Bodog Beat

The Kent State Golden Flashes (2-7 SU, 2-5 ATS) have enjoyed the occasional brush with mediocrity since last winning the MAC in 1972. (AI Wire Image)

This is not one of KSU’s better years. The Flashes are on their second straight awful season after going 3-9 SU (2-9 ATS) in 2007. And they’ll be underdogs during Wednesday night’s matchup with the Temple Owls (3-6 SU, 6-2-1 ATS).

At 2-3, Temple is only one game ahead of Kent State in the MAC East, but there’s a gaping chasm between the two in terms of quality. The Owls have hurt their own cause with late collapses against Buffalo (+7) and Navy (+8); Temple also has an overtime loss to Connecticut (+7).  Meanwhile, the Owls defense has improved enough during Al Golden’s tenure to push the under to a 15-6 record. That includes last year’s 24-14 win over the Flashes (-1) on the total of 47.