Toledo Rockets vs Buffalo Bulls Prediction, 3/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Buffalo Bulls

Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Location: Alumni Arena in Buffalo, NY

TV: ESPN+

Alumni Arena is the location where the Buffalo Bulls (19-8) will meet the Toledo Rockets (23-6) on Tuesday.

The Toledo Rockets played Miami and notched a win by a score of 88-73 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Rockets finished with 12 and Miami totaled 13 fouls. They also buried 14 of 32 shots from 3-point range. Miami finished the game shooting 81.8% at the free throw line by converting 9 of their 11 attempts. Additionally, Miami pulled down 32 boards (13 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Miami doled out 16 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. In terms of defense, Toledo allowed the other team to go 37.3% from the floor on 25 out of 67 shooting. They also doled out 15 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they compiled 39 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Rockets knocked down 13 of 17 tries for a rate of 76.5%. Toledo walked away from the contest having earned a 53.8% FG percentage (35 of 65) and converted 5 out of their 20 3-point shots.

Ryan Rollins is a player who played a role for the contest. He went 64.7% from the field and totaled 4 dimes. He played for 32 minutes and pulled down 8 boards. He was able to score 24 points on 11 out of 17 shooting.

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Toledo steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 23-6 so far this season. They are turning it over 10.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Toledo is snagging 40.6 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 445 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 46th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Rockets are shooting 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (200 of 564) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.7 pts per contest (9th in Division 1) while shooting 48.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Rockets are able to force 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 182nd in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 359 relinquished so far this season. The Rockets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 39.7% (727 of 1,831) and they relinquish 34.9 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 30.7% from beyond the arc and they are 163rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.5).

In their last game, the Buffalo Bulls walked away with a victory by a final of 70-60 when they played Northern Illinois. In relation to attacking the glass, Buffalo permitted Northern Illinois to collect 34 in total (7 offensive). They went 29.4% from distance by shooting 5 of 17 and finished the game at 11 out of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Bulls allowed Northern Illinois to convert 22 out of 60 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 36.7% in this matchup. In all, the Bulls went 23 out of 66 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.8%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Buffalo converted 9 of 25 tries (36.0%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a clip of 65.2%. Northern Illinois earned 17 fouls in this contest which took the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They turned it over 8 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. The Bulls were able to collect 30 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for this contest.

Jeenathan Williams ended up being a major contributor for the Bulls in the game. He made 7 of 13 for the contest for a rate of 53.8%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He totaled 18 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for the matchup.

Buffalo has a win-loss mark of 19-8 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Bulls are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which ranks them 90th in college basketball. Buffalo has scored 2,189 pts this year (81.1 per game) and they average 43.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.3 times per game (48th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per game. The Bulls are committing 17.4 personal fouls every game and they go 70.5% from the free throw line.

The Buffalo defense surrenders 30.1% on 3-point shots (165 of 549) and their opponents are making 70.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 11.4 assists and 34.6 boards per game, which is 76th and 181st in those categories. The Bulls on defense are ranked 250th in the nation in PPG allowed with 71.7. They have forced 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the field (119th in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Buffalo

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