Kent State Golden Flashes vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/20/2025

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 20, 2025

Venue:  Doak S. Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL

Where to Watch:  ACC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Kent +45.5, FSU -45.5; Over/Under:  56.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Kent +45.5, FSU -45.5; Over/Under:  56.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Kent +45.5, FSU -45.5; Over/Under:  56.5 points

Kent State Golden Flashes:  1-2 (0-1) (5th place, MAC)

Florida State Seminoles:  2-0 (0-0) (5th place, ACC)

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Kent State Golden Flashes:  lost their last game at home against the Buffalo Bulls 31-28.

Florida State Seminoles:  won their last game at home against the East Texas A&M-Commerce Lions 77-3.

Kent State is entering this game with a 1-2 record overall and they have a 0-1 record in their conference games too. They are 1-1 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against Buffalo 31-28. Dru DeShields was the starting QB and he completed 22/32 passes for 279 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Gavin Garcia led the team in rushing yards with 61. Cade Wolford led the receivers with 95 receiving yards on 3 receptions and 1 TD. Jaire Rawlison led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Antoine Campbell Jr. led the defense in sacks with 1. Derrick Jackson came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Florida State is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against East Texas A&M 77-3. Thomas Castellanos was the starting QB and he completed 8/11 passes for 237 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Samuel Singleton Jr. led the team in rushing yards with 82 and 1 TD. Duce Robinson led the receivers with 173 receiving yards on 5 receptions and 2 TDs. AJ Cottrill and Ashlynd Barker each led the defense in that game with 3 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Tyeland Coleman led the defense in sacks with 1. Jeremiah Wilson and Earl Little Jr. each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Florida State listed as a 45.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Florida State has looked really good in their games this season with their 2-0 record overall. They pulled off a huge upset at home against Alabama in their first game of the season and it wasn't even close, now they are off a 77-3 win over East Texas A&M in their last one. They have another cupcake matchup here and they are coming out of a bye week too so they are going to be ready for this game. Meanwhile, Kent State hasn't looked good in their games this season with their 1-2 record overall. They look like they could be one of the worst teams in the nation again and this is not a good situation for them either. They are off a tough home loss in their last one, losing a close conference game to Buffalo by 3 points, so this is going to be a tough game for them to bring their best effort after that close loss, especially when they know they don't have much of a chance here. Florida State has a lot more talent than Kent State and they will be looking to blow out another bad opponent to show that they deserve to be ranked with the best teams in the nation. The best way to place a bet here is on Florida State to cover the spread in this game. 

Kent State Florida State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 20, 2025 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Florida State 63 Kent State 3.

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Kent State Golden Flashes: 6-18 ATS in all lined games. 5-17 ATS as an underdog. 2-11 ATS in road lined games. 2-7 ATS in non-conference games. 16-9 OVER in all lined games. 15-8 OVER as an underdog. 

Florida State Seminoles: 2-1 ATS against MAC opponents. 3-0 OVER when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest. 7-3 OVER in non-conference games. 14-3 OVER as a favorite of 31 or more points. 3-0 OVER off an upset win as a double digit underdog.

Kent State Golden Flashes:  C. Wilson (OG) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Nubin (RB) Questionable - Undisclosed. A. Fisher (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. D. Kargman (QB) Questionable - Undisclosed. D. Delaney Jr. (RB) Questionable - Undisclosed. G. Dial (DL) Out - Undisclosed. J. Davis (DL) Questionable - Undisclosed. T. Miller (CB) Questionable - Undisclosed. C. Montes (QB) Questionable - Undisclosed.

Florida State Seminoles:  R. Pittman Jr. (TE) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Rawls (CB) Questionable - Undisclosed. R. Williams (RB) Out - Undisclosed. E. Pritchard (LB) Out - Undisclosed.

"He'll be our starter moving forward after this performance." - Mark Carney on Dru DeShields after his team’s loss against Buffalo in their last game. 

“I thought they truly came with a purpose and a passion to get better. I wanted to see their response and to go compete as a team that’s passionate to get better.” - Mike Norvell after his team’s win against East Texas A&M in their last game. 

WR Martin, Da'Shawn

WR Clark, Da'Realyst

WR Harris, Wayne

TE Hopperton, Hunter 

QB Montes, CJ

RB Garcia, Gavin

WR Robinson, Duce

WR Boggs, Jayvan

WR White, Squirrel

TE Pittman Jr., Randy

QB Castellanos, Tommy

RB Williams, Roydell

Passing: D. DeShields (234)

Rushing: G. Garcia (74)

Receiving: C. Wolford (128)

Touchdowns: C. Wolford (3)

Passing: T. Castellanos (389)

Rushing: M. Danzy (109)

Receiving: D. Robinson (191)

Touchdowns: G. Sawchuk (4)

Coaches:

Kent State Golden Flashes: Mark Carney (1st season)

Florida State Seminoles: Mike Norvell (6th season)