 12 games this season, it has six wins against the spread.
• The Golden Flashes have been favored by 1.5 points or more 11 times this season and are 6-5 ATS in those matchups.
• Bowling Green has six wins against the spread in 12 games this year.
• The Falcons have been underdogs by 1.5 points or more three times this season and have covered the spread twice.
• At home this year, Kent State is 6-1 overall and 5-2 against the spread.
• At home, Kent State is 5-2 ATS as a 1.5-point favorite or greater.
• Away from home, Bowling Green is 3-1 against the spread, and 3-1 overall.
• Bowling Green has one win ATS (1-1) away from home as 1.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Kent State vs. Bowling Green

• Kent State has entered the game as moneyline favorites 11 times this season and won nine, or 81.8%, of those games.
• The Golden Flashes have a record of 8-2 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -125 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from Kent State, based on the moneyline, is 55.6%.
• Bowling Green has come away with one win in the three contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• The Falcons have been listed as an underdog of +104 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
• Bowling Green has an implied victory probability of 49% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.