POPULAR SEARCHES <br> BROWSE BY <br>Ball State Cardinals (6-6) at Kent State Golden Flashes (9-3)<br>Kent, Ohio; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST<br><a href="http://betmgm.com/" rel="nofollow">BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:</a> Golden Flashes -11; over/under is 136<br>BOTTOM LINE: Ball State visits Kent State after Jermahri Hill scored 25 points in Ball State's 89-76 win against the Anderson (IN) Ravens.<br>The Golden Flashes have gone 5-0 in home games. Kent State is the best team in the MAC in team defense, giving up 63.6 points while holding opponents to 40.8% shooting.<br>The Cardinals are 1-3 in road games. Ball State ranks sixth in the MAC shooting 33.1% from 3-point range.<br>Kent State's average of 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.3 fewer made shots on average than the 7.6 per game Ball State allows. Ball State has shot at a 44.4% rate from the field this season, 3.6 percentage points greater than the 40.8% shooting opponents of Kent State have averaged.<br>The Golden Flashes and Cardinals face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.<br>TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Sullinger is shooting 33.8% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Flashes, while averaging 10.8 points.<br>Hill is averaging 16.5 points and 5.2 rebounds for the Cardinals.<br>LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Flashes: 7-3, averaging 66.7 points, 33.3 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 38.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.4 points per game.<br>Cardinals: 5-5, averaging 75.3 points, 31.4 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 6.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.5 points.<br>___<br>The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a href="https://www.dataskrive.com/">Data Skrive</a> and data from <a href="https://www.sportradar.com">Sportradar</a>.<br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgFBVV95cUxQRS1veGtTZXNkM3BCWVQtNVNPM0lvbjRFMU90UkFFTXBkSkVOYjAwZnliNjhrQ2d0dkItenQtUFpqQk5SZUQ4VVBJMzlsOU5xLU5wdUJ4RW1yUmE0V0pKbm4tOFdlbDZxWjJYa1Y1NXlJWjJxTVEwLVppWWdoOXEyclIyN1g5M2F4b01sTHdLTmlRbFpXZUo3dzRB?oc=5">source</a>
