Florida State vs. Kent State Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 20, 2025

Updated Sep. 20, 2025 3:04 p.m. ET

Data Skrive

The Kent State Golden Flashes (1-2) are facing tough odds as 44.5-point underdogs heading into their matchup on Saturday, September 20, 2025 against the No. 7 Florida State Seminoles (2-0). An over/under of 56 is set in the contest.

The Seminoles beat the East Texas A&M Lions, 77-3, in their last contest. In their last game, the Golden Flashes lost against the Buffalo Bulls, 31-28.

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Florida State vs. Kent State Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida
TV: ACC Network
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Florida State vs Kent State Betting Information updated as of September 20, 2025, 2:45 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Florida State	-44.5 (-112)	-10000	+2500	56	-111	-110

Florida State vs. Kent State Prediction

Pick ATS: Kent State (+44.5)
Pick OU: Over (56)
Prediction: Florida State 39, Kent State 19

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Florida State vs. Kent State Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Seminoles 50, Golden Flashes 6.
The Seminoles have a 99.0% chance to claim victory in this game based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Golden Flashes hold a 3.8% implied probability.
Florida State has won one game against the spread this season.
Kent State has a record of 1-2-0 against the spread this season.

Florida State vs. Kent State: 2025 Stats Comparison

	Florida State	Kent State
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	54 (44)	21 (102)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	10 (6)	36.7 (126)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	2 (27)	4 (78)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	2 (96)	3 (69)

Florida State 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Thomas Castellanos	QB	389 YDS (68%) / 3 TD / 0 INT 85 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 42.5 RUSH YPG
Gavin Sawchuk	RB	63 YDS / 3 TD / 31.5 YPG / 4.5 YPC 2 REC / 56 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 28 REC YPG
Duce Robinson	WR	7 REC / 191 YDS / 2 TD / 95.5 YPG
Micahi Danzy	WR	2 REC / 14 YDS / 0 TD / 7 YPG
Earl Little II	DB	11 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 2 PD
Jeremiah Wilson	DB	6 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Justin Cryer	LB	10 TKL / 1 TFL
Darrell Jackson	DL	4 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK

Kent State 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Dru DeShields	QB	513 YDS (61.4%) / 4 TD / 0 INT 61 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / 20.3 RUSH YPG
Cade Wolford	RB	10 YDS / 0 TD / 3.3 YPG / 2.5 YPC 7 REC / 223 REC YDS / 4 REC TD / 74.3 REC YPG
Gavin Garcia	RB	135 YDS / 0 TD / 45 YPG / 3 YPC 2 REC / 42 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 21 REC YPG
Terik Mulder	TE	7 REC / 89 YDS / 1 TD / 29.7 YPG
Mason Woods	LB	13 TKL / 0 TFL
AJ Campbell	DL	4 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK
CJ Young	DB	14 TKL / 0 TFL
Joel Cordoba	DB	14 TKL / 0 TFL