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Miami (Ohio) @ Kent State

Regular Season Records: Miami (Ohio) 14-17; Kent State 21-9

What to Know

The Miami (Ohio) RedHawks and the Kent State Golden Flashes are set to clash at 4 p.m. ET March 10 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tourney. The RedHawks will be seeking to avenge the 78-65 loss they suffered the last time these two teams played February 1st.

Miami (Ohio) strolled past the Eastern Michigan Eagles with points to spare last Friday, taking the matchup 76-63. Guard Dae Dae Grant and forward Kamari Williams were among the main playmakers for Miami (Ohio) as the former had 19 points in addition to five boards and the latter had 12 points along with three blocks.

Meanwhile, the Buffalo Bulls typically have all the answers at home, but last week Kent State proved too difficult a challenge. Kent State managed a 70-65 win over Buffalo. The Golden Flashes can attribute much of their success to guard Malique Jacobs, who had 16 points along with nine rebounds and five steals, and guard Sincere Carry, who had 20 points and nine assists.

The RedHawks are expected to lose this next one by 6.5. They hadn't treated bettors all too well in the past (they are 9-19), but they might be worth taking a chance on now after beating the spread two games in a row.

Miami (Ohio) has some work to do to even out the 3-10 series between these two since January of 2016, but a win here would be a good start.

How To Watch

  • When: Thursday at 4 p.m. ET
  • Where: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse -- Cleveland, Ohio
  • TV: ESPN Plus
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Golden Flashes are a solid 6.5-point favorite against the RedHawks, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Golden Flashes as a 6-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Kent State have won ten out of their last 13 games against Miami (Ohio).

  • Feb 01, 2022 - Kent State 78 vs. Miami (Ohio) 65
  • Feb 27, 2021 - Kent State 64 vs. Miami (Ohio) 51
  • Feb 02, 2021 - Kent State 77 vs. Miami (Ohio) 68
  • Feb 25, 2020 - Kent State 74 vs. Miami (Ohio) 61
  • Jan 14, 2020 - Miami (Ohio) 77 vs. Kent State 74
  • Mar 05, 2019 - Kent State 75 vs. Miami (Ohio) 66
  • Feb 05, 2019 - Kent State 70 vs. Miami (Ohio) 67
  • Feb 27, 2018 - Kent State 90 vs. Miami (Ohio) 83
  • Jan 09, 2018 - Miami (Ohio) 80 vs. Kent State 69
  • Feb 14, 2017 - Kent State 76 vs. Miami (Ohio) 72
  • Feb 04, 2017 - Kent State 66 vs. Miami (Ohio) 62
  • Feb 27, 2016 - Miami (Ohio) 74 vs. Kent State 65
  • Jan 12, 2016 - Kent State 76 vs. Miami (Ohio) 68