2013 Record: 8-5

2014 Las Vegas Season Win Total: 8.0*

2014 Season Win Total Prediction: 'Under'

The Buffalo Bulls had a great season by their standards, winning eight games and going to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The Bulls lost some key components from last season's team and this will have an effect. The MAC East is open behind Bowling Green, but I just don't see Buffalo with enough firepower to finish in the top three.

Buffalo lost some monster names as far as their talent pool goes, including tailback Branden Oliver, wide receiver Alex Neutz, and their All-American linebacker Khalil Mack. They do return their junior quarterback Joe Licata, which always helps, coming off a year in which he threw for just over 2800 yards and 24 touchdowns. The Bulls just don't have the skill players, on either side of the ball, to replace the departed and will have to really work to get back to a Bowl Game.

One bright spot for Buffalo is their easy start to the schedule. If it wasn't for this I don't think Buffalo would could get close to .500 this season. Getting to eight wins is not going to happen, but 6-6 is absolutely doable.

The 'under' is the play on the Buffalo Bulls this season. Yes, this team had a great run last year, but the "Desolation of the Bills" is going to swarm upon the college team that shares the same city. Just too many loses and not enough talent to get them back to where they were.

2014 Houston Cougars Schedule

DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) Location Result

Sat, Aug 30th, 2014 Duquesne 03:30 PM UB Stadium

Sat, Sep 6th, 2014 @ Army 012:00 PM Michie Stadium

Fri, Sep 12th, 2014 Baylor 08:00 PM (espn) UB Stadium

Sat, Sep 20th, 2014 Norfolk St TBD UB Stadium

Sat, Sept 27^th, 2014 Miami (OH) TBD UB Stadium

Sat, Oct 4th, 2014 @ Bowling Green TBD Doyt Perry Stadium

Sat, Oct 11th, 2014 @ Eastern Mich TBD Rynearson Stadium

Sat, Oct 25, 2014 Central Michigan TBD UB Stadium

Wed, Nov 5th, 2014 @ Ohio 08:00 PM (espn2) Peden Stadium

Tue, Nov 11th, 2014 Akron 08:00 PM (espn2) UB Stadium

Wed, Nov 19^th, 2014 Kent St. 08:00 PM (espn2) UB Stadium

Fri, Nov 28th, 2014 @ UMass TBD Gillette Stadium

All Times EST

*Season Win Total Odds from Raphael Esparza. Esparza was a Las Vegas sportsbook manager for 13 years at some of the largest books on The Strip. He is a proven oddsmaker and this is his projected total.

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