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I hate playing road teams but CBB expert Thomas Casale mentioned early today that two top Ohio frontcourt guys might be out again, and I was waiting for confirmation. They are out: AJ Clayton (15.5 PPG, 5.9 RPG) and Aiden Hadaway (10.4 PPG, 5.7 RPG).
In the oddball trends department, Kent State is at the front of the line. Six MAC games to date for the Golden Flashes, who have lost their three at home...and won all three away! (Shhesh!) Moreover, none of the games have been especially close. Rob Senderoff's teams usually win with discipline and defense, but his KSU sides usually shoot the ball better than the current edition, which hits just 41.6% from the floor and 28.6%% from deep. We suspect this is where that inside-out trend of the Golden Flashes finally ceases, as host Ohio has balance (four DD scorers) and an especially hot hand in ex-Creighton G Shereef Mitchell, scoring at a 17 pg clip the past four. Play Ohio
Kent State is one of those rare teams that performs better on the road that at home. The Golden Flashes are 5-2 in true road games this season. The two losses? Alabama and Auburn. Kent State is the No. 1 ranked defense in the MAC, while Ohio has allowed over 90 points in back-to-back games. The Bobcats are dealing with injuries as leading scorer AJ Clayton (15.5 PPG) and Aidan Hadaway (10.4 PPG) are both out. The duo combines for 11.6 rebounds per game and the Flashes average 13 offensive boards per game. Kent State was already a much deeper team and now Ohio is down two frontcourt starters. I think the Golden Flashes could move to favorites overnight, so grabbing them as small dogs.
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