MAC Tournament: Kent State vs. Toledo odds, picks and predictions
The 2-seed Kent State Golden Flashes (27-6) face the 1-seed Toledo Rockets (27-6) Saturday in the MAC Tournament championship game with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line. Tip from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Kent State vs. Toledoodds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Kent State knocked off the defending MAC champion Akron 79-73 in the semifinals Friday, one day after racking up a 76-57 victory over Northern Illinois in the quarterfinals Thursday. The Golden Flashes are looking to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017 and 7th time in the program's history.
Toledo belted Ohio 82-75 as a 5.5-point favorite in the semifinals Friday as the Under (162) cashed and defeated Miami (Ohio) 91-75 as a 14-point favorite in the quarterfinals Thursday. Toledo hasn't been to the NCAA Tournament since 1980, although it has made trips to the NIT the past 2 seasons and 3 of the previous 4.
These teams met just once in the regular season, with the Golden Flashes protecting their home court with a 75-63 win as 4-point favorites with the Under (153) coming in on Jan. 10.
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