Kent State Golden Flashes vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, Odds and Preview - 09/25/2021

Game Time: 3:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 25, 2021

Venue:  Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium, College Park, MD

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Kent State +14.5, Maryland -14.5; Over/Under:  70 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Kent State +14.5, Maryland -14.5; Over/Under:  69.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Kent State NL, Maryland NL; Over/Under:  69.5 points

 

Kent State Golden Flashes:  1-2 (3rd place, MAC East)

Maryland Terrapins:  3-0 (2nd place, Big Ten East)

 

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Kent State Golden Flashes:  lost on the road on Sep. 18 against Iowa 30-7.

Maryland Terrapins:  won on the road on Sep. 17 against Illinois 20-17.

 

 

 

Kent State is coming into this game with a 1-2 record overall and is 0-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. Their 1 win came over the VMI Keydets while their 2 losses came against the Texas A&M Aggies and the Iowa Hawkeyes. They lost that game to Iowa 30-7. Dustin Crum had an alright game at the quarterback position completing 16/23 passes for 185 yards and 1 touchdown. They did not do much in the run game in that one as Marquez Cooper led the team in rushing with 38 yards on 10 carries. Keshunn Abram had a great day for the receiving corps as he led the team with 138 receiving yards and 1 touchdown on 6 receptions. No one else had much of an impact catching the passes though. Manny Lawrence-Burke, Dean Clark, Montre Miller, and KJ Sherald all led the team with 4 solo tackles and 1 assisted one each. No one on the defense recorded a sack or an interception in the game. They have scored 77 points in their first 3 games and they have allowed their opponents to score 81 points against them. Their offense is averaging 432.7 YPG while their defense is allowing 434.3 YPG.

 

 

Maryland is coming into this college football game with a 3-0 record overall and is 2-0 in their home games this season. They have collected wins over the West Virginia Mountaineers, the Howard Bison, and the Illinois Fighting Illini. That win over Illinois has given them a 1-0 record in conference games with this being their last non-conference game of the regular season. Taulia Tagovailoa played well in that last game completing 32/43 passes for 350 yards, 1 touchdown and no interceptions. Their run game was a little weak in that one as Tayon Fleet-Davis led the team in rushing with 62 yards and 1 touchdown on 11 carries. The receiving corps were busy but no one receiver had a standout game as the ball was spread around more. Dontay Demus led the receivers with 77 yards on 8 receptions. Jeshaun Jones was right behind him with 70 receiving yards on 56 receptions while Rakim Jarrett had 70 receiving yards on 4 receptions. Even Darryl Jones had 66 receiving yards on 5 receptions. Nick Cross led the defense with 4 solo tackles and 3 assisted ones while also having the only interception for his team in that game. Sam Okuayinonu, Durrell Nchami, and Greg Rose all recorded 2 sacks each in that game. They have scored 112 points in their first 3 games and they have allowed their opponents to score 41 points against them. Their offense is averaging 517 YPG while their defense is allowing 268.7 YPG.

 

Draftkings sportsbook has Maryland at about a 2 touchdown favorite in this game. Maryland plays in a much tougher division and they have the home advantage in this game where they have won both of their games this season, one of those being a blowout. Kent State has not done well this year when playing on the road losing both of their games by more than 20 points. They have not scored more than 10 points in a game on the road this year, their 1 win came at home by 50 points but against a team from the FCS. Maryland has a lot more talent and will want to make up for last week where they looked like they were struggling to get by Illinois. This is their last non-conference game of the season and their last chance to get a big and easy win. Maryland will cover the spread in this game.

 

Kent State Maryland Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 25, 2021 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Maryland 45 Kent State 10.

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Kent State Golden Flashes: 12-8 ATS in all games. 6-3 ATS when the total is greater than or equal to 63.

Maryland Terrapins: 9-11 ATS in all games. 1-4 ATS when the total is between 63.5 and 70.

 

 

Kent State Golden Flashes:  J. Poke (W) Ques Sat - Undisclosed injury. I. Vance (WR) Out indefinitely - Leg injury.

Maryland Terrapins:  D. Banks (DB) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury. F. Gotay(LB) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury.

 

 

Kent State Golden Flashes: Nykeim Johnson and Dante Cephas are both players to watch in this game. Maryland is good so these 2 receivers will need to play at their best if they want to win. Look for both of them to make some big catches down the field and in the end zone to give their team a chance here.

 

Maryland Terrapins: Taulia Tagovailoa is one player to watch here. He will need to make some big throws and come up big in this game. They did not play well against Illinois last week as they barely scraped by. Look for him to have a much better performance here to make up for that game.

 

"If we get the touchdown there, and the PAT, it's 16-14 and away we go." - Sean Lewis on his team turning the ball over deep in the opponents territory.

 

 

 

“This year, we had two questions that had to get answered: Would we be a team that played with great discipline this year? Will we be a team that would be able to handle adversity? Today we got the second question answered.” - Mike Locksley after his team defeated Illinois to go 3-0.

 

 

WR Cephas, Dante 

WR Poke, Ja'Shaun 

WR Johnson, Nykeim 

TE Hackett, Aaron 

QB Crum, Dustin 

RB Cooper, Marquez 

 

WR Demus Jr., Dontay 

WR Jones, Darryl 

WR Jarrett, Rakim 

TE Okonkwo, Chigoziem 

QB Tagovailoa, Taulia 

RB Fleet-Davis, Tayon 

 

Passing: D. Crum (454)

Rushing: M. Cooper (199)

Receiving: K. Abram (167)

Touchdowns: C. Schlee (2)

Sacks: A. Musolino (1)

Tackles: D. Clark (12)

 

Passing: T. Tagovailoa (956)

Rushing: T. Fleet-Davis (251)

Receiving: D. Demus Jr. (338)

Touchdowns: D. Demus Jr. (2)

Sacks: D. Holt (2)

Tackles: N. Cross (10)

 

Coaches:

Kent State Golden Flashes: Sean Lewis (4th season)

Maryland Terrapins: Mike Locksley (4th season)

 

73 degrees F mostly sunny, 60% humidity, 0% chance of rain, up to 4 mph wind speeds NW.