Akron takes home win streak into matchup with Kent State
Kent State Golden Flashes (13-13, 6-7 MAC) at Akron Zips (19-7, 11-2 MAC)
Akron, Ohio; Friday, 6 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Zips -7.5; over/under is 137
BOTTOM LINE: Akron hosts Kent State looking to extend its six-game home winning streak.
The Zips are 11-0 on their home court. Akron leads the MAC at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 64.8 points while holding opponents to 42.4% shooting.
The Golden Flashes are 6-7 in MAC play. Kent State averages 76.1 points while outscoring opponents by 4.5 points per game.
Akron is shooting 45.6% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points higher than the 44.8% Kent State allows to opponents. Kent State averages 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 more made shots on average than the 6.3 per game Akron allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kaleb Thornton is averaging 3.6 points for the Zips. Enrique Freeman is averaging 18.1 points, 13 rebounds and 1.5 blocks over the past 10 games for Akron.
LAST 10 GAMES: Zips: 7-3, averaging 70.7 points, 38.0 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 5.2 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.5 points per game.
Golden Flashes: 5-5, averaging 73.1 points, 35.1 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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