Kent State is coming into this game with a 22-11 record this season and they were 11-7 in their conference. They lost in the MAC Tournament to Miami Ohio in their last game, but they were one of the better teams in their conference this season and have won 3 of their last 4 games. They have also been very good on the road recently as they have won 3 of their last 5 as well as 6 of their last 9 games on the road, all 3 of those losses coming in closer games by 5 points or less. They were also very good in their non-conference games as they were 10-3 this season with 2 of those 3 losses coming against Auburn and Alabama. They are going up against a St Bonaventure team that is 22-11 this season and they were 9-9 in their conference. They lost in their conference tourny to VCU 76-59, but they have won 3 of their last 4 as well as 5 of their last 7 games. They have played in a lot of close games recently though, all 3 of their wins in their last 4 games coming by 5 points or less. They are going to be at home in this game, but they have also struggled at home recently as they have won 4 of their last 5 games there, but 2 of their last 3 wins there coming by 2 points or less. They were very good in their non-conference games to start the season as they were 12-1 in those, but they also had a very weak schedule that saw no power conference schools so their only real tests this season came in their own conference, and they struggled on multiple occasions. Kent State also has an advantage at the rim as the better rebounding team here. Kent State will cover the spread in this game.