The Akron Zips (13-4) will showcase their skills against the Kent State Golden Flashes (9-8) for this upcoming college basketball betting prospect on Friday, January 19, at 7:00 PM ET at the M.A.C. Center in Kent, Ohio. The Zips are slight favorites here, as they reveal a point spread at -1.5 (+105).

The Zips have been successful in their last five games coming into this matchup. Their most recent win was a 77-66 outing over the Western Michigan Broncos.

Enrique Freeman has been great on the offensive end for the Zips, as he puts up 18.4 points per game with 58.9 percent shooting from the field. He also leads them in rebounds with 13.2 each matchup.

The Zips are averaging 77.1 points per game and making 47.3 percent of their shots. Their ball movement is solid with 14.9 assists each game, which might be the slightest edge they have here.

They are allowing opponents to average 65.6 points each game, showing that they have a healthy margin of victory on average. They also put up 35.8 rebounds, 2.6 blocks, and 6.5 steals a game.

The Golden Flashes were able to break their recent three-game losing skid heading into this matchup. Their recent success was an 83-76 performance over the Northern Illinois Huskies.

Jalen Sullenger leads their scoring output with 14.7 points per game. He is also connecting on 45.4 percent of his shots from the floor and makes 86 percent of his foul shots, which could be key in late game situations like this.

The Golden Flashes have been putting up 78.2 points each game and they are shooting 45.5 percent from the field. Their ball movement is similar to the Zips, as they average 13.4 assists each game.

They are giving up 73.9 points per game, which means they do not have as much room for error in comparison to the Zips. They also produce 34.6 rebounds, 2.8 blocks, and 7.5 steals per matchup.

MyBookie provides the betting odds for this matchup, with the Akron Zips as 1.5-point favorites to win. Looking at market analysis, it shows the Zips having a 58.8 percent chance at winning on the road.

The Golden Flashes have issues on the defensive end and have not been the same offensively over the last five games. This could be a bad sign of things to come if they start out the game flat and do not have sufficient defense to close out a solid team. Look for the Zips to find success.