Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State Picks, Predictions College Football Week 12: Can Eagles Earn Road Win?
Kent State won each of its last two meetings with Eastern Michigan and is a good favorite for the Week 12 head-to-head clash. The Golden Flashes will need another win if they want to keep their bowl hopes alive. Read on for our Eastern Michigan-Kent State college football picks and predictions.
The Golden Flashes are just 4-6 this season, but they have won two of their last three games, including a 40-6 destruction of Bowling Green last week. The Eagles won four of their last six games, and they ensured they were bowl eligible with their win over Akron in Week 11.
Here are our Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State college football picks for Week 12 (odds via PointsBet and DraftKings Sportsbook; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
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Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State Game Info
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 16, 6 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
Location: Dix Stadium, Kent, Ohio
Weather: 31 degrees, 49% chance of precipitation, 12-mph winds
Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State Odds
Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State Analysis
The Golden Flashes opened as 7-point favorites, and the line quickly moved to 7.5. On Pregame.com, 64% of cash is backing the Eagles to cover, while 80% of tickets are supporting Kent State. This signals that bettors are up in the air on this one, and this line likely won’t be moving much.
The total opened at 61, and though both defenses have been very bad this season, the number has dropped to 60, likely because of the weather report for Wednesday night. On Pregame.com, bettors are again split with tickets backing the Over, but cash backing the Under.
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Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State Picks
Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State ATS Pick
Eastern Michigan +7.5 (-110) ★★★
Kent State has dominated this series. The Golden Flashes are 6-1 straight up in their last seven against the Eagles, and they are 5-2 against the spread. However, this spread seems overly optimistic considering what Kent State has done this year.
The Golden Flashes are coming off a huge win at Bowling Green. Yet, even after allowing just six points, they are still giving up an average of 29 points per game.
The Eagles have been playing good football on both sides of the ball the last three weeks. In their only loss during that span, they fell 27-24 to Toledo, who just clinched the MAC West. The Eagles have only covered the spread in one loss this season, but their last three games have all been decided by six points or fewer. With bad weather expected, they should have no problem keeping this close by taking advantage of a bad defense.
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Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State O/U Pick
Over 60 (-110) ★★★
These two teams are each averaging about four touchdowns per game, while both are giving up at least 29 points per contest. While some bettors seem skeptical of this Over because of the weather, we’re optimistic that the defenses are going to be the ones struggling, not the offenses.
The Golden Flashes have scored 20 points in all but one game this season. Additionally, they have allowed 20 or more points in eight of their 10 games this year. On the other side, the Eagles have scored 20 or more in all but one game this season. There would have to be blizzard-like conditions for these two teams not to score.
Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State Prop Pick
Either team by 10 or less (+105) ★★★
Since entering conference play, the Golden Flashes have had four of their six games decided by seven points or fewer. The only matchups to fail to produce a close final result were last week’s win at Bowling Green and their 52-31 loss at Toledo.
After three blowout results in their first three conference games, the Eagles have played three very close conference games in a row. Eastern Michigan is also 3-0 on the road in conference play this season. The Eagles may not get the win in this one, but they should do enough to keep it close. And if they do win, it won’t be by more than 10.
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Eastern Michigan-Kent State picks made 11/15/2022 at 10:55 a.m. ET
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