Kent State vs. Ohio Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 27

The Kent State Golden Flashes (15-5, 6-2 MAC) host the Ohio Bobcats (11-10, 5-4 MAC) at Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The Bobcats are 7.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 163.5 points.

Their last time out, Kent State won on Saturday 76-75 against Eastern Michigan in overtime. In the victory, Rob Whaley Jr. paced Kent State with 27 points. Ohio's most recent game was an 86-65 loss to Akron on Friday. Jackson Paveletzke's team-leading 16 points paced Ohio in the loss.

Kent State vs. Ohio Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center in Kent, Ohio
• Spread favorite: Kent State -7.5
• Moneyline favorite: Kent State -377
• Moneyline underdog: Ohio +295
• Over/Under: 163.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Kent State vs. Ohio

• A total of 11 of Kent State's games this season have gone over Tuesday's over/under of 163.5 points.
• In Ohio's 19 games this season, seven finished with more combined points than Tuesday's point total of 163.5.
• The point total for the matchup of 163.5 is 4.1 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Golden Flashes (90.1 points per game) and the Bobcats (77.5 points per game).
• The 160.5 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 3.0 less than the 163.5-point over/under in this contest.
• Kent State has a 172.9 average over/under in its games this season, 9.4 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Ohio's games have an average over/under of 155.1 points this season, 8.4 fewer points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Kent State vs. Ohio

• Kent State is 8-10-0 against the spread this season.
• The Golden Flashes have been favored by 7.5 points or more six times this season and are 3-3 ATS in those matchups.
• Ohio has played 19 games, with seven wins against the spread.
• The Bobcats have been underdogs by 7.5 points or more three times this year and covered the spread once.
• Kent State is 6-4 against the spread, and 8-2 overall, at home.
• As a 7.5-point favorite or greater at home, Kent State is 3-1 ATS.
• On the road, Ohio has two wins against the spread and are 2-4 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Kent State vs. Ohio

• Kent State has won 13, or 76.5%, of the 17 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Golden Flashes have a record of 5-1 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -377 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 79% chance of a victory for Kent State.
• Ohio has been a moneyline underdog in eight games this season and has come away with the win one time (12.5%) in those contests.
• The Bobcats have been listed as an underdog of +295 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Ohio has a 25.3% chance of walking away with the win.