MAC Tournament: Miami (Ohio) vs. Kent State odds, picks and predictions
The No. 7-seed Miami (Ohio) Redhawks (14-17) and No. 2 Kent State Golden Flashes (21-9) tangle in a Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinal matchup Thursday. The contest at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland is slated to tip off at 4 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Miami vs. Kent State odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Miami - which went 8-12 in placing seventh in the MAC - has registered a pair of five-game losing streaks on the season, but it enters this bracket off a pair of convincing wins to close out the regular season. Miami can often struggle on defense, and it did just that in going 3-9 from Jan. 25-Feb. 26. Over that stretch, Miami coughed up 78.3 points per contest. That stretch included a 78-65 loss to Kent State Feb. 1.
Kent State has won four in a row against Miami, while going 3-0-1 against the spread (ATS). The Flashes went 16-4 to place second in the MAC, and they enter this tournament as the conference's hottest team. Kent has won 12 in a row, last losing Jan. 21 at Buffalo. Kent State plays at a slow pace and with an efficient defense. The Flashes have held foes to a 41.1% accuracy mark from the floor over their 12 straight wins.
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Miami vs. Kent State odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Miami +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Kent State -280 (bet $280 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Miami +6.5 (-115) | Kent State -6.5 (-107)
- Over/Under (O/U): 139.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)