Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Predictions, Picks, Odds, and NCAA Football Week Four Betting Preview – September 24, 2016

Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Preview

Where: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa

When: Saturday, September 24, 12:00 PM ET

Line: Kent State Golden Flashes (+43.5) at Alabama Crimson Tide (-43.5) – view all NCAA Football odds and lines

TV Broadcast: SEC Network

Writer’s Pick: Alabama (-43.5)

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Betting on the Kent State Golden Flashes (+43.5)

Kent State finally barged into the win column with an emphatic 27-7 victory over the Monmouth Hawks on Saturday. It was a huge bounce-back win for the Golden Flashes, who suffered a heartbreaking 39-36 loss to North Carolina A&T last weekend. Kent State squandered a 10-0 halftime advantage in that four-overtime thriller.

Kent State will look to make it two wins in a row when they take on No. 1 Alabama this coming Saturday. The Golden Flashes will have their work cut out for them, however, against an Alabama defense that’s allowing just 320.0 total yards per game this season. That’s 31st in the FBS this year. For Kent State to record a major shock and cover the huge 43.5-point spread against Alabama, it needs to get a huge performance from quarterback Mylik Mitchell. The redshirt freshman completed 14 of 18 pass attempts for 106 yards in the win against Monmouth. Mitchell also ran for 77 yards on 14 carries in that game.

Kent State is 1-9 SU and 5-5 ATS in its last 10 road games.

Betting on the Alabama Crimson Tide (-43.5)

The Alabama Crimson Tide will head to their SEC showdown with Kent State with momentum on their side after beating the Ole Miss Rebels, 48-43, on Saturday. It was another impressive victory for the Crimson Tide, who improved their season-record to 3-0. They have won their first three games by an average of 26.3 points.

Key to Alabama’s hot start has been their superb offense. The Crimson Tide are averaging 46 points per game this season, 11th in the entire FBS. Just like in their victories against USC and Western Kentucky, it was Jalen Hurts who grabbed the headlines for the Crimson Tide against the Rebels. He threw for 158 yards and ran for 146 more in the win against Ole Miss. He became the first Tide quarterback to rush for 100-plus yards in a game since Tyler Watts in 2001.

For the Crimson Tide to preserve their unbeaten record against the Golden Flashes, they will need to quickly establish their ground game this coming Saturday. Alabama rushed for 334 yards in the win against Ole Miss. Damien Harris led the way for the Tide’s ground attack, finishing with a career-high 144 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. That’s music to the ears of head coach Nick Saban who saw his side struggle with its running offense the previous two games.

Alabama is 9-1 SU and 5-5 ATS in its last 10 home games.

Writer’s Prediction

Alabama (-43.5) destroys Kent State, 58-7.

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