Kent State vs. Southern Miss Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 7

The Kent State Golden Flashes (17-6) visit the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (12-13) at Reed Green Coliseum, starting at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 7, 2026. The Golden Eagles are 5.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 151.5.

Kent State came out on top in its last matchup 75-72 against Toledo on Tuesday. Delrecco Gillespie totaled 25 points, 10 rebounds and zero assists for Kent State. Southern Miss' last game was an 81-77 loss to Marshall on Wednesday. Djahi Binet scored a team-high 31 points for Southern Miss in the loss.

Kent State vs. Southern Miss Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET
• Where: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Spread favorite: Kent State -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Kent State -245
• Moneyline underdog: Southern Miss +198
• Over/Under: 151.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Kent State vs. Southern Miss

• This season, 14 of Kent State's 21 games have gone over Saturday's total of 151.5 points.
• In Southern Miss' 23 games this season, 11 finished with more combined points than Saturday's point total of 151.5.
• The total for the game of 151.5 is 9.1 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Golden Flashes (87.0 points per game) and the Golden Eagles (73.6 points per game).
• This game's total is 2.7 fewer points than the 154.2 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• This season, the average over/under for Kent State's games is 167.6 points, 16.1 more than the total of 151.5 points set for this contest.
• Southern Miss' games have an average over/under of 147.2 points this season, 4.3 fewer points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Kent State vs. Southern Miss

• Against the spread, Kent State is 10-11-0 this season.
• The Golden Flashes have an ATS record of 5-5 in their 10 games as a favorite of 5.5 points or more so far this season.
• Southern Miss is 9-14-0 against the spread this year.
• The Golden Eagles have an against the spread record of 3-3 in their six games when underdogs by 5.5 points or more this year.
• At home this year, Southern Miss has two wins against the spread and is 5-2 overall.
• Southern Miss is winless ATS (0-3) as a 5.5-point underdog or more at home.
• Kent State is 3-5 against the spread, and 4-4 overall, in away games.
• Kent State is winless ATS (0-2) away from home as 5.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Kent State vs. Southern Miss

• Kent State has been the moneyline favorite in 19 games this season and won 15 (78.9%) of those contests.
• The Golden Flashes have entered nine games this season favored by -245 or more and are 7-2 in those contests.
• Kent State has a 71% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Southern Miss has come away with three wins in the 16 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• This season, the Golden Eagles have been a moneyline underdog of -245 or more six times, losing every contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Southern Miss has a 33.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.