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CFB · 2026 betting profile

Kent State Golden Flashes

2-4 straight up · 3-3 ATS · 4-2 over-under · #123 of 138 in our ratings

Next gameSat Oct 17, 7 PMESPN+
atSouth Florida Bulls
SpreadKent State +20.5
Total45.5
Moneyline+1000
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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

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games3-350%Small sample-3.4
Home3-0100%Small sample+7.3
Road0-30%Small sample-14.2
Favorite2-0100%Small sample+10.8
Underdog1-325%Small sample-10.5
Conference2-167%Small sample-2.2
Non-conference1-233%Small sample-4.7
Last 53-260%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

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games4-267%Small sample-4.2
Home1-233%Small sample-11.5
Road3-0100%Small sample+3.2
Conference1-233%Small sample-12.8
Non-conference3-0100%Small sample+4.5
Last 53-260%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

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10at Western MichiganL 7-38+13.5L -17.543.5O +1.5
Oct 3vs OhioL 10-13+3.5W +0.550.5U -27.5
Sep 26vs Ball StateW 26-13-2.5W +10.551.5U -12.5
Sep 19at Ohio StateL 3-59+52.5L -3.558.5O +3.5
Sep 12vs Wofford TerriersW 36-15-10W +1145.5O +5.5
Sep 5at South CarolinaL 0-57+35.5L -21.552.5O +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

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20262-43-350%Small sample4-267%-3.4
20255-76-555%Small sample6-555%+6
20240-123-827%Small sample6-555%-9.6
20231-113-7-230%Small sample8-467%-5
20225-75-742%Small sample4-833%+1.2
20217-76-843%Small sample6-843%-2.5
20203-12-250%Small sample3-175%+0.8
20197-69-375%Small sample7-558%+5

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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