Basketball <\/p>\n
Mercyhurst Lakers @ Kent State Golden Flashes<\/p>\n
Current Records: Mercyhurst 6-6, Kent State 7-2<\/p>\n
Lakers fans better hope the squad plays one heck of a game on Sunday as the odds are decidedly against them. They are taking a road trip to face off against the Kent State Golden Flashes at 5:00 p.m. ET at Memorial Athletic & Convocation Center. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.<\/p>\n
Last Tuesday, Mercyhurst was fully in charge, breezing past Penn State Altoona 77-51.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, last FridayPortland kept up with Kent State until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Everything went Kent State’s way against Portland as Kent State made off with a 76-57 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Flashes.<\/p>\n
Kent State’s win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was VonCameron Davis, who went 7 for 13 en route to 16 points plus two steals. Cian Medley was another key player, posting 15 points in addition to six assists.<\/p>\n
The victory got Mercyhurst back to even at 6-6. As for Kent State, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.<\/p>\n
Kent State is a big 19.5-point favorite against Mercyhurst, according to the latest college basketball odds<\/a>.<\/p>\n The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 19.5-point spread, and stayed right there.<\/p>\n The over\/under is 127.5 points.<\/p>\n See college basketball picks<\/a> for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine’s advanced computer model. Get picks now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n