A Mid-American battle is on tap between the Ohio Bobcats and the Kent State Golden Flashes at 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday at the Convocation Center and you can catch all the action live on CBS Sports Network. Ohio is 9-7 overall and 7-0 at home, while Kent State is 12-3 overall and 4-3 on the road. 

The Golden Flashes are favored by 5 points in the latest Ohio vs. Kent State odds from Caesars Sportsbook and the over/under is set at 141.5. Before you make any Kent State vs. Ohio picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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Now, it has simulated Ohio vs. Kent State 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 60% of simulations. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

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