Toledo vs. Kent State prediction: Kent State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/16/2026]

Kent State will square off with Toledo in men's college basketball action at Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center on Friday, starting at 6:30 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Kent State as the most likely winner of the Toledo vs. Kent State game.

This article offers further insights into Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Toledo vs. Kent State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball game between Toledo and Kent State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Kent State a 66% chance of defeating Toledo. Our predicted final score has Kent State winning 83-78.

According to our model, Kent State (-4.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 170.5 points has a 56% chance of staying under.

Toledo vs. Kent State odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Toledo vs. Kent State picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: