Kent State Golden Flashes will face Sacramento State Hornets on Friday night in the first-ever meeting between the two programs, kicking off at 10:30 p.m. ET from Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
Sacramento State, in its first year at the FBS level, enters with a 1-7 overall record and 0-5 in Mid-American Conference play, having lost six consecutive games, most recently a 34-17 defeat to Ball State. Kent State holds a 3-5 overall record and 2-2 in conference action, having snapped a three-game losing streak with a 35-20 win over Akron in Week 8.
The Golden Flashes are 7-point favorites according to the latest odds, with an over/under of 46.5 points. Kent State is listed at -278 on the money line, while Sacramento State sits at +225.
Both teams have struggled defensively this season. Kent State ranks 115th out of 138 FBS teams in scoring defense, while Sacramento State ranks 127th. The Hornets have generated the fewest takeaways in college football aside from two other teams, and Kent State allows a 67.4% completion percentage, the eighth-highest in the sport. A projection model simulating the game 10,000 times favors the over on the total points, with the over hitting in 63% of simulations and projecting 51 combined points.
The game will be streamed on Fubo.
