Ohio vs Kent State Odds, Stats & Props — Jan 12

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Scoring margin

OHIO −3.3 · KENT +2.4

Points scored minus allowed a game, 2025–26. Each team's own average, not a forecast.

Form

OHIO 4-6 · KENT 7-3

Each team's record over its last ten games.

Rest

OHIO 2d · KENT 2d

Days off before this game, from the schedule.

Offense vs defense: the four factorsHistory

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

OHIO offensevsKENT defense

OHIO offense ranks better in 3 of 4 matchups (2 by a clear margin) · KENT defense in 1 (1 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%

50.9%

#195slight

52.1%

#214

Turnovers · per 100 plays

13.6%

#107Stronger

14.4%

#181

Offensive rebounding %

28.4%

#249

29.6%

Stronger#143

Free throw rate

26.2%

#149Stronger

28.9%

#290

KENT offensevsOHIO defense

KENT offense ranks better in 3 of 4 matchups (3 by a clear margin) · OHIO defense in 1

Shooting · effective FG%

51.9%

#148Stronger

53.0%

#265

Turnovers · per 100 plays

15.5%

#249

14.1%

slight#209

Offensive rebounding %

35.8%

#31Stronger

32.8%

#293

Free throw rate

33.0%

#11Stronger

28.0%

#265

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesHistory

OHIOKENT

−4.7 246thNet rating122nd +3.2

109.3 177thOffensive rating86th 114.4

114.0 280thDefensive rating213th 111.1

70.2 76thPace16th 72.6

Expected pace: about 71 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

KENT scoring
KENT offense 83.0 (26th) vs OHIO defense allowing 80.0 (319th)
+293 spots
KENT offensive rebounding
KENT offense 35.8% (31st) vs OHIO defense allowing 32.8% (293rd)
+262 spots
KENT getting to the line
KENT offense 33.0% (11th) vs OHIO defense allowing 28.0% (265th)
+254 spots
OHIO scoring
OHIO offense 76.7 (125th) vs KENT defense allowing 80.7 (326th)
+201 spots
OHIO getting to the line
OHIO offense 26.2% (149th) vs KENT defense allowing 28.9% (290th)
+141 spots

ContextHistory

last 10 days

OHIO

AKR

MASS

KENT

2 days rest

KENT

BALL

WMU

OHIO

2 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

OHIO · last 10

13-17 · 305 days rest

Mar 12 @ KENT2025–26L 75–86
Mar 6 vs M-OH2025–26L 108–110
Mar 3 @ MASS2025–26L 82–94
Feb 28 vs TOL2025–26L 67–79
Feb 21 @ NIU2025–26W 74–66
Feb 17 vs BALL2025–26W 69–57
Feb 13 @ M-OH2025–26L 74–90
Feb 7 @ ODU2025–26L 72–78
Feb 3 vs WMU2025–26W 91–71
Jan 31 @ BUF2025–26W 95–83

4-6 in these

KENT · last 10

22-9 · 299 days rest

Mar 18 @ ILST2025–26L 58–79
Mar 13 @ AKR2025–26L 68–75
Mar 12 vs OHIO2025–26W 86–75
Mar 6 vs WMU2025–26W 86–78
Mar 3 @ NIU2025–26W 102–76
Feb 27 vs AKR2025–26L 70–92
Feb 24 vs CMU2025–26W 83–81
Feb 17 @ BGSU2025–26W 78–71
Feb 14 @ BALL2025–26W 75–68
Feb 11 vs EMU2025–26W 95–91

7-3 in these

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OHIO rotation · last 15 games

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast
Jackson Paveletzke	37.9	17.7	3.2	5.8
Ajay Sheldon	33.0	7.7	2.0	1.6
Aidan Hadaway	32.5	15.3	7.0	1.8
JJ Kelly	30.4	8.9	4.1	0.6
Javan Simmons	29.6	17.6	6.6	1.7
Jalen Breath	12.2	2.9	2.6	0.2
Dior Conners	10.3	3.1	1.5	0.9
Kiir Kuany	9.8	3.3	1.7	0.2

KENT rotation · last 15 games

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast
Cian Medley	36.2	11.1	3.3	5.7
Delrecco Gillespie	31.4	16.0	9.4	1.6
Morgan Safford	31.3	14.4	5.6	1.0
Jahari Williamson	29.6	10.5	2.3	1.2
Rob Whaley Jr.	26.6	12.9	5.1	1.6
Quinn Woidke	19.1	9.0	2.7	1.3
Rayvon Griffith	13.6	3.3	3.5	0.3
Magnus Entenmann	11.7	2.2	2.7	0.5

Team rankings (2025–26)History

OHIO offenseper gameKENT defense

Effective FG%

195th50.9%

52.1%214th

Turnover %

107th13.6%

14.4%181st

Offensive rebound %

249th28.4%

29.6%143rd

Free throw rate

149th26.2%

28.9%290th

Points

125th76.7

80.7326th

Field goal %

142nd45.2%

44.6%172nd

2-point %

69th54.5%

51.9%189th

3-point %

337th30.1%

34.9%236th

Free throw %

231st71.0%

72.5%185th

Rebounds

257th33.2

34.5162nd

Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best; a longer bar is a better rank. A defense ranks well for allowing less: lower shooting percentages, fewer points and rebounds, more turnovers forced.

Scoring by halfHistory

per game, last 17 games · the tick is the league's average team

OHIOForAgainst

1st half

37.5

37.9

2nd half

41.5

43.8

Game

78.9

81.7

47% of OHIO's points come in the first half, 47% for the average team.

KENTForAgainst

1st half

34.4

36.8

2nd half

43.8

40.6

Game

78.2

77.4

44% of KENT's points come in the first half, 47% for the average team.

Average points per game in each period, from box scores, over a team's last 17 games; overtime is pooled into the second half and the game. History, not a forecast: a team that leads late plays differently than one that trails, and a small window swings.

SeriesHistory

10 meetings

OHIO 3series7 KENT

Last 10KKKOOOKKKK

Avg total

136.3

combined points

Avg margin

KENT 5.3

per meeting

Biggest win

KENT +23

Feb 18, 2022

Last meeting

KENT won

Mar 12, 2026

Every meetingHistory

2026OHIO 0-2 KENT

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Mar 12, 2026	OHIO 75	KENT 86	KENT+11	+11
Jan 27, 2026	OHIO 57	KENT 72	KENT+15	+15

2025OHIO 1-1 KENT

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 14, 2025	OHIO 75	KENT 76	KENT+1	+1
Jan 24, 2025	KENT 59	OHIO 61	OHIO+2	+2

2024OHIO 2-0 KENT

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 20, 2024	KENT 57	OHIO 63	OHIO+6	+6
Jan 26, 2024	OHIO 71	KENT 64	OHIO+7	+7

2023OHIO 0-2 KENT

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 28, 2023	OHIO 75	KENT 82	KENT+7	+7
Jan 13, 2023	KENT 70	OHIO 65	KENT+5	+5

2022OHIO 0-2 KENT

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Mar 11, 2022	OHIO 61	KENT 67	KENT+6	+6
Feb 18, 2022	OHIO 52	KENT 75	KENT+23	+23

Measure	OHIO13-17 · last 30 games	KENT22-8 · last 30 games	League
Scoring margin	−3.3#244 of 361	+2.6#111 of 361	−0.5
Margin per 100 possessions	−4.7#242 of 361	+3.6#114 of 361	−0.7
1st half points for	35.3#152 of 361	38.2#51 of 361	34.8
Points scored per 100 possessions	109.3#173 of 361	114.4#84 of 361	109.2

Measure	OHIO13-17 · last 30 games	KENT22-8 · last 30 games	League
Scoring margin	−3.3#244 of 361	+2.6#111 of 361	−0.5
Margin per 100 possessions	−4.7#242 of 361	+3.6#114 of 361	−0.7
1st half points for	35.3#152 of 361	38.2#51 of 361	34.8
Points scored per 100 possessions	109.3#173 of 361	114.4#84 of 361	109.2

Ohio vs Kent State — College Basketball, Jan 12, 2027

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