
Kent State Golden Flashes
2-4 straight up · 3-3 ATS · 4-2 over-under · #123 of 138 in our ratings
Upcoming lines
Open = the line when most books posted it for this week (Sunday night). A dash means we don't have that number.
Against the spread
| Split | ATS | Cover % | Real or luck? | Avg vs spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 3-3 | 50% | Small sample | -3.4 |
| Home | 3-0 | 100% | Small sample | +7.3 |
| Road | 0-3 | 0% | Small sample | -14.2 |
| Favorite | 2-0 | 100% | Small sample | +10.8 |
| Underdog | 1-3 | 25% | Small sample | -10.5 |
| Conference | 2-1 | 67% | Small sample | -2.2 |
| Non-conference | 1-2 | 33% | Small sample | -4.7 |
| Last 5 | 3-2 | 60% | Small sample | +0.2 |
6 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.
CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games)
Over-under
| Split | O-U | Over % | Real or luck? | Avg vs total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 4-2 | 67% | Small sample | -4.2 |
| Home | 1-2 | 33% | Small sample | -11.5 |
| Road | 3-0 | 100% | Small sample | +3.2 |
| Conference | 1-2 | 33% | Small sample | -12.8 |
| Non-conference | 3-0 | 100% | Small sample | +4.5 |
| Last 5 | 3-2 | 60% | Small sample | -5.9 |
CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing total (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games)
Game log with closing lines
| Date | Opponent | Result | Close | ATS | Total | O-U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | at Western Michigan | L 7-38 | +13.5 | L -17.5 | 43.5 | O +1.5 |
| Oct 3 | vs Ohio | L 10-13 | +3.5 | W +0.5 | 50.5 | U -27.5 |
| Sep 26 | vs Ball State | W 26-13 | -2.5 | W +10.5 | 51.5 | U -12.5 |
| Sep 19 | at Ohio State | L 3-59 | +52.5 | L -3.5 | 58.5 | O +3.5 |
| Sep 12 | vs Wofford Terriers | W 36-15 | -10 | W +11 | 45.5 | O +5.5 |
| Sep 5 | at South Carolina | L 0-57 | +35.5 | L -21.5 | 52.5 | O +4.5 |
Close is Kent State's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.
Season by season
| Season | SU | ATS | Cover % | Real or luck? | O-U | Over % | Avg vs spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 50% | Small sample | 4-2 | 67% | -3.4 |
| 2025 | 5-7 | 6-5 | 55% | Small sample | 6-5 | 55% | +6 |
| 2024 | 0-12 | 3-8 | 27% | Small sample | 6-5 | 55% | -9.6 |
| 2023 | 1-11 | 3-7-2 | 30% | Small sample | 8-4 | 67% | -5 |
| 2022 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 42% | Small sample | 4-8 | 33% | +1.2 |
| 2021 | 7-7 | 6-8 | 43% | Small sample | 6-8 | 43% | -2.5 |
| 2020 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 50% | Small sample | 3-1 | 75% | +0.8 |
| 2019 | 7-6 | 9-3 | 75% | Small sample | 7-5 | 58% | +5 |
Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.